Jaco-class patrol boat
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Timor Leste Defence Force |
| In commission | June 2010 - present |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 134 tons, full load |
| Length | 127.3 ft (38.8 m) |
| Beam | 17.7 ft (5.4 m) |
| Draught | 5.6 ft (1.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Type L12-180 diesels (forward), 2 x Type 12 D-6 diesels (aft), 4 shafts |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 700 nautical miles (1,300 km; 810 mi) at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Skin Head surface search radar |
| Armament | |
| Aviation facilities | None |
| Notes | Data from[2] |
The Jaco class is a class of two patrol boats operated by the Timor Leste Defence Force's Naval Component. The boats were built in China to the Type 062 class gunboat (also known as the Shanghai II class[2]) design. The two boats are named Jaco and Betano and were commissioned into East Timorese service in late June 2010.[3][4]
References
- ^ Murdoch, Lindsay (7 June 2010). "Timor boat purchase could set diplomacy adrift". TheAge.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ a b Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Coulsdon: IHS Jane's. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.
- ^ McGuirk, Rod (23 June 2010). "East Timorese president prefers 'fake Gucci' warships from China to Western military hardware". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "Ceremony for the Delivery of New Patrols Vessels, Jaco Class, to the F-FDTL Naval Force". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 6 August 2010.