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Island-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
overall
Single source195 ft (59 m) (overall)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Island-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Builders | Hall, Russell & Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Bangladesh Navy Royal Navy (retired) Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (retired) Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (retired) Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (retired)[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Succeeded by | Castle class[source] | — |
| In commission | 1976–Present[source] | — |
| Completed | 7 (excluding FPV JURA and FPV WESTRA) |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
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.
| Active | 5 (Bangladesh Navy)[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Offshore patrol vessel[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Surface Search and navigation:Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 radar Simrad RU sidescan sonar[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 Mark III gun, replaced by 1 × 30mm gun in some ships[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Name | — | T Craft class[source] |
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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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| Country of origin | — | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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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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