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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 1 of 1
Esploratore-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Esploratore-class patrol boat |
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| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Esploratore class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Cantieri Navali Istria , CLEMNA and SIMAN Srl in Cadimare, La Spezia[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Italian Navy[source] |
LPP
Single source- 37.16 m (121 ft 11 in) LOA - 34.65 m (113 ft 8 in) LPP[source]
2 officers, 14 sailors
Single source16 (2 officers, 14 sailors)[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] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 1997–2005[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active |
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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] | — |
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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] | 2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars[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 x 12,7 mm Browning M2 HB (A61ADF) 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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| Building | — |
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