Raju
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History | |
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Estonia | |
Name | Raju (203) |
Operator | Police and Border Guard Board |
Ordered | 16 May 2016 |
Builder | Baltic Workboats |
Laid down | 16 December 2016 |
Sponsored by | Kersti Kaljulaid |
Christened | 16 August 2018 |
Completed | 16 August 2018 |
Acquired | 16 August 2018 |
Commissioned | 16 August 2018 |
Decommissioned | 2 January 2023 |
Fate | Transferred to Estonian Navy |
Estonia | |
Name | EML Raju (P6732) |
Operator | Estonian Navy |
Commissioned | 3 January 2023 |
Homeport | Tallinn |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | PATROL 45 WP HYBRID patrol vessel |
Displacement | 235 tons full |
Length | 44.6 m (146 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 10 |
EML Raju (P6732) is a PATROL 45 WP HYBRID-class patrol vessel. Built in 2018 by Baltic Workboats, it is the first battery-powered ship in the Estonian Navy.[1] This is a multi-purpose patrol vessel with anti-pollution capabilities.[2][3][4]
On 3 January 2023, four larger ships of the Police and Border Guard Board were transferred to the Estonian Navy as part of the liquidation of the police fleet.[5] This improved responsiveness in the Estonian maritime area and provided Estonia with a better defense capability.[6]