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Azteca-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 2
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
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| Specification | Azteca-class patrol vessel | Bay-class patrol boat |
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| Power | 2 shafts, 2 Ruston Paxman Ventura diesels, 3,600 bhp (2,700 kW)[source] | — |
| Name | Azteca class[source] | Bay class[source] |
| Builders | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Scott & Sons, Bowling; Lamont & Co. Ltd. and Mexican Navy Shipyards[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | Mexican Navy[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
111 ft 10 in (34.09 m) oa 101 ft 4 in (30.89 m) pp[source]
Length
Single source38.2 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.
| Built | 31[source] | — |
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| In service | 20[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Active | 20[source] |
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| Retired | 10[source] |
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| Type | Coastal patrol ship[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Surface search radar Kelvin Hughes.[source] | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 40 mm L/60 Bofors gun 1 × 20 mm Oerlikon GAM-B01 cannon 2 × machine guns[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom Mexico[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Azteca class | 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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| Completed | — |
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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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