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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Protector-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 4
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
+ 10 flight personnel + 4 personnel from Government agencies
Single source35 + 10 flight personnel + 4 personnel from Government agencies[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Baseline speed Economical speed
Single sourceMaximum; Loiter speed
Single sourceBaseline speed 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Loiter speed 4 to 10 knots (7.4 to 18.5 km/h; 4.6 to 11.5 mph)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Protector-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Protector class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Tenix, Williamstown[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal New Zealand Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Cost | $110 million per vessel[source] | — |
| In commission | 2010[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel[source] | — |
| Endurance | 21 days[source] | — |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB (7.74 m (25.4 ft)) 6 × 45 man inflatable rafts 2 × special forces RHIB (11 m (36 ft))[source] | — |
| Capacity | 30 passengers, 3 × 20 ft sea container, 1 × 16 tonne, 9-metre crane aft[source] | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Fire control: Optical[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Armament | 1 × Remote Controlled Rafael Typhoon 25 mm stabilised naval gun, on forecastle 2 × M2HB QCB .50 calibre Browning machine guns on pivots on either side of the bridge Small arms[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Aircraft carried | 1 x Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. Can be armed with a combination of homing torpedoes, AGM119 ASM and MAG58 Machine Gun . 1 x A109 light utility helicopter (alternative to Seasprite)[source] | — |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar for Seasprite or A109[source] | — |
| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[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 |