Damen Stan Patrol 4708
The Damen Group shipbuilders, based in the Netherlands, has managed the manufacture of Damen Stan patrol vessel 4708 for South Africa and the United States.[1][2] The vessels, like the earlier Damen Stan patrol vessel 4207, are designed for high speed coastal patrols. They can be flexibly configured to serve in a constabulary, environmental protection, or warship role.
According to Sanjay Badri-Maharaj, of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, adding more powerful engines, an autocannon, and military class sensor suite to the United States Coast Guard's Sentinel class cutters boosted its cost per vessel from $20 million USD to $65 million.[3]
South Africa's Lillian Ngoyi-class environmental inshore patrol vessels use a smaller crew than the USCG's Sentinels, and can support that crew on longer patrols than the five days the Sentinels are designed for.
References
- ^ "Parent Craft –DamenStan Patrol 4708" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. 2008-09-30.
- ^ Leon Engelbrecht (2010-02-28). "Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi class environmental inshore patrol vessels". Defence Web.
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Sanjay Badri-Maharaj. "Coast Guards in the Western Hemisphere – The Dutch Connection". Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
The popularity of Damen vessels in the region is surprising considering the decidedly modest capabilities of the basic vessels. Building to standard designs (known as Standard Patrol or SPa), Damen's construction process enables vessels to be fabricated in virtual kit form and assembled and integrated in a relatively short space of time.