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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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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
F2000 corvette / multi-role light frigate (MRLF)
At a glance
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 2
Bung Tomo-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Bung Tomo-class corvette |
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| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | — |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | BAE Systems Marine[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Royal Brunei Navy Indonesian Navy[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] | — |
| Built | 2008–2013 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
LWL
Single source89.9 m (295 ft ) LWL , 95 m (312 ft) LOA[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1998–2002[source] |
| In commission | 2013–[source] | 2014–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | F2000 corvette / multi-role light frigate (MRLF)[source] |
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| 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] | Ultra Electronics / Radamec Series 2500 electro-optic weapons director Thales Underwater Systems TMS 4130C1 hull-mounted sonar BAE Systems Insyte AWS-9 E- and F-band air and surface 3D radar BAE Insyte 1802SW I/J-band radar trackers Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 navigation radar Thales Nederland Scout radar for surface search Thales Sensors Cutlass 242 countermeasures[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] | 1× OTO Melara 76 mm 2× DS 30B REMSIG 30 mm gun 16× VLS for Seawolf SAM (retired and planned to be replaced with VL MICA or Sea Ceptor ) 2× 4 Exocet MM40 Block II/III missile launchers 2× triple BAE Systems 324-millimetre (13 in) torpedo tubes , loaded with Italian A244S mod 3[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 | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Diponegoro class (Indonesia)[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Bung Karno class (Indonesia) Raja Haji Fisabilillah class (Indonesia)[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1x Eurocopter AS565 Panther[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flightdeck, no hangar[source] |
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