Lillian Ngoyi (patrol vessel)

Lillian Ngoyi is the lead vessel in the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries's[1] Lillian Ngoyi-class inshore patrol vessels.[3][4][2] She was built in South Africa by Farocean Marine based on the Damen Stan patrol vessel 4708 design. As well as fishery protection duties, the vessel is equipped for cleaning up oil spills, search-and-rescue work, fire fighting and limited towing. The ship will operate up to 200 nautical miles offshore.[2]

South African environmental patrol vessel Lilian Ngoyi
History
South Africa
Name	Lillian Ngoyi
Namesake	Lillian Ngoyi
Operator	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries[1]
Builder	Farocean Marine, Cape Town
Laid down	February 2003
Launched	27 September 2004
In service	16 November 2004
Status	in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Lillian Ngoyi-class patrol vessel
Length	46.8 m (153 ft 7 in)
Beam	8.11 m (26 ft 7 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × 2,720 kW (3,648 hp) MTU 16V 4000 diesel engines 1 × 75 kW (101 hp) bow thruster
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance	14 days
Complement	13 + 2 fishery conservation officers

Within months of her commissioning the South African government was reporting successful anti-poaching operations.[5]

Like her sister ships, Ruth First and Victoria Mxenge she is named in honor of an anti-apartheid activist — Lillian Ngoyi.[3][4]