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Ships

Names	Builders	Completed	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
3 units	ABS Hovercraft, Chandlers Ford, UK: 3 units	1998: 1 unit 2000: 2 units	None	None	2006: 3 units

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	26
Length, m	20.6
Breadth, m	8.80
Draught, m	- / 0.35 (at rest)
No of shafts	2 lift fans + 2 airscrew propellers
Machinery	2 Deutz BF12L513C diesels
Power, h. p.	1050
Max speed, kts	50 light 35 loaded
Fuel, t	diesel oil 4
Endurance, nm(kts)	600(30)
Armament	1 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load	1 tracked vehicle or 50 troops or 1 20ft container
Electronic equipment	radar
Complement	3

Project history

The hull was constructed of GRP carbon fiber and vinyl laminate, with a GRP/foam-sandwich deck and Kevlar-reinforced superstructure. Can clear 1m obstacles and can operate in 2.5m seas.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.