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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Nornen-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 4
T Craft-class patrol vessel
Measured figures
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Nornen-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Nornen class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia, Szczecin , Poland[source] | — |
| Operators | Norwegian Coast Guard[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Built | 2006–2007[source] | — |
| In commission | 2007–present |
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47.2 m (154 ft 10 in) o/a 42 m (137 ft 10 in) p/p[source]
Length
Single source22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Single source530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Patrol vessel[source] | — |
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| Tonnage | 761 GT[source] | — |
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| Depth | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) to main deck[source] | — |
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| Ice class | 1C[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB (to be replaced by a Sjøbjørn 38 /Seabear 38 from 2025-2026)[source] | — |
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| Armament | 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine gun[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Notes | Bollard pull : 20+ tons[source] | — |
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| National origin | Norway[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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