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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
KDB Daruttaqwalarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | KDB Daruttaqwa |
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| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | 55+[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Daruttaqwa (Abode of Forbearance)[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) |
80 m (262 ft 6 in)[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 | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[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] | Search radar: Terma Scanter 4100 Navigation radar: 2 × Furuno navigation radars EOTS: (atop mast, front of search radar) Fire control radar: Thales Sting EO MK2 (only on her sisterships)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | ESM: EDO ITT 3601 Decoy: Terma DL-6T Decoy Launching system[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 × Mauser BK-27 RWS 27mm maingun 2 × Oerlikon 20mm/85 KAA secondary guns 4 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (only on her sisterships)[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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| Namesake | — | Daruttaqwa[source] |
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| Operator | — | Royal Brunei Navy[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 12 July 2012[source] |
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| Builder | — | Lürssen Werft[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 8 September 2014 ( 2014-09-08 )[source] |
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| Home port | — | Muara Naval Base[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 915080003 call sign : V8DL pennant number : 09[source] |
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| Status | — | active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Darussalam -class offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 x Boomeranger boats 1x Boomeranger Patrol Craft (1 x 7.62mm gun)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing platform[source] |
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