MALTA
Coastal Patrol Force
*** First reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1974-75
Page 228 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a coastguard.
2 Ex-USN "SWIFT" CLASS
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 3.5 Guns: 3 MG Main engines: 2 diesels = 28 knots Complement: 6
*** Second reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1975-76
Page 238 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a coastguard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 3.5 Guns: 3 MG Main engines: 2 diesels = 28 knots Complement: 6
Transferred Feb. 1971.
*** Third reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1976-77
Page 319 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese Regiment and primarily employed as a coastguard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 3.5 (15.6 x 4 x 1.2) Guns: 3 - 12.7 cal MG Main engines: 2 Gray diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built in 1967. Bought in Jan 1971.
*** Fourth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1977-78
Page 321 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese Regiment and primarily employed as a coastguard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 3.5 (15.6 x 4 x 1.2) Guns: 3 - 12.7 cal MG Main engines: 2 Gray diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built in 1967. Bought in Feb1971.
*** Fifth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1978-79
Page 329 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a Coast Guard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in Feb 1971.
*** Sixth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1979-80
Page 341 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a Coast Guard. It is reported that two of the Libyan "Susa" class are to be handed over to Malta.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Seventh reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1980-81
Page 316 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a Coast Guard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Eighth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1981-82
Page 319 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a Coast Guard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Ninth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1982-83
Page 303 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a Coast Guard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Tenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1983-84
Page 323 MALTA
A Coastal patrol force of small craft was formed in 1973. It is manned by the Maltese regiment and primarily employed as a Coast Guard.
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Eleventh reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1984-85
Page 331 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Twelfth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1985-86
Page 337 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Thirteenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1986-87
Page 353 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Fourteenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1987-88
Page 356 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Guns: 3-.50 Browning M2 MGs; 81mm mortars Main engines: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels = 25 knots Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971.
*** Fifteenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1988-89
Page 363 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 960 hp; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Endurance: 24 hours Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs; 1-81mm mortar
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971. Has an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Sixteenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1989-90
Page 372 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 960 hp; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs; 1-81mm mortar
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. These are the only craft in good condition.
*** Seventeenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1990-91
Page 385 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 860 hp; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs; 1-81mm mortar
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. These are the only craft in good condition.
*** Eighteenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1991-92
Page 379 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 860 hp; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs; 1-81mm mortar
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. These are the only craft in good condition.
*** Nineteenth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1992-93
Page 392 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
C 23 (ex-US C 6823) C 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW); 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs (1 twin, 1 single); 1-81mm mortar
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twentieth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1993-94
Page 412 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW); 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs (1 twin, 1 single); 1-81mm mortar Radars: Surface search; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twenty First reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1994-95
Page 420 MALTA
2 Ex-US "SWIFT" CLASS
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW); 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs (1 twin, 1 single); 1-81mm mortar Radars: Surface search; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twenty Second reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1995-96
Page 436 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 General Motors 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW); 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs (1 twin, 1 single); 1-81mm mortar Radars: Surface search; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twenty Third reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1996-97
Page 436 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-US C 6823) P 24 (ex-US C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs (1 twin, 1 single); 1-81mm mortar Radars: Surface search; LN66; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought from the USA in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twenty Fourth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1997-98
Page 434 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs (1 twin, 1 single); 1-81mm mortar Radars: Surface search; LN66; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought from the USA in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twenty Fifth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1998-99
Page 440 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm Browning M2 MGs (1 twin, 1 single); 1-81mm mortar Radars: Surface search; Kelvin Hughes 903; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought from USA in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twenty Sixth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 1999-2000
Page 450 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 1-12.7 mm Browning Radars: Surface search; Kelvin Hughes 903; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Bought from the USA in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours.
*** Twenty Seventh reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2000-01
Page 443 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm MGs (1 twin, 1 single) Radars: Surface search; Furuno 1040; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the USA in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99, including the fitting of a twin 12.7 mm MG in both craft in early 2000.
*** Twenty Eighth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2001-02
Page 448 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm MGs (1 twin, 1 single) Radars: Surface search; Furuno 1040; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the USA in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99, including the fitting of a twin 12.7 mm MG in both craft in early 2000.
*** Twenty Ninth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2002-03
Page 456 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (PB)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm MGs (1 twin, 1 single) Radars: Surface search; Furuno 1040; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99, including the fitting of a twin 12.7 mm MG in both craft in early 2000.
*** Thirtieth reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2003-04
Page 458 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (YP)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm MGs (1 twin, 1 single) Radars: Surface search; Furuno 1040; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99, including the fitting of a twin 12.7 mm MG in both craft in early 2000.
*** Thirty First reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2004-05
Page 465 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (YP)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm MGs (1 twin, 1 single) Radars: Surface search; Furuno 1040; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99, including the fitting of a twin 12.7 mm MG in both craft in early 2000.
*** Thirty Second reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2005-06
Page 476 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (YP)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71N diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, miles: 400 at 18 kts Complement: 6 Guns: 3-12.7 mm MGs (1 twin, 1 single) Radars: Surface search; Furuno 1040; I band
Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99.
*** Thirty Third reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2006-07
Page 485 MALTA
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (YP)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 full load Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71 diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, n miles: 400 at 18 kt Complement: 6 Guns: 1-12.7 mm MG Radars: Surface search; Furuno 1040; I-band
Comment: Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99.
*** Thirty Third reference to a Malta PCF "Swift" in "Jane’s Fighting Ships" 2007-08
Updated 9 January 2007
2 SWIFT CLASS (HARBOUR PATROL CRAFT) (YP)
P 23 (ex-C 6823) P 24 (ex-C 6824)
Displacement, tons: 22.5 full load Dimensions, feet (metres): 50 x 13 x 4.9 (15.6 x 4 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 GM 12V-71 diesels; 680 hp (507 kW) sustained; 2 shafts Speed, knots: 25 Range, n miles: 400 at 18 kt Complement: 6 Guns: 1-12.7 mm MG Radars: Surface search Furuno 1040; I-band
Comment: Built by Sewart Seacraft Ltd in 1967. Transferred from the US in February 1971. Have an operational endurance of about 24 hours. Modernized in Malta in 1998/99.
Malta Swift number P 23 (Mk II)
Malta Swift number P 24 (Mk II)
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