Patrol vessel Ganthoot (P251)

Patrol vessel Ganthoot (P251) 0Patrol vessel Ganthoot (P251) 1

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Basic information

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Ship measurements

Displacement:
550 t
Length:
55.7 m
Beam:
8.8 m
Draft:
2.8 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * MTU diesels 16V 4000 M90 (2,720 kW each)
  • 4 * Isotta Fraschini generators
  • 2 * propeller shafts
Speed:
20 knots
Range:
1500 nm at 14 knots

Personnel

Complement:
28

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 1 * RHIB
Electronics:
  • 1 * 3D multifunction radar KRONOS 3D NV
  • 1 * Selex Athena (IPN-S) command and control system
  • 1 * Selex NA-30S Radar/Electro-optical Fire control system
  • 1 * Selex SIR-M IFF interrogator
  • 1 * NAV-R LPI navigation system
  • 1 * Medusa MK4B electro-optical director
  • 2 * Rheinmetall MASS decoy launchers
  • 1 * Elettronica SEAL-L ESM/ELINT system
Armament:
  • 1 * 76 mm Oto Melara Super Rapido
  • 2 * 2 SSM MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3
  • 2 * 3 SAM MBDA VL MICA
  • 2 * 12.7 mm Oto Melara Hitrole-G weapon stations

Highly flexible and versatile vessel capable to carry out a wide range ofmissions — from patrol and surveillance operations over attacks againstboth targets at sea and on land in national and international scenarios; up to self-defence against threats from the air or surface.

A specialfeature of the vessels is their particular stealth geometry to ensuretheir reduced radar detect ability

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