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Al-Ofouq-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source75 m (246 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Al-Ofouq-class patrol vessel | Ambassador MK III missile boat |
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| Builders | ST Marine[source] | VT Halter Marine[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy of Oman[source] | Egyptian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Province-class fast attack craft[source] | — |
| Planned |
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.
| Completed | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Missile boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 x MTU 20V 8000 M91 diesel engines, CODELOD[source] | 4 shafts[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thales Variant 2D radar TACTICOS combat management system Thales Nederland STIR 1.2 EO Mk 2 electro-optic weapons director[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 | Thales Vigile ESM Lacroix Sylena multimode soft-kill decoy system[source] | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara cannon, 'A' position 2 × 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin-WS, amidship[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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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck capable of launching one medium-sized helicopter[source] | — |
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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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| Built | — | 2008–2013[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2013–[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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