Ambassador MK III missile boat vs Fassmer FPB 20

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

Fassmer FPB 20

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 ↗

Fassmer FPB 20o/a

20 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2

Beam+79%
Speed+36%

Fassmer FPB 20larger 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

14 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

63m

20mo/a

Length

All recorded figures & sources

63 m

Length

Single source

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

20 m

o/a

Single source

20 m (65 ft 7 in) o/a^[source]

10m

5.6m

Beam+79%

All recorded figures & sources

10 m

Beam

Single source

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

5.6 m

Beam

Single source

5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)^[source]

2mDraft

1.45m

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2 m

Draft

Single source

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

1.45 m

Draught

Single source

1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)^[source]

600 tons

32ts

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

600 tons^[source]

32 tonnes

Single source

32 tonnes (31 long tons) s^[source]

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

3–6peoplepersons

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

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

3–6 people

persons

Single source

3-6 persons^[source]

76km/hMaximum; Speed

56km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+36%

All recorded figures & sources

76 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

56 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)^[source]

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

560km

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]

560 km

Range

Single source

300 nmi (560 km)^[source]

22,000kW4× MTU diesels

2 × 2 x MTU 12V 183 TE 92, 735 kW, 2300 rpm Propeller: Schaffran, z = 3

Power

All recorded figures & sources

22,000 kW

4× MTU diesels

Single source

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

2 × 2 x MTU 12V 183 TE 92, 735 kW, 2300 rpm Propeller: Schaffran, z = 3^[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 Fassmer FPB 20 configuration
Specification	Ambassador MK III missile boat	Fassmer FPB 20
Name	Ambassador MK III^[source]	—
Builders	VT Halter Marine^[source]	Fassmer^[source]
Operators	Egyptian Navy^[source]	Lebanese Navy German Police Authority Bremen^[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]	1992–present^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	—
Active	4^[source]	1^[source]
Type	Missile boat^[source]	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]	2 × 12.7 mm machine guns Water cannon / Fire Fighting Equipment^[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	—
Completed	—	1^[source]
Boats & landing craft carried	—	3 m Daughter Boat with Crane^[source]
Notes	—	Hull No. 1280^[source]

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Ambassador MK III missile boat

Fassmer FPB 20

Name

Ambassador MK III^[source]

—

Builders

VT Halter Marine^[source]

Fassmer^[source]

Operators

Egyptian Navy^[source]

Lebanese Navy German Police Authority Bremen^[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]

1992–present^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

—

Active

4^[source]

1^[source]

Type

Missile boat^[source]

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]

2 × 12.7 mm machine guns Water cannon / Fire Fighting Equipment^[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

—

Completed

—

1^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried

—

3 m Daughter Boat with Crane^[source]

Notes

—

Hull No. 1280^[source]