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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 1
Cassiopea-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Cassiopea-class patrol vessel |
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| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Cassiopea[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Fincantieri – Muggiano[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Italian Navy Albanian Naval Force[source] |
pp
Single source79.80 m (261 ft 10 in) oa 71.50 m (234 ft 7 in) pp[source]
officers, 54 enlisted
Single source6 officers, 54 enlisted[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
- 2 x shafts - 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230.16 propulsion diesels 5.84 kW (7.83 bhp) - 3 x diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini ID 36SS6V - 1 x diesel engine generator Isotta Fraschini VM-V6130T for emergency[source]
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| 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 | — |
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| Active | Cassiopea (P 401) Libra (P 133) Spica (P 403) Vega (P 404)[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 35 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] | 1 × SMA SPN-748(V)2 Navigation radar 1 × AESN SPS-702(v)2 surface search radar 1 × AESN SPG-70 (RTN 10X) fire control radar 1 × GEM Elettronica Gemini-DB navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | Elint equipment[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 76/62mm Allargato gun 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 guns with Oerlikon KBA 25 mm 2 × 7,62 mm MG 42/59 machine guns[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 | Italy[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 Agusta-Bell AB-212 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar and flight deck[source] |
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