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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 3 of 3
P21-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | P21-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | — |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Austal , Henderson, Western Australia[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Maritime Squadron AFM[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] | € 9.3 million per unit[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
21.2 m (70 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 2008–2013[source] | 2009[source] |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 2010-present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Inshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[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 × 12.7mm machine gun 2 × 7.62mm machine guns Fire fighting water cannon[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 | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Swift -class Bremse -class[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 3.4 m (11 ft) rigid hull inflatable boat launched from a stern ramp[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | In September 2012 P22 intercepted a boat full of illegal immigrants about 25 nautical miles south of Malta and rescued 11 of them. Another 30 people on board the boat refused assistance and continued their journey north.[source]P21-class patrol vessel · Service history / P22; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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