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Names |
43+ boats |
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Builders |
France: 43+ boats |
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Commissioned |
1950-1954 // 1955: 43+ boats |
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Losses |
unknown 43 boats (to North Vietnam 1975) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
unknown |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
8.00 or 11.0 |
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Breadth, m |
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Draught, m |
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No of shafts |
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Machinery |
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Power, h. p. |
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Max speed, kts |
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Fuel, t |
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| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | bullet proof |
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Armament |
(0 - 1) x 1 - 12.7/90, (2 - 4) x 1 - 7.6/90, (0 - 1) x 1 - 60/12 mortar |
| Electronic equipment | none |
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Complement |
5 - 10 |
Project history: Services Techniques des Constructions et Armes Navales / France Outre Mer (STCAN/FOM). French armoured patrol boats for service in Indochina. Low draught and silhouette, V-shaped hull resistant to mine damage.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016