Grenadian patrol boat Levera (PB-02)

Levera (PB-02) is a United States-built Dauntless-class patrol boat ordered for the Grenadian Coast Guard. She was in service by September 1995 and was donated to Grenada in a foreign aid package. The builder was SeaArk, and the construction was completed at Monticello, Arkansas in the US.

History
NameLevera
BuilderSeaArk, Monticello, Arkansas
CommissionedSeptember 1995
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeDauntless-class patrol boat
Displacement11 long tons (11 t) full
Length12.19 m (40 ft 0 in)
Beam3.86 m (12 ft 8 in)
Draft0.69 m (2 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 × Caterpillar 3208TA diesel engines, 850 bhp (634 kW), 2 props, 250 gallons fuel
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range
  • 200 nmi (370 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
  • 400 nmi (740 km) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement5
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × Raytheon R40X navigation radar
Armament
  • 2 × single 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 2 × single 7.62 mm machine guns

References

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Wertheim, Eric, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 2005-2006; Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. 2005.