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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 2 of 3
Matka-class missile boatlarger 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 | Matka-class missile boat |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 233 tons standard 257 tons full load[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Matka class (Project 206MR Vikhr)[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy Border Police of Georgia[source] |
38.6 m (126 ft 8 in)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Single sourceat 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Single source600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) at 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) 1,450 nautical miles (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[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] | Hydrofoil missile boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | — |
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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] | MR-101 radar(from P-260 onwards) Omega navigation radar(not on P-15)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | Pchlea EW radar(on P 262) 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] | 1 × AK-176 gun 1 × AK-630 gun 2 P-15 Termit anti ship missiles (replaced by 8 SS-N-25 in Russian Navy units)[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 | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Osa-class missile boat[source] |
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| In service | — | 1977–present[source] |
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| Completed | — | 12[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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| Retired | — | 10[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | Chantier naval Sredne-Nevski Léningrad[source]Shipyard |
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