by magoonigal » Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:36 pm
PRATITA.
Built in 1954 as the ISARSTEIN by Deutsche Werft.
6,717 Gross. 9,999 Dwt.
Lengthened 1964 (OSD) 6,720 Gross. 9,714 Dwt.
Became PRATITA in 1973 and Broken up at Chittagong where she was beached on the 8th September 1983.
The Patrol Boats are for the Indonesian Customs Service and are a collaborative effort by Lurssen and Abelking & Rasmussen of West Germany. Some were delivered as prefabricated sections but these look like 5001 and 5002 prototypes.
Lurssen FPB 28 Class Patrol Boats.
Displacement 61 tons. Speed 30 knots.
Twin MTU Diesels, Twin Props, 2,620 hp.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.