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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 4
Osprey-class minehunterlarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Osprey-class minehunter |
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| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Osprey class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Intermarine USA Avondale Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | United States Navy (former) Hellenic Navy Egyptian Navy Republic of China Navy[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.
188 ft (57 m)[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] | 1991–1995[source] |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 1993–2007 (US Navy)[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active | 2 with Hellenic Navy 2 with Egyptian Navy 2 with ROC (Taiwan) Navy[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Coastal minehunter[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 2 × Voith-Schneider vertical axis (cycloidal) propulsion systems 2 × Variable-pitch propeller[source] |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 15 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] | AN/SYQ-13 navigation/command and control AN/SPS-64(V)9 surface search radar AN/SPA-25G shipboard radar repeater (transistorized) AN/WSN-2 stabilized gyrocompass AN/SSQ-94 on board trainer[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | AN/SLQ-48 mine neutralization equipment AN/SQQ-32 minehunting sonar[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 machine guns 1 × Stinger missile launcher[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 | United States[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Harkness class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | None[source] |
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| In service | — | 1993–present[source] |
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| Completed | — | 12[source] |
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| Scrapped | — |
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