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Argos-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 4
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source27 m (88 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Argos-class patrol boat | Bay-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | 97 tons[source] | 134 tons[source] |
| Power | 2 diesel-engines MTU 12V 396 TE84 each with 3,500 hp (2,600 kW)[source] | — |
| Name | Argos[source] | Bay class[source] |
| Builders | Estaleiros Navais de Vila Real de Santo António[source] | Austal[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.
| Operators | Portuguese Navy[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
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| Preceded by | Albatroz class[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Centauro class[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1991–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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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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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 navigation radar Kodden MDC 2210[source] | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
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| Armament | 2 12.7 mm MG[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
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| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | 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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