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The Ardhana class is a class of patrol boat that was built for the United Arab Emirates Navy in the early 1970s and commissioned in 1975. As of 2009 all six vessels remain in service, though it has been announced that they will be decommissioned and replaced by the Baynunah-class corvette.
Class overview | |
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Builders | VT Group (formerly Vosper Thornycroft), UK |
Operators | ![]() |
Built | 1970s |
In commission | 1975-present |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 110 tons (standard), 175 tons (full load) |
Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Propulsion | 2 Paxman 12CM diesels |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Range | 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 26 |
Sensors and processing systems | Racal Decca TM 1626 radar |
Armament | 2 Oerlikon/BMARC 30 mm/75 A32 (twin), 1 Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm/80 A41A |
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