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Arialah-class offshore patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 2
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source67 m (220 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arialah-class offshore patrol vessel | Bay-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | — | 134 tons[source] |
| Name | Arialah class[source] | Bay class[source] |
| Builders | Damen Shipyards Galați Abu Dhabi Ship Building[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | UAE Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Agency[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single source1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 2013–2018[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2017–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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| Propulsion | 4 × MTU diesel engines[source] | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
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| Endurance | 21 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thales STIR fire control and Thales Smart-S Mark 2 search radar Mirador electro-optical system[source] | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Multi Ammunition Softkill System[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun Mk3 2 × OTO Melara Marlin 30 mm guns 1 × mk49 mod2 11-cell RAM launcher for RAM missile system[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Romania[source] Romania[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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| 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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