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1970

Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
293 boats, presumably HQ7500-7749, 7800-...	United BB, Bellingham, USA: 293 boats	1966-1970 // 1968-1970: 293 boats	unknown 293 boats (to North Vietnam 1975)	none	unknown

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	6.5 - 7.1
Length, m	9.50 - 9.70
Breadth, m	3.20 - 3.60
Draught, m	0.60 - 0.80
No of shafts	2 water-jet pumps
Machinery	2 General Motors diesels
Power, h. p.	432
Max speed, kts	25
Fuel, t	diesel oil 0.6
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 60/12 M19 mortar, 1 x 1 - 40/10 M19 grenade launcher
Electronic equipment	radar
Complement	4

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Project history

River patrol boats (PBR) with fiberglass (plastic) hulls.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.