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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 2
Osa-class missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
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 | Osa-class missile boat |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | Osa 1 171.5 (with M-504B – 184) tons standard 209 (with M-504B – 226) tons full load Osa 2 192 tons standard 235 tons full load[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Osa class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Vostochnaya Verf[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] |
38.6 m (127 ft)[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)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h)
Single sourceat 35 knots (65 km/h)
Single source1,800 nmi (3,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h), 800 nmi (1,500 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h), 500 nmi (930 km) at 35 knots (65 km/h)[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
3 × M-503G diesel engines (205) 3 ×
Single sourceM-504B diesel engines (205U onwards)
Single source3 × 4,000 hp (3.0 MW) M-503G diesel engines (205) 3 × 5,000 hp (3.7 MW) M-504B diesel engines (205U onwards)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
see below[source] |
| 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] | 1960–1973[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] | Missile boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 3 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-331 Rangout (Square Tie) radar Klyon fire-control system for P-15 Termit Nickel IFF MR-104 Rys (Drum Tilt) fire-control radar for AK-230 ARP-58SV radio direction finder[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | Nikhrom-RRM IFF/ESM[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 × AK-230 twin 30 mm CIWS (2,000 rounds) 4 × P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx) anti-ship missiles[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 | — | Komar-class missile boat[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Tarantul-class corvette[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Osa 1, Osa 2[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Completed | — | 400+[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Osa class[source] |
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