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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 2 of 2
Stenka-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Stenka-class patrol boat |
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| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Project 205P Tarantul[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Almaz Shipyard Vladivostok Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | see below[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] |
39.98 m (131 ft 2 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source41 knots (76 km/h)[source]
Maximum; for boats with Zvezda M503 engines
Single sourceMaximum; for boats with Zvezda M504 engines
Single source34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) for boats with Zvezda M503 engines 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) for boats with Zvezda M504 engines[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 11.4 kn (21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph)
Single sourceat 12.3 kn (22.8 km/h; 14.2 mph)
Single sourceat 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single source1,910 nmi (3,540 km; 2,200 mi) at 11.4 kn (21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph) 1,560 nmi (2,890 km; 1,800 mi) at 12.3 kn (22.8 km/h; 14.2 mph) 800 nmi (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
3 × 4,000 metric horsepower ( ) or 3 × 5,000 metric horsepower (
Single sourceInstalled power
Single source3 × 4,000 metric horsepower (3,900 hp ) or 3 × 5,000 metric horsepower (4,900 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 2008–2013[source] | 1967–1989[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] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | 3 × Zvezda M503 or M504 diesel engines; three 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] | 1 × 4Ts-30-125 or MR-220 ("Peel Cone") search radar 1 × Xenon navigational radar 1 × Bronza search system (hull-mounted and dipping high-frequency sonars )[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] | 2 × twin 30 mm AK-230 guns 4 × 40 cm anti-submarine torpedo tubes Two depth charge racks (12 depth charges)[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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| In service | — | 1967–present[source] |
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| Completed | — | c. 137 (including the export Project 02059)[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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