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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
Offshore patrol vessel Corvette (full armament configuration)
At a glance
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Hisar-class offshore patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel |
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| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Hisar class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | ASFAT[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | — |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
99.56 m (326 ft 8 in)[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.
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| Built | 2008–2013[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | — |
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| Planned | 10[source] |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Offshore patrol vessel Corvette (full armament configuration)[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | CODELOD: 4 x Diesel 2 x Electric Motor Generators: 4 x Diesel Generator[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] | Sonar: METEKSAN YAKAMOS 2020 New Generation Mounted Sonar Radars: ASELSAN MAR-D 3D Search Radar ASELSAN 2 AKR-D Fire Control Radar Navigation/LPI Radar Systems: ASELSAN Piri – KATS (Infrared Search and Trace System) ASELSAN DENİZGÖZÜ OCTOPUS-S Electro-optical Search System TÜBİTAK YELKOVAN Radar Electronic Support System Combat Management System: HAVELSAN ADVENT SYS[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] | Full armament configuration : Guns: 1 x MKE 76 mm/62-caliber gun 1 x Aselsan GOKDENIZ CIWS 2 x UNIROBOTICS Targan 12.7 mm RCWS Vertical launcher systems: 8 x MiDLAS Vertical Launching System (VLS) (optional) 8 x HISAR-D RF air defence missiles Anti-ship missiles: 8 x Atmaca anti-ship missile Anti-submarine warfare: Roketsan ASW rocket launcher system[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 | Turkey[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 x RHIB[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x Naval helicopter 1 x UAV[source] Hangar and platform for: S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopter Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)[source] |
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| Used by | — | Turkish Navy[source]Hisar class · TCG Koçhisar · commissioned 20 June 2026 and listed Active; class operator Turkish Navy Romanian Navy[source]Hisar class · Contraamiral Roman (ex-TCG Akhisar) · commissioned 20 June 2026 and listed Active; class operator Romanian Navy |
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