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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard
At a glance
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 3 of 3
Marine Protector-class patrol boatlarger 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 | Marine Protector-class patrol boat |
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| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Marine Protector-class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Bollinger Shipyards , Lockport, Louisiana[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | United States Coast Guard Ghana Navy Lebanese Navy Philippines Coast Guard National Navy of Uruguay[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
87 ft (27 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.
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| Built | 2008–2013[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 1998–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active | 72[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 2 x MTU diesel engines[source] |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 3 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] | 1 x AN/SPS-73 surface search 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] | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning 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 | — | Point-class[source] |
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| Completed | — | 77[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Role | — | type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard . The 87-foot-long (27 m) vessels with hull based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group . The vessels were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana . Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after sea creatures that fly or swim. Four have been delivered to Malta and Yemen.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot Point class , which had smaller accommodations and had to stop to deploy its pursuit inflatable boat via crane. The last Point-class cutter was decommissioned in 2003.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In May 2023, the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Marine Protector vessels, as well as two Island-class patrol boat and three Lockheed C-130H Hercules during President Bongbong Marcos ' visit to Washington, D.C.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The vessels consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph).[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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