River-class mine hunter
SAS Umzimkulu | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | River class |
| Builders | Abeking & Rasmussen and Sandock-Austral |
| Operators | South African Navy |
| Preceded by | Ton-class minesweeper |
| Built | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minehunter |
| Displacement | 390 t (380 long tons) |
| Length | 48.0 m (157.5 ft) |
| Beam | 8.5 m (27.9 ft) |
| Draught | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
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The River class is a class of four minehunters built for the South African Navy. They have a secondary role as inshore patrol vessels.