Engineering:Lillian Ngoyi-class patrol vessel
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_(2).jpg) Lillian Ngoyi, the first vessel of the class
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Lillian Ngoyi class |
| Operators: | South Africa |
| In commission: | 2004–present |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Environmental patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 353 metric tons |
| Length: | 46.8 m (153.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.11 m (26.6 ft) |
| Depth: | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
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| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) |
| Endurance: | 14 days |
South Africa operates three Lillian Ngoyi-class environmental patrol vessels, based on the Damen Stan 4708 design.[1] The vessels are named Lillian Ngoyi, Ruth First and Victoria Mxenge.[2][3]
The vessels were constructed in South Africa by Farocean Marine.[3] The United States Coast Guard later decided to acquire up to 58 Sentinel-class 154 ft (47 m) fast response cutters (FRC), also based on the Damen Stan patrol vessel 4708 design, citing the success of the South African vessels.[1]
| vessel | launched | notes |
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| Lillian Ngoyi | 2004–11 | Named after anti-apartheid activist Lillian Ngoyi.[4][5] |
| Ruth First | 2005-05 | Named after anti-apartheid activist Ruth First.[5] |
| Victoria Mxenge | 2005 | Named after anti-apartheid activist Victoria Mxenge.[5] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parent Craft –DamenStan Patrol 4708". United States Coast Guard. 2008-09-30. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220012354/http://uscg.mil/acquisition/newsroom/pdf/sentinelmediabrief.pdf.
- ↑ "Cape marine protection gets a boost". The Independent Online. 2007-05-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022160950/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?sf=14&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20070528142448632C388095. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leon Engelbrecht (2010-02-28). "Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi class environmental inshore patrol vessels". Defence Web. http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6552:fact-file-lilian-ngoyi-class-environmental-inshore-patrol-vessels-&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159.
- ↑ Richard Davies (2004-11-16). "SA christens first new environmental vessel". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510191758/http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/sa-christens-first-new-environmental-vessel-1.227136. Retrieved 2011-12-04. "A sprinkling of holy water and a spray of champagne marked the naming of the first of South Africa's four new environmental protection vessels, the Lilian Ngoyi, in Cape Town harbour on Tuesday."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "SA's marine protection vessels". SAinfo. 2005-05-20. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20101130034249/http://southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sustainable/update/vessels170505.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-04. "The vessels, designed in the Netherlands, are specifically built for local and international conditions. They are 47 metres long and eight metres wide, and can reach a top speed of almost 40km per hour and a cruising speed of 30km per hour – twice the speed needed to haul in poachers."
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