Lillian Ngoyi-class patrol vessel

Lillian Ngoyi, the first vessel of the class
Class overview
Name: Lillian Ngoyi class
Operators: South Africa
In commission: 2004–present
Planned: 3
Completed: 3
Active: 3
General characteristics
Type: Environmental patrol vessel
Displacement: 353 metric tons
Length: 46.8 m (153.5 ft)
Beam: 8.11 m (26.6 ft)
Depth: 2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 2,770 kW (3,710 shp)
  • 1 × 75 kW (101 shp) bow thruster
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance: 14 days

South Africa operates three Lillian Ngoyi-class environmental patrol vessels, based on the Damen Stan 4708 design.[1] The vessels are named Lillian Ngoyi, Ruth First and Victoria Mxenge.[2][3]

The vessels were constructed in South Africa by Farocean Marine.[3] The United States Coast Guard later decided to construct up to 58 Sentinel-class 154 ft (47 m) fast response cutters (FRC), also based on the Damen Stan patrol vessel 4708 design, citing the success of the South African vessels.[1]

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Lillian Ngoyi2004–11Named after anti-apartheid activist Lillian Ngoyi.[4][5]
Ruth First2005-05Named after anti-apartheid activist Ruth First.[5]
Victoria Mxenge2005Named after anti-apartheid activist Victoria Mxenge.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Parent Craft –DamenStan Patrol 4708". United States Coast Guard. 2008-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Cape marine protection gets a boost". The Independent Online. 2007-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  3. 1 2 Leon Engelbrecht (2010-02-28). "Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi class environmental inshore patrol vessels". Defence Web.
  4. ↑ Richard Davies (2004-11-16). "SA christens first new environmental vessel". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-12-04. A sprinkling of holy water and a spray of champagne marked the naming of the first of South Africa's four new environmental protection vessels, the Lilian Ngoyi, in Cape Town harbour on Tuesday.
  5. 1 2 3 "SA's marine protection vessels". SAinfo. 2005-05-20. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-12-04. The vessels, designed in the Netherlands, are specifically built for local and international conditions. They are 47 metres long and eight metres wide, and can reach a top speed of almost 40km per hour and a cruising speed of 30km per hour – twice the speed needed to haul in poachers.
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