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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Sirio-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
LOA
Single sourceLPP
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sirio-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Sirio class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Fincantieri , Riva Trigoso and Muggiano ( La Spezia )[source] | — |
| Operators | Italian Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Cost | € 150 million (2000) for 2 units € 75 million (2000) per unit[source] | — |
| In commission | 2002 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
88.6 m (290 ft 8 in) LOA 80.0 m (262 ft 6 in) LPP[source]
Length
Single source22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
- 2 shaft and 2 variable-pitch propellers - 2 x rudders - 2 x active-fin stabilizers - 2 x Wärtsilä -NSD W12-V-26 XN diesel engines (4,320 kW (5,790 hp) each) - 3 x Isotta Fraschini V1708 T2 M2 diesel generators (600 kW (800 hp) each)[source]
Installed power
Single source2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Patrol vessel[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × Selex ES RAN-30X/I (RASS) - MM/SPS-791 - multi-mode radar operating at X band, search radar with over-the-horizon (OTH) detection mode 2 × navigation radar GEM Elettronica SPN-753 (since 2012, GEM Elettronica Gemini-DB, X/Ku dual band radar) since 2012, Selex ES JANUS-N IRST system Selex ES CMS Elmer Integrated Communication System since 2012, Leonardo-Finmeccanica TDL M-DLP link 11/16/22[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 guns with Oerlikon KBA 25mm. Predisposizione per 1 cannone Oto Melara 76/62 super rapido a prua[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | flight deck for an NH-90 helicopter[source] | — |
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| Notes | 2 × RHIB[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Italy[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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| 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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