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At a glance
Ashura-class speedboatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
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.
Configuration
| Specification | Ashura-class speedboat | Bay-class patrol boat |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 1 ton full load[source] | 134 tons[source] |
| Power | Diesel[source] 2 × outboard engines, 240 horsepower (0.18 MW)[source] | — |
| Builders | Marine Industries Organization[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Sudanese Armed Forces[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
| Type | Fast patrol boat[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
| Armament | Various, including: 1 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 107mm 12-barelled MRL[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
| Name | — | Bay class[source] |
| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Retired | — | |
| Propulsion | — | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
| 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 |