NAMACURRA class harbour and inshore patrol boat.

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NAMACURRA class harbour and inshore patrol boat.

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:49 pm

The harbour and inshore patrol boat of the South Africa Navy is one of the NAMACURRA class of which many were built by Sandock-Austral in Durban.
Displacement 4 ton normal, 5.2 ton maximum. Dim. 9.5 x 2.5m.
Powered by two Yamaha outboard engines, 380 hp, speed 32 knots.
Range by a speed of 20 knots, 180 mile.
Armament: 1 – 12.7mm Browning MG and 2 – 7.62mm LMG, while the crew carry 12gg shotgun and R4 rifles.
Crew 5.

The Namacurra class patrol boats are a class of patrol boat currently in service with South Africa, Namibia, Malawi and Mozambique.
Introduction into service
Built in South Africa in 1980-81 these boats can also be transported by road. One was transferred to Malawi in October 1988, two to Namibia in 2002 and two to Mozambique in September 2004.
Operations
These boats are in use with the harbour patrol forces in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban. There are also used by the Operational Boat Squadron, until new boats can be procured. Several have been built and transferred to allied navies in the region.
Crewing
The boats have an optimal crew of four and a maximum of five.
2016 In service.

South Africa 1982 25c sg 509 , scott563 and sgMS?, scott?
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namacurra ... atrol_boat http://www.navy.mil.za/equipment/patrol.htm.
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