East Timorese patrol boat Oecusse | |
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East Timorese patrol boats P101 Oecusse & P102 Atauro on anchor in Port Hera off Dili | |
Career (Portugal, East Timor) | East Timor |
Namesake: | Oecusse District |
Builder: | Arsenal do Alfeite |
Commissioned: | 9 December 1974 (Portugal) January 2002 (East Timor) |
Renamed: | January 2002 (from Albatroz) |
Homeport: | Hera |
Status: | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Albatroz class patrol boat |
Displacement: | 45 tons full load |
Length: | 23.6m |
Beam: | 5.6m |
Draught: | 1.6m |
Propulsion: | 2 Cummins diesels, 1,100 hp, 2 shafts |
Speed: | 20kts |
Range: | 2,500 at 12 kts |
Complement: | 1 officer, 7 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems: | Decca RM 316P radar |
Armament: | 1 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, 2 x 12.7mm HMG |
The East Timorese patrol boat Oecusse (P 101) is one of the two Albatroz class patrol boats operated by the Timor Leste Defence Force. She was built in the mid-1970s for the Portuguese Navy and was commissioned on 9 December 1974 as NRP Albatroz (P 1162). She was donated to East Timor in January 2002 and was renamed. Oecusse is based at Port Hera, Dili.
References[]
- Saunders, Stephen (editor). Jane's Fighting Ships Vol. 110, 2007-2008. Coulsdon: Jane’s Information Group.
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