Lillian_Ngoyi-class_patrol_vessel

<i>Lillian Ngoyi</i>-class patrol vessel

Lillian Ngoyi-class patrol vessel

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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]

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The vessels were constructed in South Africa by Farocean Marine.[3] The United States Coast Guard later decided to acquire 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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  1. [1]
    "Parent Craft –DamenStan Patrol 4708" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. 2008-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-20.
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    "Cape marine protection gets a boost". The Independent Online. 2007-05-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
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    Leon Engelbrecht (2010-02-28). "Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi class environmental inshore patrol vessels". Defence Web.
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    Richard Davies (2004-11-16). "SA christens first new environmental vessel". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. 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.
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    "SA's marine protection vessels". SAinfo. 2005-05-20. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. 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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