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Alexandrit-class minesweeperlarger figure on 1 of 3
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source61.0 m (200 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alexandrit-class minesweeper | Ambassador MK III missile boat |
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| Displacement | 620 tons (standard) 890 tons (full load)[source] | 600 tons[source] |
| Name | Aleksandrit class[source] | Ambassador MK III[source] |
| Builders | Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard[source] | VT Halter Marine[source] |
| Operators | Russian Navy[source] |
63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
1 × diesel, 2 diesel generators x
Single source2 diesel generators x
Single sourceInstalled power
Single source1 × 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) diesel, 2 diesel generators x 315 kW 2 diesel generators x 210 kW[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.
Egyptian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Gorya class Sonya class[source] | — |
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| Built | 2011–present[source] | 2008–2013[source] |
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| In commission | 2016–present[source] | 2013–[source] |
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| Planned | 40[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 10[source] | — |
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| Active | 10[source] |
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| Type | Minesweeper[source] | Missile boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Zvezda M503 diesels[source] | 4 shafts[source] |
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| Endurance | 10 days[source] | 8 days at sea[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × AK-306 CIWS 1 × 14.5 × 114 mm MTPU HMG Igla or Verba MANPADS Mines[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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| Country of origin | Russia[source] | 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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| Cost | — | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] |
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