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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 5
Protector-class patrol vessellarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source63 m (206 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Protector-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Protector class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Tenix, Williamstown[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Royal New Zealand 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.
85 m (278 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source41 knots (76 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Baseline speed Economical speed
Single sourceMaximum; Loiter speed
Single sourceBaseline speed 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Loiter speed 4 to 10 knots (7.4 to 18.5 km/h; 4.6 to 11.5 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
$110 million per vessel[source] |
| Built | 2008–2013[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 2010[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | 21 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] | Fire control: Optical[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 × Remote Controlled Rafael Typhoon 25 mm stabilised naval gun, on forecastle 2 × M2HB QCB .50 calibre Browning machine guns on pivots on either side of the bridge Small arms[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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| Completed | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × RHIB (7.74 m (25.4 ft)) 6 × 45 man inflatable rafts 2 × special forces RHIB (11 m (36 ft))[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 30 passengers, 3 × 20 ft sea container, 1 × 16 tonne, 9-metre crane aft[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. Can be armed with a combination of homing torpedoes, AGM119 ASM and MAG58 Machine Gun . 1 x A109 light utility helicopter (alternative to Seasprite)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar for Seasprite or A109[source] |
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