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P1558 patrol boat (1976)


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P1558 1981

Ships


Names Builders Completed Losses Transfers Discarding

P1558

South Africa: P1558

1976: P1558

None

None

1988-1992: P1558



Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement full, t80
Length, m27.0 pp 29.5 oa
Breadth, m5.30
Draught, m1.70
No of shafts2
Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p. 
Max speed, kts 
Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 315, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipmentDecca 926 radar
Complement 


Graphics


P1558 1981
P1558 1981


Project history

Intended as a prototype for series production for a class that was not built.

Modernizations

1980s: + 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24

Naval service

No significant events.

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