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ORIGINAL: emsoy Hi Mark, Any chance you could fill in some in-service dates etc here? And also exactly which units you need? That'd be fantastic as it would save us a ton of work This is what I could find out about Kenya's navy. I hope this helps... ------------------------- 1x Jasiri class offshore patrol vessel (1,400 tons, 85x13 meters wide, maximum speed 28 knots (50 km/h), crew 60-81) Operational: 2012-present (long delays involved in getting the ship to Kenya; according to one article, “The KNS Jasiri was ordered in July 2003 at a cost of Shs4.1 billion (USD$52 million) and was supposed to be delivered in August 2005, but never arrived due to a contractual dispute between Kenya and contractor Euromarine Industries (with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan as subcontractor). Euromarine sued the government of Kenya after payments were suspended in June 2005. The Kenyan government recalled its officers on July 18, 2005. The 90% complete vessel is docked at the port of Ribadeo, Asturias province, Spain. In September 2006 Kenya sent a fact-finding team to Spain to investigate the KNS Jasiri. It concluded that the vessel just needed to be armed and complete sea testing and crew training before being ready for service.”) ------------------ 1 x P400 (La Rieuse, renamed Harambee II) Operational: 2012-present As far as I can tell, they did not change anything on her. This is a Google translation of a French article on the transfer (I take no responsibility for anything goofy in this translation): “It is now called Harembee. The former French patrol boat La Laughing, assigned to the Kenyan Navy, joined this summer his new homeland. After a grip with its new crew and some work in Reunion, the building has come to Kenya, where he started its operational activity. Former French P400 will receive a discount at the technical level, on which the French company involved Sofrapie, responsible for the resale of military equipment withdrawn from active service tricolor armed and advised by including RVR International. Nine of the 10 units of the type P400, The Laughing built by the CMN Cherbourg, was called to active duty in 1987. Long of 54.8 meters for a displacement of 480 tonnes in charge, building, reinforced by a crew of 30 sailors and able to reach speeds of 23 knots, has a 40mm cannon, a lookout 20mm machine gun and two 7.62mm. In 25 years of service in the Navy, The Laughing conducted numerous missions monitoring and control around La Réunion, the Scattered Islands, Mayotte, Madagascar or Mauritius, and has distinguished in several rescue and boarding. The building has come, under the French flag, the equivalent of 22 times around the world. He was officially transferred on June 7 in Kenya. In Reunion, it will be replaced by Le Malin, a former longliner arrested in 2005 and has just been turned into patrol.” So, 2012 seems to have been a really big year for the Kenyan navy. Go Kenya! ----------------------------------- 2 x Shupavu class large patrol boats Operational: 1997-present (the Hazegray site says 1998…not sure which one is right…maybe they were in service in 1997 but not commissioned until 1998?) P 3130 Shujaa P 3131 Shupavu (from Janes Fighting Ships) Displacement: 480 tons Dimensions: 58 m. x 8.2 m. x 2.8 m. Main machinery: 2 diesels, 2 shafts Speed: 22 knots Complement: 24 Guns 1 x OTO Melara 3-inch, 1 x Breda 25mm KBA Weapons control: Breda optoronic director Radars: surface search, I-band “Built to civilian standards” in Spain “Built to civilian standards in 1997 and entered service in 1997. Armed with a 76mm and a 30mm gun in Kenya” –Wikipedia (not sure if the 25mm or 30mm gun is correct, but Janes has “(P 3130)” after the information on the 25mm gun, so perhaps one has a 30mm and one has a 25mm?) I could not find information for fuel tanks, range, etc., but the USCG Sentinel-class, a similar vessel (46.8 m instead of 58) has a range of 2,500 miles, if that helps. ----------------------------------- 2 x Nyayo Class missile boats P3126 KNS Nyayo P3127 KNS Umoja Operational: 1989-present (Janes says they were commissioned in 1987 but no live missile test until 1989) From Wikipedia: Built by Vosper Thornycroft, these are similar to the Omani Province class, and were delivered in 1987. Armed with 4 Otomat SSM, 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 dual 30 mm AA, 2 20 mm machine guns. From March 2009 to July 2011 these ships underwent an extensive refit at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard in northern Italy, during which their surface-to-surface missile (SSM) systems were removed, effectively reducing the vessels to an OPV configuration. Ships of this class are 57 meters long, displace 450 tonnes and have a crew of 45. Janes Fighting Ships lists them as having 2 Wallop Barricade 18-barrelled launchers w. Stockade and Palisdae rockets Speed 40 knots Range: 2,000 miles at 18 knots Complement: 40 ESM: Racal Cutlass; radar warning ECM: Racal Cygnus; jammer Weapons control: CAAIS 450 Radars: Surface search: Plessey AWS 4; E/F-band range 101 km/55 nm Navigation: Decca AC 1226; I-band Fire control: Marconi ST802; I-band Notes in Janes Fighting Ships says "similar to Omani Province class" and they carry 1 RIB (RHIB?) "carried right aft" ----------------------------------- 2 x Galana-class LCM L 38 Galana L 39 Tana Operational: 1994-present Janes Fighting Ships says… Displacement: 1400 tons Dimensions: 63.5m x 13.3m x 2.4m Main machinery: 2 MTU/Bazan diesels 2,700 hp sustained; 2 shafts; bow thruster Speed: 12.5 knots Complement: 30 Radar: navigational, Racal Decca, I-band 4m-wide ramp “is capable of taking 70 ton loads” ------------------------------------------------------- 1 x Mamba-class large patrol boat/missile boat P 3100 Mamba Operational: 1974-present Displacement: 125 tons, 160 tons full load Dimensions: 37.5m x 6.9m. x 1.6m Main machinery: 2 Paxman 16YJCM diesels; 4000 hp sustained; 2 shafts Speed: 25 knots; Range: 3,300 miles at 13 kt Complement: 25 (3 officers) Missiles: 4 x IAI Gabriel II Guns: 2 Oerlikon/BMARC 30 mm GCM-AO2 (twin) Radars: Navigational Decca AC 1226; I-band Fire control: Selenia RTN 10x; I/J-band; range 40 km. Refitted at Vosper Thornycroft 1989-1990; missiles no longer operational (since 1990?) ---------------------------- 3 x Brooke Marine type patrol boat P 3121 Madaraka P 3122 Jamhuri P 3123 Hamambee Operational: 1975-2001 (not sure of dates, but the Hazegray site says one was still active and two in reserve in 2001) Janes Fighting Ships says… Displacement: 120 tons standard, 145 tons full load Dimensions: 32.6 m. x 6.1 m. x 1.7 m Main engines: 2 Paxman 16-cyl Valenta diesels; 5400 bph, 2 shafts Top speed: 25.5 knots Range: 2,500 miles at 12 knots Guns: 2 x 40 mm. Missiles: none, until 1983, then 4 x IAI Gabriel II Complement: 21 (3 officers) ------------------------------------ 3 x Simba-class (?) Vosper type large patrol boats P 3110 Simba P 3112 Chui P 3117 Ndovu Janes Fighting Ships says… Operational: 1966- 1997 (some disagreement in sources, but Wikipedia provides the only date for actual decommissioning) Displacement: 96 tons standard; 109 tons full load Dimensions: 31.4 m x 6 m. x 1.8 m Guns: 2 x 40 mm. Main engines: 2 x Paxman Ventura diesels; 2800 bhp Speed 24 knots Range: 1500 miles at 16 knots Complement: 23 (3 officers) (notes include that they are air-conditioned! thank goodness for that!) Sources http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/other_navies.htm http://johnkaranja.com/2008/12/22/kenyas-armed-forces-pictures-and-facts/ http://www.airforceworld.com/attacker/eng/h6-helicopter-mh6-oh6-usaf-us-army.htm http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23341:kenya-to-receive-long-delayed-offshore-patrol-vessel-kns-jasiri&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/air-force-equipment.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/air-force-history.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/air-force-modernization.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/air-force-modernization.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/navy.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/navy-equipment.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/navy-history.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/navy-modernization.htm http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/africa/africa.htm http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/1433/ http://www.meretmarine.com/fr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Air_Force https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Navy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDBB27PmZ8Y <-- history of Kenyan navy video
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