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SHIP'S CHARACTERISTICS

ENGLISH METRIC
Length (foils extended) 132 ft. 40 m
Beam (less foils) 28 ft. 8.6 m
Draft (foils retracted) 7.2 ft. 1.9 m
(foils extended) 23.3 ft. 7.1 m
(foilborne) 3-10 ft. 1-3 m
Displacement 265 tons 241 m tons
Complement: Officers 4
Enlisted 17
Propulsion: Foilborne: One 16,767 shp General Electric LM-2500 marine gas turbine coupled to a water jet propulsor.
Hullborne: Two MTU V-8 diesel engines each producing 815 metric horsepower coupled to two water jet propulsors.
Weapons: Main armament: 8 Harpoon surface to surface cruise missiles and one MK 75 76mm fully automatic naval gun.
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