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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
Raptor-class patrol boatlarger 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]
overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Raptor-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 23 tons[source] |
| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Project 03160 Raptor -class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Pella shipyard[source] |
16.9 m (55 ft) overall[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source41 knots (76 km/h)[source]
Maximum; (at a wave height of 2.5 m (8.2 ft))
Single sourceMaximum; (at a wave height of 4.5 m (15 ft))
Single sourceMaximum; full speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h) (at a wave height of 4.5 m (15 ft)), 28 knots (52 km/h) (at a wave height of 2.5 m (8.2 ft)), 48 knots (89 km/h) full speed[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Russian Navy[source] |
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| 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] | 2013 – present[source] |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | Since 2014[source] |
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| Planned | 24[source] |
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| Active | 12+ (c. 9 Baltic , 2+ Black Sea/Mediterranean , 1 Caspian ) (some boats transferred to the Black Sea from the Baltic, notably P-342 "Yunarmeets Baltiki")[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | 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] | — |
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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 × 12.7 mm Kord machinegun 2 × 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg machine gun 8 × 9M133 Kornet guided 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 | Russia[source] |
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| In service | — | Since 2015[source] |
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| Completed | — | 17[source] |
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| Lost | — | 3-4? sunk, several damaged.[source] |
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| Troops | — | 20 marines[source] |
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| Armour | — | Armored panels of classes GOST 5 and 5a , bullet-resistant glass 39 mm (1.5 in) thick[source] |
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