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Amazonas-class offshore patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Amazonas-class offshore patrol vessel | Bay-class patrol boat |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, 14,700 kW (19,713 hp), 2 shafts 2 × controllable-pitch propellers[source] | — |
| Builders | BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | Brazilian Navy[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
| Endurance | 35 days[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Batch 2: Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar Terma Scanter 4100 2D radar BAE CMS-1 Shared Infrastructure operating system[source] | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
| Armament | 1 × 30 mm DS30M cannon 2 × 25 mm guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
| Aviation facilities | 20 m (66 ft) flight deck[source] | — |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] United Kingdom[source] | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
| Name | — | Bay class[source] |
| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
| Retired | — | |
| Propulsion | — | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] |