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ZOROASTER class

Country of Origin: Seychelles

ship list


 0 PATROL CRAFT (ex-Soviet TURYA class**)

 Name        Pendant   Launched   Commissioned   Status
 ZOROASTER   ....      ....       ....           Stricken

description

This former Soviet hydrofoil torpedo craft was delivered to the Seychelles for patrol duties without torpedo tubes, sonar or hydrofoils. The craft fulfilled a useful role as a large patrol craft, despite its low speed (the Soviet TURYA units fitted with hydrofoils had a speed of 40 knots).

This craft had a steel hull...

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