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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
Training ship / Offshore patrol vessel
At a glance
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Gagah Samudera-class training shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Gagah Samudera-class training ship |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 1270 tons[source] |
| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Gagah Samudera class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | DSME South Korea NGV Tech Malaysia[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
76 m (249 ft)[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Royal Malaysian Navy[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 |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Training ship / Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 2x MAN Diesel engines[source] |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 21 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] | Combat management system : Hanwha Naval Shield ICMS Navigation radar : Kelvin Hughes SharpEye[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 MSI DS30B 30 mm cannon 2 x M2HB Browning 12.7 mm 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 | — |
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| Preceded by | — | KD Hang Tuah (as a training ship) KLD Tunas Samudera[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing platform[source] |
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| Design and production context | — | The Gagah Samudera class is a class of training ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The two ships were built jointly by Malaysia and South Korea under a shared development program, with one ship built in South Korea and the other in Malaysia, The ships, named KD Gagah Samudera and KD Teguh Samudera are currently in service. All RMN ships carry the prefix KD (Malay: Kapal Di-Raja, literally "Royal Ship")[source] |
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