Kuha-class minesweeper (1974) vs T Craft-class patrol vessel

Kuha-class minesweeper (1974) — licensed reference photograph

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Kuha-class minesweeper (1974)

Minesweeper

Credit

unknown Finnish civil servant · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kuha-class minesweeper (1974)Length

31.6 m

Length source ↗

T Craft-class patrol vesselLength

22 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Kuha-class minesweeper (1974)larger figure on 2 of 4

Length+44%
Draught+122%

T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 4

Beam+1%
Speed+168%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

31.6m

22m

Length+44%

All recorded figures & sources

31.6 m

Length

Single source

31.6 m (103 ft 8 in)^[source]

22 m

Length

Single source

22 m (72.2 ft)^[source]

6.9m

Beam+1%

All recorded figures & sources

6.9 m

Beam

Single source

6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)^[source]

7 m

Beam

Single source

7 m (23.0 ft)^[source]

900mm

Draught+122%

All recorded figures & sources

2 m

Draught

Single source

2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)^[source]

0.9 m

Draught

Single source

0.9 m (3.0 ft)^[source]

127tfully loaded

37t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

127 tonnes

fully loaded

Single source

127 t (125 long tons ) fully loaded^[source]

37 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

36 long tons (37 t)^[source]

—

16Complement including one officer

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

16 people

Complement including one officer

Single source

16 personnel^[source]Complement including one officer

—

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

14 people

Complement

Single source

14^[source]

22km/hMaximum; Speed

59km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+168%

All recorded figures & sources

22 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)^[source]

—

980kmat 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

980 km

at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Single source

530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)^[source]

450kW2 × Cummins NT-380M diesel engines

1,500kWInstalled power

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

450 kW

2 × Cummins NT-380M diesel engines

Single source

2 × Cummins NT-380M diesel engines , 450 kW (600 bhp )^[source]

1,500 kW

Installed power

Single source

2,000 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

Details

Kuha-class minesweeper (1974) and T Craft-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	Kuha-class minesweeper (1974)	T Craft-class patrol vessel
Name	Kuha class^[source]	T Craft class^[source]
Builders	Oy Laivateollisuus Ab , Turku , Finland^[source]	—
Operators	Finnish Navy^[source]	South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)^[source]
Succeeded by	Katanpää class^[source]	—
Planned	14^[source]	—
Completed	6^[source]	6^[source]
Canceled	8^[source]	—
Active	4^[source]	6^[source]
Retired	2^[source]	—
Type	Minesweeper^[source]	—
Propulsion	1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller^[source]	2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	Racal Decca radar^[source]	Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band^[source]
Armament	1 × twin 23 mm (0.91 in)/60 calibre guns 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns^[source]	1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun^[source]
Country of origin	Finland^[source]Kuha-class minesweeper (1974) · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact named-ship row covered by the explicit shared Origin cell; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference	South Africa^[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference
Class & type	—	Patrol boat^[source]
Capacity	—	16 (1 officer)^[source]
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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Kuha-class minesweeper (1974)

T Craft-class patrol vessel

Name

Kuha class^[source]

T Craft class^[source]

Builders

Oy Laivateollisuus Ab , Turku , Finland^[source]

—

Operators

Finnish Navy^[source]

South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)^[source]

Succeeded by

Katanpää class^[source]

—

Planned

14^[source]

—

Completed

6^[source]

Canceled

8^[source]

—

Active

4^[source]

6^[source]

Retired

2^[source]

—

Type

Minesweeper^[source]

—

Propulsion

1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller^[source]

2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

Racal Decca radar^[source]

Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band^[source]

Armament

1 × twin 23 mm (0.91 in)/60 calibre guns 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns^[source]

1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun^[source]

Country of origin

Finland^[source]Kuha-class minesweeper (1974) · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact named-ship row covered by the explicit shared Origin cell; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference

South Africa^[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference

Class & type

—

Patrol boat^[source]

Capacity

—

16 (1 officer)^[source]

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