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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
Rauma-class missile boatlarger 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 | Rauma-class missile boat |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 240 tons[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Rauma class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Rauma shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Finnish Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.5 m (159 ft 1 in)[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.
| 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] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 1990-present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Fast attack craft[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 2 × Riva Calzoni IRC 115 waterjets[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] | Saab 9LV225 Mk4 Combat Management System Saab CEROS 200 FCS Saab Microwave System Sea Giraffe 9GA 208 Surface search radar Raytheon ARPA Navigation radar Kongsberg ST2400 Towed sonar Finnyards Sonac/PTA towed array sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | MASS decoy system[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 × Bofors 40 mm/70 2 × NSV 12.7 mm machine guns 6 × Saab RBS-15 Mk3 SSM 2 × Saab Elma ASW-600 9-tube ASW mortars Mine rails for tactical mines can be fitted instead of 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 | Finland[source]Rauma-class missile boat · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
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| Preceded by | — | Helsinki class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Hamina class , Squadron 2020[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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