Province
IOC: 1982
Total Production: 6
Also Known As
Dhofar (Oman)
Nyayo (Kenya)
Origin
United Kingdom
Contractor/s
VT Shipbuilding
Guided Missiles:
MM40 Exocet (8)
Otomat (4)
Guns & Missile Launchers:
76/62 Compact
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Description:
The Province is a class of small missile boats built in the United Kingdom in the 1980s for the Navies of Oman and Kenya. These ships are intended to perform anti-surface warfare (ASuW) in the littoral environment. The propulsion system consists of four diesel engines with four shafts developing between 15,000- and 18,000-shp allowing a top speed of 40 knots. The four Omani missile boats are equipped with six to eight MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles, one OTO Melara 76mm dual-purpose (DP) gun, one twin-barrel 40mm anti-aircraft (AA) gun and two 12.7mm machine guns. The two missile boats built for Kenya are equipped with four Otomat anti-ship missiles, one OTO Melara DP 76mm gun, one 30mm twin-barrel AA gun, and two 20mm guns. The Kenyan vessels feature lower displacement and installed power than the vessels built for Oman.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 45
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 76 mm
Number of Weapons: 8
Dimensions: Beam 8.2 m, Draft 2.1 m, Length 56.7 m
Weights: Full Displacement 394 t
Performance: Top Speed 40 kt (74 kph)
Power: Power 18,200 shp
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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: Sunday, March 07, 2010
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