APatrol & mine warfare vessels
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APatrol & mine warfare vessels
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T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 4
Tenochtitlan-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 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
at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Single source530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)[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.
Configuration
| Specification | T Craft-class patrol vessel | Tenochtitlan-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | T Craft class[source] | Tenochtitlan class[source] |
| Operators | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] | Mexican Navy[source] |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | 10[source] | |
| Class & type | Patrol boat[source] | — |
| Propulsion | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] | 2 × Caterpillar 3516B TA- HD / D diesel engines[source] |
| Capacity | 16 (1 officer)[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] | 1 × JCR JMAS5310-6X BAND radar[source] |
| Armament | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] | 2 × M2 12.7 mm MG[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 | — |
| Builders | — | Tampico Naval Shipyard[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Punta class[source] |
| Built | — | 2011–[source] |
| In commission | — | 2012–[source] |
| Planned | — | 10[source] |
| Type | — | Coastal patrol vessel[source] |