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FPB 45

IOC: 1972
Total Production: 8

Also Known As
Dzata (Ghana)
Sea Wolf (Singapore)

Origin
Germany

Contractor/s
Lurssen *
ST Engineering

Guided Missiles:
Gabriel (2)
RGM-84D Harpoon (2)

SAM & ABM Missiles:
Mistral

Guns & Missile Launchers:
57mm gun

Description: The FPB 45 is a small boat designed for anti-surface warfare (ASuW) in the littoral environment. Lurssen of Germany built eight hulls for the Navies of Singapore (6) and Ghana (2) in the 1970s. The vessels built for Singapore, called Sea Wolf-class, are classified as missile attack crafts and were produced in cooperation with ST Engineering. They will be phased out when the Formidable-class frigates are commissioned by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). Sea Wolf-class vessels are equipped with either two Harpoon or two Gabriel anti-ship missiles, Mistral surface-to-air missiles, one Bofors 57mm gun, and one Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun. Ghana's Dzata are only provided with two 40mm guns. The propulsion system consists of four diesel engines developing 13,000-hp and a top speed of 38 knots, Dzata-class has two diesel engines developing 6,000-hp and a top speed of 30 knots.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 40

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 57 mm

Number of Weapons: 2

Dimensions: Beam 7 m, Draft 2.3 m, Length 44.9 m

Weights: Full Displacement 254 t

Performance: Max Range 2,000 nautical mile (), Top Speed 38 kt (70 kph)

Power: Power 13,460 hp

Operators

see operators map

Ghana / 2

Singapore / 6 / Inactive - No Longer Operational

Ships

P26 Dzata

Commissioning: 1979

P27 Sebo

Commissioning: 1980

P76 Sea Wolf / Decommissioned

Commissioning: 1972

P77 Sea Lion / Decommissioned

Commissioning: 1972

P78 Sea Dragon / Decommissioned

Commissioning: 1974

P79 Sea Tiger / Decommissioned

Commissioning: 1974

P80 Sea Hawk / Decommissioned

Commissioning: 1975

P81 Sea Scorpion / Decommissioned

Commissioning: 1976

Internet Resources
45m missile attack craft

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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