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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Lida-class minesweeperlarger figure on 2 of 4
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source31.5 m (103 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lida-class minesweeper | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Lida class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | Russian Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Built | 1986–1994; 2016-Present[source] | — |
| In service | since 1989[source] |
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.
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| Planned | 17[source] | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 10[source] |
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| Active | c. 6 (as of 2025)[source] |
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| Retired | c. 4[source] | — |
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| Type | Minesweeper[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 3 fixed pitch propellers[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Endurance | 5 days[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 6 30 mm AK-630 2x 9K32 Strela-2 missiles 4x Mines[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[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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| 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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