Mandovi Marine patrol crafts are 15 metre long patrol crafts with
glass reinforced plastic
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hull built by
Mandovi Marine Pvt LTD,
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India
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Description
They are powered by twin
MWM TD-232 V-12 diesels which each develop 370 hp, which are coupled to a
Hamilton
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1341 water jet unit. The crafts have a top speed of 25 knots. They are armed with a 7.62-mm MG and a Furuno FR 8030 Radar however they resemble oilfield crew boats. They are hi-speed version of
Mandovi Marine (12.5-Meter) Class Patrol Craft in service of
Indian Coast Guard
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Operators
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Mauritius
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The boats of this class which entered in service of
National Coast Guard (NSG) organisation, Mauritius are ''Barracuda'', ''Castor'', ''Marlin'', ''Polaris'', ''Sirius'', ''Capella'', ''Rigel'', ''Pollux'' and ''Canopus''. Ordered on 24 July 1987, they were gifted by the
Indian Government
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. The first two units were delivered early in 1989, second batch of three with some modifications on 1 May 1990 and the last four at the end of 1990. As of 2010, only four remained in inventory and the class has been succeeded by
Praga Class Patrol Boat introduced in 2000.
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Mauritania
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The same basic design was utillised to build four boats for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania by M/s Madovi Marine.
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Specification
Source:[
*Displacement: 15 tonnes
*Length: 15 metre
*Breath: 3.6 metre
*Draught: 0.8 metre
*Power: 2 Cummins diesels
*Propulsion: 2 Hamilton water-jets, 750 bh
*Speed: 24 knots
*Range: 240 nautical miles at 12 knots
*Crew: 8
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See also
* Mandovi Marine (12.5-Meter) Class Patrol Craft
References
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Patrol boat classes