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Alexandrit-class minesweeperlarger figure on 3 of 4
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
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 | Bay-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | 620 tons (standard) 890 tons (full load)[source] | 134 tons[source] |
| Name | Aleksandrit class[source] | Bay class[source] |
| Builders | Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | Russian Navy[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency |
38.2 m (125 ft 4 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Gorya class Sonya class[source] | — |
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| Built | 2011–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2016–present[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] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Zvezda M503 diesels[source] | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
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| Endurance | 10 days[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × AK-306 CIWS 1 × 14.5 × 114 mm MTPU HMG Igla or Verba MANPADS Mines[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | Russia[source] | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
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