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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Dvora-class fast patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3
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Measured figures
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Dvora-class fast patrol boat | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Dvora class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | IAI-Ramta , Colombo Dockyard Limited CSBC Corporation (Taiwanses variant Hai Ou class)[source] | — |
| Operators | Israeli Sea Corps Navy , Sri Lanka Navy , Republic of China Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Dabur class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Super Dvora Mk II class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Hau Ou class[source] | — |
| In commission | 1988[source] | — |
| Type | Fast patrol boat[source] | — |
| Armament | 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Country of origin | — | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
| 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 |