Griffon Hoverwork 8000TD
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.
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.