Simba Class Patrol Boats Class Overview

Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
102' 6" (31.25m)
Engines:
2 x Paxman Ventura 12 cylinder diesels
Beam:
19' 6" (5.95m)
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
5' 4" (1.65m)
Shafts:
2
Displacement:
96 (std) / 109 (full)
HP:
2,900
Speed:
24 knots
Crew:
23
Range:
1,500 NM @ 16 knots


Armament as built
Number Carried
Type
Arrangement
2
40mm Bofors MkVII
Single mounts


Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Vosper Ltd.
Portsmouth, England

Sept. 9, 1965
May 23, 1966
Fate
Decommissioned in 1997.
Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Chui P-3112
Vosper Ltd.
Portsmouth, England

Nov. 25, 1965
July 7, 1966
Fate
Unknown.
Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Ndovu P-3117
Vosper Ltd.
Portsmouth, England

Dec. 22, 1965
July 27, 1966
Fate
Unknown.


Page published Dec. 14, 2013