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49m stealth fast attack craftlarger figure on 3 of 3
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | 49m stealth fast attack craft | Bay-class patrol boat |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | — | 134 tons[source] |
| Builders | Myanmar Naval Dockyard[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | Myanmar Navy[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
| Preceded by | 5-Series class : Fast Attack Craft[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Yan Nyein Aung-class submarine chaser[source] | — |
| Built | 2013–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 491 (2015), 492 (2020)[source] | — |
| Planned | 10[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | FAC (Missile)[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
| Propulsion | ( 491 ) 4 x diesel engines ( 492 ) 3 x diesel engines supported by three waterjet propulsors[source] | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
| 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] | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
| 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] | — |
| 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] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
| 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] | — |
| Role | fast attack craft[source]Exact source-described subject/configuration, not equipment carried by it | — |
| Name | — | Bay class[source] |
| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
| Retired | — | |
| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] |
| Country of origin | — | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |