NS Oryx

NS Oryx (P01) is a patrol vessel of the Namibian Navy. Formerly a civilian fisheries patrol vessel it was transferred to the Ministry of Defence in 2002, it was commissioned in 2002 into the Namibian Navy.

History
Namibia
NameOryx
NamesakeOryx
BuilderAbeking & Rasmussen
Launched1975
Recommissioned2002
HomeportWalvis Bay
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Displacement406 tonnes (400 long tons)
Length41 m (134 ft 6 in)
Beam9.12 m (29 ft 11 in)
Draught2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion1 shaft
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range4,100 nmi (7,600 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement20
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament1 × 12.7/90 mm gun (1 × 1)[1]

Operational history

The vessel was donated by the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries (NMF) to the Navy in 2002 making it the first ship of the Namibian Navy in service joining two smaller Namacurra boat donated by the South African Navy.[2][3] The first Commanding Officer of the vessel was Commander Sinsy Nghipandua.The vessel is utilised by the Namibian Navy for general Exclusive Economic Zone management.[4]

References
  1. "Namibian Navy receives new ship". January 27, 2009.
  2. Namibian, The. "First vessel for NDF Navy arrives". The Namibian.
  3. "Namibia Navy".
  4. "Namibia Navy to auction long-serving warship". October 19, 2012.
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