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Ardhana-class patrol craftlarger figure on 1 of 2
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Length
Single source110 ft (34 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ardhana-class patrol craft | Bay-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | 110 tons (standard), 175 tons (full load)[source] | 134 tons[source] |
| Builders | VT Group (formerly Vosper Thornycroft), UK[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | United Arab Emirates[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
| Built | 1970s[source] |
38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1975-present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 Paxman 12CM diesels[source] | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Racal Decca TM 1626 radar[source] | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
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| Armament | 2 Oerlikon / BMARC 30 mm/75 A32 (twin), 1 Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm/80 A41A[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] United Kingdom[source] | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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| Name | — | Bay class[source] |
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| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] |
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