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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 3 of 4
Island-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Island-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 163 tons[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Island class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Bollinger Shipyards , Lockport, Louisiana , U.S.[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | United States Coast Guard (former) Coast Guard of Georgia Costa Rica Coast Guard Colombian National Navy Hellenic Navy Pakistan Navy Ukrainian Navy Tunisian National Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
110 ft (34 m)[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.
| 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] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | two 16-cylinder Paxman Valenta 16-CM RP200M Diesel engines[source]A and B series Caterpillar 3516 Diesel engines[source]C series |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 5 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] | — |
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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] | Originally: Mark 16 20mm cannon 2 × M60 7.62 NATO machine gun Later upgraded to: Mk 38 25mm cannon 2 x M2 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 | United States[source] United States[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Cape-class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Sentinel-class[source] |
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| Completed | — | 49[source] |
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