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U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Melinda Larson (RELEASED). · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
At a glance
Laksamana-class corvettelarger figure on 4 of 4
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
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 | Laksamana-class corvette | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Laksamana class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Fincantieri Marghera shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Malaysian Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Succeeded by | Kasturi class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Assad class[source] | — |
| Built | 1982-1988[source] | — |
| In commission | 1997-present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Retired | — | |
| Type | Corvette[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | RAN-12 air/surface search radar RTN-10X fire control radar Kelvin Hughes 1007 navigation radar Diodon hull sonar[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Gamma suite SCLAR chaff[source] | — |
| Armament | Guns : 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara 1 × DARDO/40 mm Breda CIWS Anti-air : 4 × Aspide SAM (removed) Anti-ship : 6 × Otomat Mk 2 SSM (removed) Anti-submarine : 2 × triple Eurotorp B515 with A244-S ASW torpedoes (removed)[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Notes | The missile might be removed due to being obsolete[source] | — |
| Country of origin | Italy[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Laksamana | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[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 |