Admirable-class minesweeper vs Ambassador MK III missile boat

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Admirable-class minesweeper

Minesweeper

Ambassador MK III missile boat — licensed reference photograph

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Ambassador MK III missile boat

Missile boat

Credit

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Admirable-class minesweeperLength

56.24 m

Length source ↗

Ambassador MK III missile boatLength

63 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Admirable-class minesweeperlarger figure on 1 of 3

Draught+50%

Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+12%
Speed+171%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

56.24m

63m

Length+12%

All recorded figures & sources

56.24 m

Length

Single source

184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)^[source]

63 m

Length

Single source

63 m (206 ft 8 in)^[source]

10m

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

10 m

Beam

Single source

33 ft (10 m)^[source]

10 m

Beam

Single source

10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[source]

3mDraft

2mDraft

Draught+50%

All recorded figures & sources

3 m

Draft

Single source

10 ft (3.0 m)^[source]

2 m

Draft

Single source

2 m (6 ft 7 in)^[source]

104officers and men

36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

104 people

officers and men

Single source

104 officers and men^[source]

36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38^[source]

28km/hMaximum; Speed

76km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+171%

All recorded figures & sources

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

76 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

41 knots (76 km/h)^[source]

—

3,700kmat 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 km

at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Single source

2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

2 × 855shp diesel engines, single reduction gear, 2 shafts

22,000kW4× MTU diesels

Power

All recorded figures & sources

2 × 855shp diesel engines, single reduction gear, 2 shafts^[source]

22,000 kW

4× MTU diesels

Single source

4× 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.

Configuration

Details

Admirable-class minesweeper and Ambassador MK III missile boat configuration
Specification	Admirable-class minesweeper	Ambassador MK III missile boat
Displacement	625 tons^[source]	600 tons^[source]
Builders	(8 companies in 8 states)^[source]	VT Halter Marine^[source]
Operators	World War II United States Navy Soviet Navy Post-War Republic of China Navy Dominican Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Myanmar Navy Philippine Navy Republic of Vietnam Navy United States Navy Soviet Navy Chinese Maritime Customs Service^[source]	Egyptian Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Hawk class^[source]	—
Succeeded by	Agile class^[source]	—
Planned	147^[source]	4^[source]
Completed	123^[source]	—
Canceled	24^[source]	—
Preserved	1^[source]	—
Type	Minesweeper^[source]	Missile boat^[source]
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 4 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 4 × Depth charge projectors 2 × Depth charge racks 2 × minesweeping paravanes^[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]
Name	—	Ambassador MK III^[source]
Cost	—	US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)^[source]
Built	—	2008–2013^[source]
In commission	—	2013–^[source]
Active	—	4^[source]
Propulsion	—	4 shafts^[source]
Endurance	—	8 days at sea^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	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]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM^[source]
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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Admirable-class minesweeper

Ambassador MK III missile boat

Displacement

625 tons^[source]

600 tons^[source]

Builders

(8 companies in 8 states)^[source]

VT Halter Marine^[source]

Operators

World War II United States Navy Soviet Navy Post-War Republic of China Navy Dominican Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Myanmar Navy Philippine Navy Republic of Vietnam Navy United States Navy Soviet Navy Chinese Maritime Customs Service^[source]

Egyptian Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Hawk class^[source]

—

Succeeded by

Agile class^[source]

—

Planned

147^[source]

4^[source]

Completed

123^[source]

—

Canceled

24^[source]

—

Preserved

1^[source]

—

Type

Minesweeper^[source]

Missile boat^[source]

Armament

1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 4 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 4 × Depth charge projectors 2 × Depth charge racks 2 × minesweeping paravanes^[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]

Name

—

Ambassador MK III^[source]

Cost

—

US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)^[source]

Built

—

2008–2013^[source]

In commission

—

2013–^[source]

Active

—

4^[source]

Propulsion

—

4 shafts^[source]

Endurance

—

8 days at sea^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

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]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM^[source]

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