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Wednesday 18 February 2015

Turks and Caicos patrol boat Sea Quest 1989->2007

Of the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police. M 160-class patrol boat built at the shipyard of Halmatic, Havant, United Kingdom and commissioned in September 1989. With a displacement 17,3 tons and as dimensions 12,0 (between perpendiculars)-15,40 x 3,86 x 1,15 metres. The 2 G.M. Detroit 6V92 TA diesels supplied via 2 screws 1.100 bhp allowing a speed of more as 27 knots and with a fuel capacity of 2.700 litres is the range 500 nautical miles with a speed of 17 knots pr 300 nautical miles with a speed of 20 knots. Her crew numbers 8 men. The armament consisted of 1-7.62mm machine gun. Her sister ship is the Ursula in service of the British Virgin Islands.