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| Author: | Durbanite [ 18 Sep 2018, 11:38 ] |
| Post subject: | South African Special Forces getting new workboat |
https://navaltoday.com/2018/09/18/south ... -workboat/ Interesting little vessel! |
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| Author: | Roger the Dodger [ 19 Sep 2018, 00:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South African Special Forces getting new workboat |
Nice to see a workboat get some coverage, it's a nice change from the combat vessels that usually hog all the attention. |
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| Author: | SPAD [ 19 Sep 2018, 03:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South African Special Forces getting new workboat |
"The crew accommodation features three staterooms each with three bunks for a total capacity of twelve crew members". ??? |
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| Author: | Roger the Dodger [ 19 Sep 2018, 07:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South African Special Forces getting new workboat |
SPAD wrote: "The crew accommodation features three staterooms each with three bunks for a total capacity of twelve crew members". ??? Four watches at a minimum of three crew each. |
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| Author: | boertjie [ 19 Sep 2018, 07:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South African Special Forces getting new workboat |
Strange that with so many maritime companies with design and production capabilities in SA we had to go and buy from the Aussies, Really! |
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| Author: | Roger the Dodger [ 19 Sep 2018, 08:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South African Special Forces getting new workboat |
boertjie wrote: Strange that with so many maritime companies with design and production capabilities in SA we had to go and buy from the Aussies, Really! Design capability takes many years to develop, and sometimes another company has a suitable blueprint "off the shelf", cheaper than starting from scratch. |
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