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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Arialah-class offshore patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Arialah-class offshore patrol vessel |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Arialah class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Damen Shipyards Galați Abu Dhabi Ship Building[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | UAE Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Agency[source] |
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67 m (220 ft)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[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.
| 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] | 2013–2018[source] |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Planned |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 4 × MTU diesel engines[source] |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 21 days[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] | Thales STIR fire control and Thales Smart-S Mark 2 search radar Mirador electro-optical system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | Multi Ammunition Softkill System[source] |
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| Armament | 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] | 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun Mk3 2 × OTO Melara Marlin 30 mm guns 1 × mk49 mod2 11-cell RAM launcher for RAM missile system[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 | Romania[source] Romania[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Aft helicopter deck[source] |
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