Ambassador MK III missile boat vs Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel

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

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel — licensed reference photograph

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel

Mine countermeasures vessel

Credit

PO(Phot) Tony Leather · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Ambassador MK III missile boatLength

63 m

Length source ↗

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vesselLength

60 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+5%
Beam+2%
Speed+145%

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessellarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

63m

60m

Length+5%

All recorded figures & sources

63 m

Length

Single source

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

60 m

Length

Single source

60 m

Hunt class · Length

Single source

60 m (196 ft 10 in)^[source]

60 metres^[source]Hunt class

10m

9.8m

Beam+2%

All recorded figures & sources

10 m

Beam

Single source

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

9.8 m

Beam

Single source

9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)^[source]

2mDraft

2.2m

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2 m

Draft

Single source

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

2.2 m

Draught

Single source

2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)^[source]

600 tons

750t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

600 tons^[source]

750 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

725 tonnes

Hunt class · Displacement

Single source

750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)^[source]

725 tonnes^[source]Hunt class

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

456 officers & 39 ratings

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

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

45 people

6 officers & 39 ratings

Single source

45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)^[source]

76km/hMaximum; Speed

31km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+145%

All recorded figures & sources

76 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

31 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

31.484 km/h

Maximum; Hunt class · Speed

Single source

17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)^[source]

17 knots^[source]Hunt class

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

2,778kmHunt class · Range

RangeScopes differ

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]

2,778 km

Hunt class · Range

Single source

1,500 nautical miles^[source]Hunt class

22,000kW4× MTU diesels

2 shaft CAT C32 diesel 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)

Power

All recorded figures & sources

22,000 kW

4× MTU diesels

Single source

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

2 shaft CAT C32 diesel 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)^[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 Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel configuration
Specification	Ambassador MK III missile boat	Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Name	Ambassador MK III^[source]	Hunt class^[source]
Builders	VT Halter Marine^[source]	Vosper Thornycroft Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited^[source]
Operators	Egyptian Navy^[source]	Royal Navy Hellenic Navy Lithuanian Naval Force^[source]
Cost	US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)^[source]	—
Built	2008–2013^[source]	1978–1988^[source]
In commission	2013–^[source]	1979–present^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	—
Active	4^[source]	9 (5 RN, 1 Hellenic Navy, 3 Lithuanian Navy)^[source]
Type	Missile boat^[source]	Mine countermeasures vessel^[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]	Radar Type 1007 I band/SharpEye navigation radar Sonar Type 2193^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM^[source]	SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges^[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]	1 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm gun 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 3 × General purpose 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	United Kingdom^[source] United Kingdom^[source]
Completed	—	13^[source]
Laid up	—	1 (former HMS Brecon now RN training vessel)^[source]
Lost	—	1 (former Hellenic Navy HS Kallisto )^[source]
Retired	—	2 (former HMS Chiddingfold & HMS Atherstone )^[source]

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Ambassador MK III missile boat

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel

Name

Ambassador MK III^[source]

Hunt class^[source]

Builders

VT Halter Marine^[source]

Vosper Thornycroft Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited^[source]

Operators

Egyptian Navy^[source]

Royal Navy Hellenic Navy Lithuanian Naval Force^[source]

Cost

US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)^[source]

—

Built

2008–2013^[source]

1978–1988^[source]

In commission

2013–^[source]

1979–present^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

—

Active

4^[source]

9 (5 RN, 1 Hellenic Navy, 3 Lithuanian Navy)^[source]

Type

Missile boat^[source]

Mine countermeasures vessel^[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]

Radar Type 1007 I band/SharpEye navigation radar Sonar Type 2193^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM^[source]

SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges^[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]

1 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm gun 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 3 × General purpose 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

United Kingdom^[source]

Completed

—

13^[source]

Laid up

—

1 (former HMS Brecon now RN training vessel)^[source]

Lost

—

1 (former Hellenic Navy HS Kallisto )^[source]

Retired

—

2 (former HMS Chiddingfold & HMS Atherstone )^[source]