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SHIP'S CHARACTERISTICS
ENGLISH | METRIC | |
Length (foils extended) | 132 ft. | 40 m |
Beam (less foils) | 28 ft. | 8.6 m |
Draft (foils retracted) | 7.2 ft. | 1.9 m |
(foils extended) | 23.3 ft. | 7.1 m |
(foilborne) | 3-10 ft. | 1-3 m |
Displacement | 265 tons | 241 m tons |
Complement: | Officers 4 |
Enlisted 17 | |
Propulsion: | Foilborne: One 16,767 shp General Electric LM-2500 marine gas turbine coupled to a water jet propulsor. |
Hullborne: Two MTU V-8 diesel engines each producing 815 metric horsepower coupled to two water jet propulsors. | |
Weapons: | Main armament: 8 Harpoon surface to surface cruise missiles and one MK 75 76mm fully automatic naval gun. |
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