East Timorese patrol boat Oecusse

Career (Portugal, East Timor)	East Timor
Namesake:	Oecusse District
Builder:	Arsenal do Alfeite
Commissioned:	9 December 1974 (Portugal) January 2002 (East Timor)
Renamed:	January 2002 (from Albatroz)
Homeport:	Hera
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Albatroz class patrol boat
Displacement:	45 tons full load
Length:	23.6m
Beam:	5.6m
Draught:	1.6m
Propulsion:	2 Cummins diesels, 1,100 hp, 2 shafts
Speed:	20kts
Range:	2,500 at 12 kts
Complement:	1 officer, 7 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems:	Decca RM 316P radar
Armament:	1 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, 2 x 12.7mm HMG

The East Timorese patrol boat Oecusse (P 101) is one of the two Albatroz class patrol boats operated by the Timor Leste Defence Force. She was built in the mid-1970s for the Portuguese Navy and was commissioned on 9 December 1974 as NRP Albatroz (P 1162). She was donated to East Timor in January 2002 and was renamed. Oecusse is based at Port Hera, Dili.

References

• Saunders, Stephen (editor). Jane's Fighting Ships Vol. 110, 2007-2008. Coulsdon: Jane’s Information Group.