But she's about the size of the Cyclone Class that we operatein those waters, and off the Horn of Africa.Here is a better picture of her/him . Still at the dock in Italy I believe.
She's a lot bigger than what they had before she was delivered.
Cyclone class boat.
Cyclone Class:
Displacement: 331 tons (336 metric tons) full load
Length: 170 ft (52 m)
Beam: 25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion: Four Paxman diesels; four shafts; 3,350 shaft horsepower (2.50 MW)
Speed: 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Crew: Four officers, 24 enlisted personnel
Armament: 1 × MK 96 autocannon
1 × MK 38 25 mm autocannon
5 × .50 caliber machine guns
2 × MK 19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers
2 × M60 machine guns
Displacement: 401 tons (standard) Length: 53.4 m (175 ft) (overall) Beam: 8.10 m (26.6 ft)
Draft: 5.4 m (18 ft)
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 2 x V1716 T2 MSD diesel Isotta Fraschini, variable pitch propelers. (2.36MW)
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h)
Range: 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement: 38
Armament: 1xpcs 30 mm
1 Small Caliber Gun
So Fatah is bigger with a larger crew, but slower and armed with a single 30 mm Cannon rather than the two 25mm ones the US ship mounts.