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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Skrunda-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
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
depending on mission
Single source8–10 (depending on mission)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Skrunda-class patrol boat | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Skrunda class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Abeking & Rasmussen Riga Shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | Latvian Naval Forces[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Storm class[source] | — |
| In commission | 2011–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | Patrol boat[source] | — |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 x RIB for shallow water pursuit[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Raytheon X-band radar and electro optic sensors[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Armament | Modular Mission Module with payload up to 6 tons 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Source measurement | The Skrunda class was ordered in 2008 and built in cooperation by Abeking & Rasmussen Shipyard in Germany and Riga Shipyard in Latvia between 2009 and 2013. The class and the five vessels are named after towns and cities in Latvia from each of the five historical regions of Latvia, where important battles for Latvia's independence took place. The design is based on the well proven Abeking & Rasmussen 25-metre (82 ft) SWATH Pilot boat design, which is known for its excellent seaworthiness, offering motions in high sea state similar to conventional monohull ships three to four times its size. Skrunda -class vessels are able to perform 100% of their duties in waves as high as 3.5 metres (11 ft). The propulsion system was designed specifically for the Skrunda class and places two MAN D 2842 diesel engines in the lower torpedo hulls, driving Servogear controllable pitch propellers via Servogear reduction gearboxes.[source]Skrunda-class patrol boat · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Tasked to monitor and control the Latvian and EU territorial waters and exclusive economic zone , the Skrunda class can perform a number of different missions by changing the mission module between the bows of the two hulls, which adheres to the dimensions of a 20-foot (6.1 m) ISO container and has a payload of 6 tons. A Mission Module may contain weapons systems, equipment for hydrographic surveying, environmental protection, support for divers , or mine countermeasure operations .[source]Skrunda-class patrol boat · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The standard armament consists of two 12.7-millimetre (0.50 in) machine guns. In addition, one Mission Module can be installed with a weapons system that weighs up to 6 tons.[source]Skrunda-class patrol boat · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[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 |