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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
Littoral mission ship / Offshore patrol vessel
At a glance
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
Keris-class littoral mission shiplarger figure on 1 of 3
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 | Keris-class littoral mission ship |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 700 tons[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Keris class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Co. Ltd[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] |
69 m (226 ft 5 in)[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.
Royal Malaysian 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] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | — |
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| Planned | 18[source] |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Littoral mission ship / Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 15 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] | SR-47AG search radar HEOS-100 & HEOS-300 fire control 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 30 mm H/PJ-17 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M2HB 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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| Preceded by | — | Kedah class[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 x RHIB[source] |
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