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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terah L. Mollise · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
At a glance
Mubarraz-class fast attack craftlarger figure on 2 of 2
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
officers, 35 enlisted
Single source5 officers, 35 enlisted[source]
Installed power
Single source2,000 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
| Specification | Mubarraz-class fast attack craft | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Builders | Lürssen , Bremen[source] | — |
| Operators | United Arab Emirates[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Type TNC 45 fast attack craft[source] | — |
| Built | 1980s[source] | — |
| In commission | 1990–present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | Fast attack craft[source] | — |
| Propulsion | 2 MTU 20V 538 TB93 diesel engines[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Bofors Ericsson Sea Giraffe 50HC, Racal Decca 1226 (navigation), Bofors Electronic 9LV 223 (fire control)[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Thales Cutlass ESM , Thales Cygnus ECM , 2 Dagaie IR/chaff launchers[source] | — |
| Armament | 4 Aérospatiale MM 40 Exocet anti-ship missiles 1 Matra Sadral sextuple launcher for Mistral surface-to-air missiles 1 OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Country of origin | Germany[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
| Name | — | T Craft class[source] |
| 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 |