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SAS Makhandalarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source58 m (190 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SAS Makhanda | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | SAS Makhanda[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Namesake | named for the Xhosa warrior Makhanda[source] | — |
| Operator | South African Navy[source] | — |
| Builder | Sandock Austral, Durban[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 4 July 1986[source] | — |
| Home port |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
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
officers and crewmen
Single source45 officers and crewmen[source]
at 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h)
Single sourceat 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h) 1,650 nmi (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)[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.
Naval Base Durban[source]
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| Status | in active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Warrior class strike craft[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | — |
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| Operators | — | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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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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| Armament | — | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[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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