Lillian Ngoyi-class patrol vessel

South Africa operates three Lillian Ngoyi-class environmental patrol vessels, based on the Damen Stan 4708 design.^[1] The vessels are named Lillian Ngoyi, Ruth First and Victoria Mxenge.^[2][3]

Lillian Ngoyi, the first vessel of the class
Class overview
Name	Lillian Ngoyi class
Operators	South Africa
In commission	2004–present
Planned	3
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Environmental patrol vessel
Displacement	353 metric tons
Length	46.8 m (153.5 ft)
Beam	8.11 m (26.6 ft)
Depth	2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Propulsion	2 × 2,770 kW (3,710 shp) 1 × 75 kW (101 shp) bow thruster
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance	14 days

The vessels were constructed in South Africa by Farocean Marine.^[3] The United States Coast Guard later decided to acquire up to 58 Sentinel-class 154 ft (47 m) fast response cutters (FRC), also based on the Damen Stan patrol vessel 4708 design, citing the success of the South African vessels.^[1]

vessel	launched	notes
Lillian Ngoyi	2004–11	Named after anti-apartheid activist Lillian Ngoyi.[4][5]
Ruth First	2005-05	Named after anti-apartheid activist Ruth First.[5]
Victoria Mxenge	2005	Named after anti-apartheid activist Victoria Mxenge.[5]