Protector-class coastal patrol boat vs T Craft-class patrol vessel

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Protector-class coastal patrol boat

Patrol boat

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

T Craft-class patrol vessel

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Protector-class coastal patrol boatLength

26.5 m

Length source ↗

T Craft-class patrol vesselLength

22 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Protector-class coastal patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+20%
Displacement+151%

T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3

Beam+21%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

26.5m

22m

Length+20%

All recorded figures & sources

26.5 m

Length

Single source

26.5 m (87 ft)^[source]

22 m

Length

Single source

22 m (72.2 ft)^[source]

5.8m

Beam+21%

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Beam

Single source

5.8 m (19 ft)^[source]

7 m

Beam

Single source

7 m (23.0 ft)^[source]

1.6mDraft

900mm

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

1.6 m

Draft

Single source

1.6 m (5.2 ft)^[source]

0.9 m

Draught

Single source

0.9 m (3.0 ft)^[source]

93t

37t

Displacement+151%

All recorded figures & sources

93 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

92 long tons (93 t)^[source]

37 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

36 long tons (37 t)^[source]

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16Complement including one officer

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

16 people

Complement including one officer

Single source

16 personnel^[source]Complement including one officer

—

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

10 people

Complement

Single source

10^[source]

> 46km/hMaximum; over

59km/hMaximum; Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

> 46 km/h

Maximum; over

Single source

over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)^[source]

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)^[source]

1,700km

980kmat 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,700 km

Range

Single source

900 nmi (1,700 km)^[source]

980 km

at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Single source

530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)^[source]

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1,500kWInstalled power

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,500 kW

Installed power

Single source

2,000 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

Details

Protector-class coastal patrol boat and T Craft-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	Protector-class coastal patrol boat	T Craft-class patrol vessel
Name	Protector class^[source]	T Craft class^[source]
Builders	Bollinger Shipyards , Lockport, Louisiana^[source]	—
Operators	Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta^[source]	South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)^[source]
Preceded by	Kondor I class^[source]	—
Built	2002–2004^[source]	—
In service	2002–present^[source]	—
Completed	2^[source]	6^[source]
Active	2^[source]	6^[source]
Type	Patrol boat^[source]	—
Propulsion	2 × MTU diesels^[source]	2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets^[source]
Endurance	5 days^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	1 × Navigation I-Band radar^[source]	Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band^[source]
Armament	2 × 12.7 mm machine guns^[source]	1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun^[source]
Class & type	—	Patrol boat^[source]
Capacity	—	16 (1 officer)^[source]
Country of origin	—	South Africa^[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference
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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Protector-class coastal patrol boat

T Craft-class patrol vessel

Name

Protector class^[source]

T Craft class^[source]

Builders

Bollinger Shipyards , Lockport, Louisiana^[source]

—

Operators

Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta^[source]

South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)^[source]

Preceded by

Kondor I class^[source]

—

Built

2002–2004^[source]

—

In service

2002–present^[source]

—

Completed

Active

Type

Patrol boat^[source]

—

Propulsion

2 × MTU diesels^[source]

2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets^[source]

Endurance

5 days^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

1 × Navigation I-Band radar^[source]

Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band^[source]

Armament

2 × 12.7 mm machine guns^[source]

1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun^[source]

Class & type

—

Patrol boat^[source]

Capacity

—

16 (1 officer)^[source]

Country of origin

—

South Africa^[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference

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