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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 3 of 4
Cyclone-class patrol shiplarger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
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| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | — |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Bollinger Shipyards[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Royal Bahraini Naval Force Egyptian Navy Philippine Navy United States Navy (former) U.S. Coast Guard (former)[source] |
| Cost |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
179 ft (55 m)[source]
officers, 24 enlisted personnel
Single source4 officers, 24 enlisted personnel[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
4 × Paxman 16RP200- 1-CM 3,350 shp ( ) diesel engines (13,400 shp (
Single source) combined
Single source4 × Paxman 16RP200- 1-CM 3,350 shp (2,500 kW ) diesel engines (13,400 shp (10,000 kW ) combined)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] | 1993–2023 (US Navy, US Coast Guard) 2004–present (Philippine Navy) 2022–present (Royal Bahrain Naval Forces) 2023–present (Egyptian Navy)[source] |
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| Planned | 16[source] |
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| Active | 5 (Royal Bahrain Naval Forces) 3 (Egyptian Navy) 3 (Philippine Navy)[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Coastal patrol ship[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 4 × shafts, Reintjes reverse reduction gear box[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] | 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) MK 38 autocannon 2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber machine guns 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) MK 19 automatic grenade launchers 2 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) M240B machine guns 6 × FIM-92 Stinger SAMs 2 × MK-60 quadruple BGM-176B Griffin B missile launchers[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 States[source] |
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| Completed | — | 14[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Retired | — | 1 - available for sale to foreign military 2 - sunk as an artificial reef[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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