Griffon Hoverwork 8000TD information

	An Indian Coast Guard Griffon 8000TD hovercraft
Class overview
Name	Griffon Hoverwork 8000TD
Builders	Griffon Hoverwork
General characteristics
Type	hovercraft
Tonnage	8,000kg
Length	22.52 m (73 ft 11 in)
Beam	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 MTU 12V183 TB32 diesel engines for lift and propulsion, driving 2 variable-pitch propellers
Speed	53.5 knots (99.1 km/h; 61.6 mph)
Capacity	42-56 passengers

Griffon/GRSE 8000 TD class is a series of hovercraft designed by Griffon Hovercraft Ltd, Southampton, England. It has proven to be one of Griffon's most commercially successful hovercraft.^[2]

The 8000TD's most extensive customer has been the Indian Coast Guard, for which the order was jointly built by the Griffon Hoverwork and the Indian firm Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers. It has primarily been operated by military customers, including the Korea Coast Guard and the Saudi Arabian Border Guards.

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