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Lake-class inshore patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source55 m (180 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lake-class inshore patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Lake class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Tenix Defence , Whangārei[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal New Zealand Navy Irish Naval Service[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Moa class RNZN Peacock -class corvette INS[source] | — |
| Cost | NZ$ 35.8 million (2008) per unit |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 4
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
includes 4 government agency staff and up to 12 others
Single source36 (includes 4 government agency staff and up to 12 others)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 2005–2008[source] | — |
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| In service | 2009–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2009–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 2 (New Zealand) 2 (Ireland)[source] |
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| Type | Inshore patrol vessel[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB with diesel-powered three-stage jet units[source] | — |
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| Armament | 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns Small arms[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[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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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[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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