Jaco-class patrol boat explained
The
Jaco class is a class of two
patrol boats operated by the
Timor Leste Defence Force's Naval Component. The boats were built in China to the
Type 062 class gunboat (also known as the Shanghai II class) design. The two boats are named
Jaco and
Betano and were commissioned into
East Timorese service in late June 2010.
[1] [2] Notes and References
- News: McGuirk . Rod . East Timorese president prefers 'fake Gucci' warships from China to Western military hardware . 18 July 2010 . 23 June 2010 . The Canadian Press.
- Web site: Ceremony for the Delivery of New Patrols Vessels, Jaco Class, to the F-FDTL Naval Force . Government of Timor-Leste . 6 August 2010.