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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Osa-class missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.6 m (127 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Osa-class missile boat | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Osa class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Vostochnaya Verf[source] | — |
| Operators | see below[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Komar-class missile boat[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Tarantul-class corvette |
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
(4 officers) (Osa 1) 29 (4 officers) (Osa 2)
Single source28 (4 officers) (Osa 1) 29 (4 officers) (Osa 2)[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h)
Single sourceat 35 knots (65 km/h)
Single source1,800 nmi (3,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h), 800 nmi (1,500 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h), 500 nmi (930 km) at 35 knots (65 km/h)[source]
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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| Subclasses | Osa 1, Osa 2[source] | — |
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| Built | 1960–1973[source] | — |
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| In service | 1960–present[source] | — |
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| Completed | 400+[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 3 shafts[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Endurance | 5 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-331 Rangout (Square Tie) radar Klyon fire-control system for P-15 Termit Nickel IFF MR-104 Rys (Drum Tilt) fire-control radar for AK-230 ARP-58SV radio direction finder[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Nikhrom-RRM IFF/ESM[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × AK-230 twin 30 mm CIWS (2,000 rounds) 4 × P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx) anti-ship missiles[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Alternative designation | Osa class[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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| Active | — |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[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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