The Hawk-class of fast patrol craft is in service with the Royal Naval Force of Jordan.[2] The ships were built by British shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft (now BAE Systems Surface Ships).
Class overview | |
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Name | Hawk or Al-Hussein class |
Builders | Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester |
Operators | Jordan Royal Naval Force |
Built | 1989–1991 |
In commission | 1991–present |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Fast patrol craft |
Displacement |
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Length | 30.45 m (99 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel engines, 5,765 hp (4,299 kW) |
Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
Range | |
Complement | 16 (3 officers, 13 men) |
Armament |
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References
edit- ^ Сторожевые и патрульные катера. militaryparitet.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Embassy of Jordan Military Office". jordanmil.org. Retrieved 19 September 2010.