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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
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Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
HMAS Cape Pillarlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | HMAS Cape Pillar |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | — |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[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] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Type | Missile 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 (0.5 in) machine guns[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 | — |
| Namesake | — | Cape Pillar[source] |
| Builder | — | Austal , Henderson, Western Australia[source] |
| Launched | — | June 2023[source] |
| Commissioned | — | 12 December 2024[source] |
| In service | — | 13 October 2023[source] |
| Home port | — | HMAS Coonawarra[source] |
| Identification | — | IMO number : 4764123 MMSI number : 503106000 Callsign : VKBV Pennant number : 319[source] |
| Motto | — | Look forward[source] |
| Class & type | — | Cape-class patrol boat[source] |