Engineering:Hawk-class patrol boat

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Class overview
Name: Hawk or Al-Hussein class
Builders: Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester
Operators:  Jordan Royal Naval Force
Built: 1989–1991
In commission: 1991–present
Completed: 3
Active: 3
General characteristics [1]
Type: Fast patrol craft
Displacement:
  • 95 long tons (97 t) standard
  • 124 long tons (126 t) full load
Length: 30.45 m (99 ft 11 in)
Beam: 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Draft: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion: 2 × MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel engines, 5,765 hp (4,299 kW)
Speed: 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range:
  • 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
  • 750 nmi (1,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement: 16 (3 officers, 13 men)
Armament:
  • 1 × twin Oerlikon/BMARC GCM-A03 30 mm gun
  • 1 × single Oerlikon/BMARC GAM-B01 20 mm gun
  • 7.62 mm machine guns

The Hawk-class of fast patrol craft is in service with the Royal Naval Force of Jordan.[2] The ships were built by British shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft (now BAE Systems Surface Ships).

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