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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 0 of 4
Meteoro-class patrol vessellarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Meteoro-class patrol vessel |
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| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | 46 crew and 30 forces[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | — |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Navantia[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Spanish Navy[source] |
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93.9 m (308 ft 1 in)[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
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| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] | € 183 million (2020) (equivalent to € 204.49 million in 2022) per unit[source] |
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| Built | 2008–2013[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | — |
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| Planned | 12[source] |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 2 diesel engines 4 groups diesel generators 2 electric motors propellers 1 emergency generator Located 2 cross bow thruster[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] | — |
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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 OTO Melara 76 mm 2 × 25 mm automatic mountings Mk 38 MOD 2A 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns M2 Browning 4 × Mark 36 SRBOC[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 | Spain[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Agusta-Bell 212 helicopter[source] |
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