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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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Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Inlay-class offshore patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Inlay-class offshore patrol vessel |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 1,500 tons[source] |
| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | — |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Myanmar Naval Dockyard[source] |
| Operators |
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81 m (265 ft 9 in)[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
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Egyptian Navy[source]
Myanmar Navy[source] |
| 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] | 2013[source] |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 24 December 2017[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | CODAD Propulsion[source] |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[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] | 1 x Unknown surface search radar 2 x Furuno navigation radar[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 Type-66/76 57 mm twin guns 2 x M2 Browning Heavy 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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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter 1 x Schiebel Camcopter S-100[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | 17.5 m (57 ft)-long flight deck and has a single hangar.[source] |
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| Role | — | class of offshore patrol vessel (OPV)[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The OPV is approximately 81 metres (265 ft 9 in) long with a beam of about 12.5 metres (41 ft 0 in) and is understood to displace at least 1,500 tons. It is powered by two diesel engines driving two propellers. The OPV is capable of operating a helicopter from its approximately 17.5-metre (57 ft)-long flight deck and has a single hangar . A stern ramp is fitted for a rigid-hulled inflatable boat . The armament comprises manually operated 57-millimetre (2.2 in) twin guns in Type 66 or 76 gun mount on the forecastle as well as two manually-operated heavy machine guns atop the hangar deck. Sensors include two Furuno navigation radars .[source]Inlay-class offshore patrol vessel · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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