River-class mine hunter

SAS Umzimkulu
Class overview
NameRiver class
BuildersAbeking & Rasmussen and Sandock-Austral
OperatorsSouth African Navy
Preceded byTon-class minesweeper
Built4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics [1]
TypeMinehunter
Displacement390 t (380 long tons)
Length48.0 m (157.5 ft)
Beam8.5 m (27.9 ft)
Draught2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × MTU 12V TB81 diesels, 2 shaft
  • 3,367 kW (4,515 hp)
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement40
Armament

The River class is a class of four minehunters built for the South African Navy. They have a secondary role as Inshore Patrol Vessels.

  1. ^ Saunders 2002, p. 639.

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