Credit
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 3 of 3
Orca-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 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 | Orca-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Orca class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Victoria Shipyards , Esquimalt[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Royal Canadian Navy[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] |
33 m (108 ft 3 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
CA$ 90.7 million (2004) (equivalent to CA$ 142.2 million in 2025) for 8 vessels CA$ 11.3 million (2004) (equivalent to CA$ 17.7 million in 2025) per unit[source]
| Built | 2008–2013[source] | November 2004 – October 2008[source] |
|---|
| In commission | 2013–[source] | — |
|---|
| Planned | — |
|---|
| Active |
|---|
| Type | Missile boat[source] | Training tender and patrol boat[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | — |
|---|
| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | — |
|---|
| 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] | — |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | — |
|---|
| 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 x C6 7.62 mm machine guns , and embarked small arms. Foredeck is strengthened to accept a 12.7 mm M2 machine gun (FFBNW) .[source] |
|---|
| 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 | Canada[source] |
|---|
| Preceded by | — | YAG 300[source] |
|---|
| In service | — | 17 November 2006 – present[source] |
|---|
| Completed | — |
|---|
| Notes | — | 1 × Zodiac SR2 rescue boat 1 × Allied Systems D2500S deck crane[source] |
|---|