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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 3
Landsort-class mine countermeasures vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Landsort-class mine countermeasures vessel |
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| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Landsort[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Swedish Navy Republic of Singapore Navy[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
47.5 m (155 ft 10 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] | mine countermeasures vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | Four Saab Scania DSI 14 diesel engines, coupled to two Voith Schneider Propellers[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] | Navigation radar : Terma Electronic I-band navigation radar Sonar : Thales Underwater System TSM-2022 hull-mounted mine hunting sonar EOD : Saab Systems 9LV 100 optronic weapon director[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | ESM : Thales Matilda radar warning system Decoys : Saab Systems Philax decoy launchers[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] | Gun : 40 mm lvakan M/48 Anti-submarine : Saab anti-submarine mortar launchers[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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| Subclasses | — | Bedok class Koster class[source] |
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| Completed | — | 11[source] |
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