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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Gading Marine FIC / FAClarger figure on 2 of 5
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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 | Gading Marine FIC / FAC | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Gading Marine FIC/FAC[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Gading Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Malaysia Police Royal Malaysian Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Multi-function radar Navigation radar AIS FLIR HF radio VHF radio Intercom[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Armament | 1 x 12.7 mm Sentinel RCWS 2 × 7.62 mm machine guns[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Notes | Source :[source] | — |
| Role | fast interceptor craft[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[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 |