Ambassador MK III missile boat vs Ashura-class speedboat

Ambassador MK III missile boat — licensed reference photograph

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Ambassador MK III missile boat

Missile boat

Credit

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Ashura-class speedboat

Fast patrol boat

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Ambassador MK III missile boatLength

63 m

Length source ↗

Ashura-class speedboatLength

6.7 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+840%
Beam+335%

Ashura-class speedboatlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

63m

6.7m

Length+840%

All recorded figures & sources

63 m

Length

Single source

63 m (206 ft 8 in)^[source]

6.7 m

Length

Single source

6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)^[source]

10m

2.3m

Beam+335%

All recorded figures & sources

10 m

Beam

Single source

10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[source]

2.3 m

Beam

Single source

2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)^[source]

2mDraft

400mm

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2 m

Draft

Single source

2 m (6 ft 7 in)^[source]

0.4 m

Draught

Single source

0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)^[source]

36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38^[source]

4 people

Complement

Single source

4^[source]

76km/hMaximum; Speed

170km/hMaximum; estimate

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

76 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

41 knots (76 km/h)^[source]

170 km/h

Maximum; estimate

Single source

90 knots (170 km/h) (estimate)^[source]

3,700kmat 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 km

at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Single source

2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

22,000kW4× MTU diesels

Diesel

Power

All recorded figures & sources

22,000 kW

4× MTU diesels

Single source

4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)^[source]

Diesel^[source]

2 × outboard engines, 240 horsepower (0.18 MW)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Ambassador MK III missile boat and Ashura-class speedboat configuration
Specification	Ambassador MK III missile boat	Ashura-class speedboat
Displacement	600 tons^[source]	1 ton full load^[source]
Name	Ambassador MK III^[source]	—
Builders	VT Halter Marine^[source]	Marine Industries Organization^[source]
Operators	Egyptian Navy^[source]	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Sudanese Armed Forces^[source]
Cost	US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)^[source]	—
Built	2008–2013^[source]	—
In commission	2013–^[source]	—
Planned	4^[source]	—
Active	4^[source]	—
Type	Missile boat^[source]	Fast patrol boat^[source]
Propulsion	4 shafts^[source]	—
Endurance	8 days at sea^[source]	—
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]	—
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM^[source]	—
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]	Various, including: 1 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 107mm 12-barelled MRL^[source]
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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Ambassador MK III missile boat

Ashura-class speedboat

Displacement

600 tons^[source]

1 ton full load^[source]

Name

Ambassador MK III^[source]

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Builders

VT Halter Marine^[source]

Marine Industries Organization^[source]

Operators

Egyptian Navy^[source]

Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Sudanese Armed Forces^[source]

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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Planned

4^[source]

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Active

4^[source]

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Type

Missile boat^[source]

Fast patrol boat^[source]

Propulsion

4 shafts^[source]

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Endurance

8 days at sea^[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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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]

Various, including: 1 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 107mm 12-barelled MRL^[source]

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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