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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 1 of 1
Patrol Boat, Riverlarger figure on 0 of 1
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]
Mk I
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Patrol Boat, River |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 8.9 ton for Mk II[source] |
| Crew | — | Coxswain , Engineman , Gunner, Seaman, Patrol Officer, MP , ARVN Interpreter[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | PBR (Patrol Boat, River)[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Uniflite, River City Machine Works[source] |
Mk II
Single source31 ft (9.4 m) (Mk I) 32 ft (9.8 m) (Mk II)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | See Operators[source] |
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| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] | $75,000 ($593,000 in 2018 dollars)[source] |
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| Built | 2008–2013[source] | Dec. 1965 – Sep. 1980, 1990[source] |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active | 13[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Riverine patrol boat[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] | Raytheon 1900 radar unit[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 × twin .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB Browning machine guns or 1 × single (20 mm) Mk12 Colt 20 mm cannon (forward, in a rotating tub) 1 × single (81 mm) M252 mortar or 1 × single M2HB (rear) 1 or 2 × 7.62 mm M60 machine gun (s) (side-mounted) 1 × 40 mm Mk 18 grenade launcher (pintle mount)[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 | — | PTF boat[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Special Operations Craft – Riverine[source] |
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| In service | — | 1966–2019[source] |
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| Completed | — | 161 (Mark I) and 418 (Mark II) 6 (Mark II Replacements - RCMW)[source] |
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| Lost | — | at least 19[source] |
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| Preserved | — | 27 non-operational 9 operational[source] |
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| Armor | — | Ceramic armor shields fitted to guns, bridge. Also crew-applied ballistic blankets to protect the coxswain in the control cockpit.[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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