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49m stealth fast attack craftlarger figure on 0 of 4
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source49 m (161 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 49m stealth fast attack craft | Ambassador MK III missile boat |
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| Displacement | — | 600 tons[source] |
| Complement | — | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] |
| Builders | Myanmar Naval Dockyard[source] | VT Halter Marine[source] |
| Operators | Myanmar Navy[source] | Egyptian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | 5-Series class : Fast Attack Craft |
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63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Succeeded by | Yan Nyein Aung-class submarine chaser[source] | — |
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| Built | 2013–present[source] | 2008–2013[source] |
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| In commission | 491 (2015), 492 (2020)[source] | 2013–[source] |
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| Planned | 10[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | FAC (Missile)[source] | Missile boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | ( 491 ) 4 x diesel engines ( 492 ) 3 x diesel engines supported by three waterjet propulsors[source] | 4 shafts[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 x MR-36A 3D surface-search radar ( 491 is with Magnetron transmitter. 492 is with Solid-state transmitter.) 1 x MR-34T(Type-344) Fire control radar 2 x Furuno navigation radars[source] | Thales MRR-3D NG G band multi-role radar Thales Scout ( I / J band ) Maritime Surveillance Radar Thales STING-EO Mk2 fire control Radar Link ASN 150, LinkYE, Link 14 and Link 11 data links IFF TACTICOS Combat Management System with Model 033-2T/066-2T Tracking Pedestals.[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 491 1 x NRJ-5A ECM and ELINT system 4 x Type-A FL-NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare types 492 4 x NRJ-5A Type-C ECM and ELINT systems (fitted in four faces of radar tower) 4 x Type-A FL-NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare types[source] | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] |
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| Armament | 1 x NG-18 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS 2 x locally made Type-91 quadruple remote-controlled AA guns 4 x C-802 Anti-ship missiles (fitted on the 491) 4 x C-802A Anti-ship missiles (fitted on the 492) 2 x Igla SAM launchers 2 x locally made MA-16 heavy machine guns[source] | 8 × RGM-84 Boeing Harpoon SSM Block 1G in 2 quad canister launchers 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 Super Rapid DP gun 1 × Mk 31 Mod 3 RIM-116 RAM (21 missiles) 1 × Raytheon Mk 15 Mod 21 Phalanx (Block 1B) 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × deck-mounted 7.62 mm M60 machine guns[source] |
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| Notes | The hull design of 492 is different from that of the 491. The superstructure of 492 was constructed with aluminium, and the hull with steel. The anti-ship missiles in use are the C-802A instead of the C-802.[source] | — |
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| Role | fast attack craft[source]Exact source-described subject/configuration, not equipment carried by it | — |
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| Name | — | Ambassador MK III[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 8 days at sea[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Ambassador MK III missile boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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