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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
At a glance
Lerici-class minehunterlarger figure on 3 of 3
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
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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 | Lerici-class minehunter | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Complement | 47: 4 officers, 7 clearance divers , 36 ratings[source] | — |
| Name | Lerici class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Intermarine SpA[source] | — |
| Operators | Italian Navy Algerian National Navy Royal Australian Navy Finnish Navy Royal Malaysian Navy Nigerian Navy Republic of China Navy Royal Thai Navy United States Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Subclasses | Subclasses: Lerici class Second Series Lerici class or Gaeta class Export derivatives: Mahamiru class (Malaysia and Nigeria) Osprey class (United States) Huon class (Australia) Lat Ya class (Thailand) Katanpää class (Finland)[source] | — |
| Built | 1985–1997 (Italian-operated vessels)[source] | — |
| Planned | 5 (Taiwan)[source] | — |
| Building | 2 (Algeria) 1 (Taiwan)[source] | — |
| Completed | 12 (Italy) 1 (Algeria) 3 (Finland) 4 (Malaysia) 2 (Nigeria) 12 (USA) 6 (Australia) 2 (Thailand)[source] | |
| Canceled | 6 (Thailand)[source] | — |
| Type | Minehunter[source] | — |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 remote-operated mine-clearance vehicles[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | VDS FIAR SQQ-14 (IT) sonar[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Notes | All other characteristics as above are taken from:[source] | — |
| Country of origin | Italy[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
| Active | — | |
| 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 |