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Auk-class minesweeperlarger figure on 2 of 2
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source221 ft 2 in (67.41 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Auk-class minesweeper | Bay-class patrol boat |
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| Name | Auk class[source] | Bay class[source] |
| Builders | (10 builders in 9 states)[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Royal Navy (under Lend-Lease) Post WWII Hellenic Navy Philippine Navy Republic of Korea Navy Turkish Naval Forces Mexican Navy Republic of China Navy[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
| Preceded by | Raven class[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]
3,500 shp (
Single source3,500 shp (2,600 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Succeeded by | USS Eagle[source] | — |
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| Type | Minesweeper[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel–electric drives 2 × screws[source] | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
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| Armament | Varied 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun (aft gun removed in AM-314 and up) 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns (added in place of aft gun in AM-314 and up) 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons (varied from 4 in early ships to 8 in later ships) 2 × depth charge tracks 5 × k-guns AM-371 and up 4 × k-guns 1 × Hedegehog[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
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| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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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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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[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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