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1970

Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
27 boats, presumably HQ7000-7026	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA; Birchfield SB, Tacoma, USA: 27 boats	1965-1966 // 1965-1969: 27 boats	unknown 27 boats (to North Vietnam 1975)	none	unknown

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	16
Length, m	10.9
Breadth, m	3.14
Draught, m	1.10
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 diesels
Power, h. p.
Max speed, kts	14
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 2 - 12.7/90 or 1 x 2 - 7.6/90, 1 x 2 - 7.6/90, 1 x 1 - 7.6/90
Complement

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Project history

River patrol craft (RPC), predecessor to PBR type. Welded-steel hulls.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.