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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Fearless-class patrol vessellarger figure on 4 of 4
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
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Measured figures
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
Installed power
Single source2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Fearless-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Fearless class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | ST Engineering (Marine) Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC[source] | — |
| Operators | Republic of Singapore Navy Royal Navy of Oman United Arab Emirates Navy Royal Brunei Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Swift class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Independence class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Al-Ofouq class (Oman) Falaj-3 class (UAE)[source] | — |
| Built | 1995–1998[source] | — |
| In commission | 1996–2020 (Singapore) 2023–present (Brunei)[source] | — |
| Completed | 12[source] | |
| Active | 2 (in Brunei service)[source] | |
| Lost | 1 (Singapore)[source] | — |
| Retired | 11 (Singapore)[source] | — |
| Type | Patrol vessel[source] | — |
| Propulsion | 2× MTU 12 V 595 TE 90 diesel engines coupled to ZF gearboxes driving 2× Kamewa waterjets[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Search radar : IAI /ELTA EL/M-2228(X) (E/F band) Navigation radar : Kelvin Hughes 1007 ( I band ) Sonar : Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2362 Gudgeon hull-mounted medium frequency active sonar (first 6 ships) Weapon control : Elbit MSIS optronic director[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM : Elisra NS 9010C intercept, Rafael C-Pearl M Decoys : 2× GEC Marine Shield III 102 mm sextuple fixed chaff launchers[source] | — |
| Armament | Anti-air : Mistral missile Anti-submarine : EuroTorp A244/S Mod 1 torpedoes (first 6 ships) Main gun : Oto Melara 76 mm gun Machine guns : 4× STK 50MG 12.7 mm (1 in) HMG[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[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 |