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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
Ultra Fast Attack Craftlarger 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]
Series I and II
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Ultra Fast Attack Craft |
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| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Colombo class[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Colombo Dockyard Limited[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] | USD$2.95 million (Series III) |
Series III
Single source24.3 m (79 ft 9 in) (Series I and II) 24 m (78 ft 9 in) (Series III)[source]
4× MTU diesels
Single source4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)[source]
2 × MTU 12V 396 TE 94 (1,630 kW; 2,190 hp each) driving with 2 x Kamewa water jets and 2 × DEUTZ TBD 620 V16 main engines (3,410 kW; 4,570 hp each) and two Arneson ASD-16 articulating surface drives (Sri Lanka) 2 x Paxman-Vega diesel engines driving with 2 x Kamewa water jets (Maldives)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 2008–2013[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2013–[source] | 1996[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Missile boat[source] | Ultra 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] | — |
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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 x Typhoon stabilized system with M242 Bushmaster / Oerlikon 20 mm cannon , Automatic grenade launcher and machine guns (Sri Lanka) 1x 20 mm machine gun and 2x 7.62mm machine guns (Maldives)[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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| Subclasses | — | See Subclasses[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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