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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
GERRY drone minesweeping boats (1983 / 1991)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAM1 Gerry (ex-SAM03) SAM2 Peggy (ex-SAM05) |
Karskronavarvet, Karlskrona, Sweden: SAM1, 2 |
1983 // 1991: SAM1, 2 |
none |
none |
1999: SAM1, 2 |
100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 15 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 20 |
| Length, m | 18.0 |
| Breadth, m | 6.10 |
| Draught, m | 0.70 hull 1.60 propellers |
| No of shafts | 1 Schottel shrouded propeller |
| Machinery | 1 Volvo-Penta TAMD70D diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 210 |
| Max speed, kts | 8 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 330(7) |
| Armament | mechanical minesweeping gear, magnetic coils, towed noisemaker |
| Electronic equipment | none |
Project history
Drones acquired from Swedish Navy for possible Persian Gulf service. They were equipped with magnetic coils for magnetic minesweeping, a towed noisemaker to counter acoustic mines, and a wire sweep. The radio-controlled, catamaran-hulled craft also can automatically lay 8 swept-channel danbuoy markers.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
