T Craft Class (Inshore Patrol Vessel) (IPV)
These boats are twin hulled catamarans of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) sandwich construction. Capable of carrying up to 15 personnel. Ordered in mid-1991. Each carries a RIB in the stern well. Commissioned as SAS in 2003.
| Name |
No |
Builders |
Commissioned |
| SAS TOBIE |
P 1552 |
T Craft
International, Cape Town |
June 1992 |
| SAS TERN |
P 1553 |
T Craft
International, Cape Town |
June 1996 |
| SAS
TEKWANE |
P 1554 |
T Craft
International, Cape Town |
Dec 1996 |
| Displacement, tons: |
36 full load |
| Dimensions, feet (metres): |
72,2 x 23 x 3 (22 x 7 x
0,9) |
| Main Machinery: |
2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels;
2,000 hp (1,5 MW); 2 Hamilton water-jets |
| Speed, knots: |
32 |
| Range, miles: |
530 at 22kt |
| Complement: |
16 (1 officer) |
| Guns: |
1-12,7 mm MG |
| Radars: |
Surface search: Racal Decca;
I-band |
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