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Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 1
Super Dvora Mk III-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 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]
Mk III
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Super Dvora Mk III-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | 600 tons[source] | Mk III: 72 tons Multi-Role: 85 tons Mk IIIi: 50 tons[source] |
| Complement | 36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38[source] | — |
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Super Dvora Mark III class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | IAI-Ramta[source] |
Mk IIIi
Single sourceMulti-Role
Single sourceMk III: 27.4 metres (90 ft) Multi-Role: 29 metres (95 ft) Mk IIIi: 20 metres (66 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]
Mk III at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Single sourceMk IIIi at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Single sourceMulti-Role at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Single sourceMulti-Role: 1,500 nautical miles (2,780 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) Mk III: 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) Mk IIIi: 300 nautical miles (560 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | See Operators[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] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 2004[source] |
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| Planned | 19[source] |
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| Active | 19[source] |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Fast 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] | 4 × AGM-114 Hellfire (Surface-to-surface type) missiles, SPIKE NLOS missiles 1 × Typhoon 20-30 mm stabilized cannon 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns Automatic grenade launchers[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 | Israel[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Super Dvora Mk III |
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| Preceded by | — | Super Dvora Mk II class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Super Dvora Multi-Role, Super Dvora Mk IIIi[source] |
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| Completed | — | 19[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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