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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
Sa'ar 4-class fast attack craftlarger 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 | Sa'ar 4-class fast attack craft |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | 415 tons 450 tons full loaded[source] |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Sa'ar 4 class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Israel Shipyards[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
58 m (190 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]
at 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) 1,650 nmi (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Israeli Navy Chilean Navy South African Navy Sri Lanka Navy Navy of Equatorial Guinea[source] |
| 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] | — |
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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] | — |
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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] | Elta EL/M-2207/2208 air & surface search radar Selenia Orion RTN-10X fire-control radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | 1 × 45-tube, 4-6 × 24-tubes and 4 single chaff rocket launchers Elisra NS-9003/9005 RWR[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] | 2-4 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSMs and 4 × Gabriel II SSMs OR 6 × Gabriel II SSMs 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS and 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun OR 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm 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 | Greece[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Sa'ar 3 class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Sa'ar 4.5 class[source] |
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