Peacock-class corvette
1982 class of British corvettes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Peacock class is a class of patrol corvette built for the Royal Navy. Five were constructed, and by 1997 all had been sold to the Irish Naval Service or the Philippine Navy.
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BRP Artemio Ricarte (ex-HMS Starling) | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Peacock class |
Builders | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Castle class |
Succeeded by |
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Subclasses | Jacinto class |
In commission | 1982 - present |
Completed | 5 |
Active |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Corvette |
Displacement | 712 tons full load |
Length | 62.6 m (205 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 14,188 bhp (10,580 kW) |
Speed | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Complement | 30 - 40 |
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