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BWarships
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Bharati-class interceptor boatlarger figure on 1 of 5
SAS Amatolalarger figure on 4 of 5
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Measured figures
Length
Single source27.6 m (90 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bharati-class interceptor boat | SAS Amatola |
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| Power | 2 × Caterpillar MTU Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1630KW engines 2 × 69 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC[source] | CODAG WARP 2 × Diesels 5,920 kW (7,939 hp) each 2 shafts 1 × Gas turbine 20,000 kW (26,820 hp) 1 waterjet[source] |
| Name | Bharati-class interceptor craft[source] | SAS Amatola[source] |
| Builders | Bharati Shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | Indian Coast Guard[source] | — |
| Preceded by | AMPL-class interceptor boat |
121 m (397 ft 0 in)[source]
at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 2009–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 15[source] | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Interceptor boat[source] | — |
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| Depth | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | The Amatola Mountains where British forces fought the Xhosas in late 1852[source] |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 3 December 1999[source] |
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| Builder | — | Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 6 August 2001[source] |
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| Launched | — | 6 June 2002[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 16 February 2006[source] |
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| Home port | — | Simonstown[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 601350000 Callsign : ZSRH[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Valour-class frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Surveillance Radar : Thales Naval France MRR-3D NG G-band multi-role radar Optical Radar Tracker : 2 Reutech RTS 6400 monopulse X-band (I/J bands) combined radar and optronics trackers Electro-optical Tracker : Reutech Electro-optical tracker Identification Friend or Foe : Tellumat Integrated Naval IFF system Target Designation Sights : M-Tek Target Designation Sights Sonar : Thales UMS4132 Kingklip sonar Obstacle avoidance sonar : MDS 3060[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ESM/ECM : Saab Grintek Avitronics SME 100/200 ESM (Intercept and Jammer) & ELINT Decoys : 2 Saab Grintek Avitronics MRL Super Barricade chaff launchers (96 decoys)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 × twin barreled 35 mm (Denel) dual purpose gun 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Mk1 8 × MBDA MM40 Exocet Block 2 SSM (2 × 4-cell launchers) 32 × Umkhonto SAM (4 × 8-cell vertical launchers) 4×324mm torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × SuperLynx 300 (can carry 2)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck Enclosed hangar[source] |
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