East Timorese patrol boat Oecusse
 East Timorese patrol boats P101 Oecusse & P102 Atauro on anchor in Port Hera off Dili | |
| History | |
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 East TimorPortugal, East Timor
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| Namesake: | Oecusse District |
| Builder: | Arsenal do Alfeite |
| Commissioned: | 9 December 1974 (Portugal) January 2002 (East Timor) |
| Renamed: | January 2002 (from Albatroz) |
| Homeport: | Hera |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Albatroz class patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 45 tons full load |
| Length: | 23.6 m (77 ft) |
| Beam: | 5.6 m (18 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Cummins diesels, 1,100 hp, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range: | 2,500 at 12 kts |
| Complement: | 1 officer, 7 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Decca RM 316P radar |
| Armament: | 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, 2 × 12.7mm HMG |
The East Timorese patrol boat Oecusse (P 101) is one of the two Albatroz class patrol boats operated by the Timor Leste Defence Force. She was built in the mid-1970s for the Portuguese Navy and was commissioned on 9 December 1974 as NRP Albatroz (P 1162). She was donated to East Timor in January 2002 and was renamed. Oecusse is based at Port Hera, Dili.
References
- Saunders, Stephen (editor). Jane's Fighting Ships Vol. 110, 2007-2008. Coulsdon: Jane’s Information Group.
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