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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Orca-class patrol vessellarger figure on 4 of 4
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source33 m (108 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Orca-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Orca class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Victoria Shipyards , Esquimalt[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Canadian Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | YAG 300[source] | — |
| Cost | CA$ 90.7 million (2004) (equivalent to CA$ 142.2 million in 2025) for 8 vessels CA$ 11.3 million (2004) (equivalent to CA$ 17.7 million in 2025) per unit |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
(minimum); 24 (maximum)
Single source5 (minimum); 24 (maximum)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | November 2004 – October 2008[source] | — |
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| In service | 17 November 2006 – present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Training tender and patrol boat[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 x C6 7.62 mm machine guns , and embarked small arms. Foredeck is strengthened to accept a 12.7 mm M2 machine gun (FFBNW) .[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Notes | 1 × Zodiac SR2 rescue boat 1 × Allied Systems D2500S deck crane[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Canada[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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| 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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| 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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