Ambassador MK III missile boat vs Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel

Ambassador MK III missile boat — licensed reference photograph

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Ambassador MK III missile boat

Missile boat

Credit

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel — licensed reference photograph

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel

Patrol boat

Credit

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Ambassador MK III missile boatLength

63 m

Length source ↗

Yoon Youngha-class patrol vesselLength

63 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3

Beam+11%

Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3

Draught+50%
Speed+7%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

63m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

63 m

Length

Single source

63 m (206 ft 8 in)^[source]

63 m

Length

Single source

63 m (206 ft 8 in)^[source]

10m

Beam+11%

All recorded figures & sources

10 m

Beam

Single source

10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[source]

9 m

Beam

Single source

9 m (29 ft 6 in)^[source]

2mDraft

3mDraft

Draught+50%

All recorded figures & sources

2 m

Draft

Single source

2 m (6 ft 7 in)^[source]

3 m

Draft

Single source

3 m (9 ft 10 in)^[source]

600 tons

570t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

600 tons^[source]

570 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

570 tonnes (561 long tons)^[source]

36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

36 (8 officers, 10 chief petty officers, and 18 ratings), 38^[source]

40 people

Complement

Single source

40^[source]

76km/hMaximum; Speed

81km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+7%

All recorded figures & sources

76 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

41 knots (76 km/h)^[source]

81 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

44 knots (81 km/h; 51 mph)^[source]

3,700kmat 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

3,700kmat 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 km

at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Single source

2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

3,700 km

at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Single source

1,998 nmi (3,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

22,000kW4× MTU diesels

Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) 2 × Hanwha Techwin / GE LM500 gas turbine 4,570 kW (6,130 hp) 2 × Doosan / MTU 12V 595 TE90 3,240 kW (4,340 hp) (711) 2 × STX/ MTU 16V 1163 TB93 5,920 kW (7,940 hp) (712~733) 3 × Doosan Heavy Industries waterjets

Power

All recorded figures & sources

22,000 kW

4× MTU diesels

Single source

4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Ambassador MK III missile boat and Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	Ambassador MK III missile boat	Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel
Name	Ambassador MK III^[source]	Yoon Youngha class^[source]
Builders	VT Halter Marine^[source]	Hanjin Heavy Industries, STX^[source]
Operators	Egyptian Navy^[source]	Republic of Korea Navy^[source]
Cost	US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)^[source]	₩ 48.8 billion $37.7 million (constant 2009 USD)^[source]
Built	2008–2013^[source]	—
In commission	2013–^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	PKX-A(PKG): 18, PKX-B(PKMR): 34^[source]
Active	4^[source]	PKX-A(PKG): 18, PKX-B(PKMR): 16^[source]
Type	Missile boat^[source]	Patrol boat^[source]
Propulsion	4 shafts^[source]	—
Endurance	8 days at sea^[source]	—
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]	STX RadarSys SPS-100K surface search radar LIG Nex1 SPS-540K 3D surveillance radar Saab CEROS 200 Fire Control Radar and optronic sight Hanwha systems electro-optical targeting system^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM^[source]	2 × T.S Tech K-RBOC Mk36 chaff/flare dispenser LIG Nex1 Sonata SLQ-200(V)K ECM/ECCM suite^[source]
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]	Hyundai Wia (after 3rd ship) 76 mm gun S&T Dynamics 'Nobong' 40L/70K dual 40 mm gun 4 × LIG Nex1 SSM-700K Haesung anti-ship cruise missile 2 × S&T Dynamics K6 12.7 mm machine guns^[source]
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	South Korea^[source]
Preceded by	—	Chamsuri class^[source]
Subclasses	—	PKX-A(PKG) ( Yoon Youngha class) PKX-B(PKMR)^[source]
Completed	—	PKX-A(PKG): 18, PKX-B(PKMR): 16^[source]
Alternative designation	—	Yoon Youngha class^[source]

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Ambassador MK III missile boat

Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel

Name

Ambassador MK III^[source]

Yoon Youngha class^[source]

Builders

VT Halter Marine^[source]

Hanjin Heavy Industries, STX^[source]

Operators

Egyptian Navy^[source]

Republic of Korea Navy^[source]

Cost

US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)^[source]

₩ 48.8 billion $37.7 million (constant 2009 USD)^[source]

Built

2008–2013^[source]

—

In commission

2013–^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

PKX-A(PKG): 18, PKX-B(PKMR): 34^[source]

Active

4^[source]

PKX-A(PKG): 18, PKX-B(PKMR): 16^[source]

Type

Missile boat^[source]

Patrol boat^[source]

Propulsion

4 shafts^[source]

—

Endurance

8 days at sea^[source]

—

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]

STX RadarSys SPS-100K surface search radar LIG Nex1 SPS-540K 3D surveillance radar Saab CEROS 200 Fire Control Radar and optronic sight Hanwha systems electro-optical targeting system^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM^[source]

2 × T.S Tech K-RBOC Mk36 chaff/flare dispenser LIG Nex1 Sonata SLQ-200(V)K ECM/ECCM suite^[source]

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]

Hyundai Wia (after 3rd ship) 76 mm gun S&T Dynamics 'Nobong' 40L/70K dual 40 mm gun 4 × LIG Nex1 SSM-700K Haesung anti-ship cruise missile 2 × S&T Dynamics K6 12.7 mm machine guns^[source]

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

South Korea^[source]

Preceded by

—

Chamsuri class^[source]

Subclasses

—

PKX-A(PKG) ( Yoon Youngha class) PKX-B(PKMR)^[source]

Completed

—

PKX-A(PKG): 18, PKX-B(PKMR): 16^[source]

Alternative designation

—

Yoon Youngha class^[source]