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Castor-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source53.50 m (175 ft 6 in)[source]
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| Specification | Castor-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Castor -class coastal patrol vessel[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Socarenam , Boulogne-sur-Mer , France[source] | — |
| Operators | Belgian Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Cost | € 26.6 million (2013) (equivalent to € 32.35 million in 2025) for 2 units[source] | — |
| Built | 2013–2015, 2025-2027 |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
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22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Single source530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 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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| In commission | 2014–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Type | Patrol vessel[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIBs[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source]Castor-class patrol vessel · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | T Craft International[source]T Craft class · three source ships explicitly built by T CraftInternational T Craft International[source]T Craft class South African vessels P1552/P1553/P1554 built by T Craft International; no sibling equipment or later successor company inference |
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