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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Cassiopea-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
oa
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Cassiopea-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | - 2 x shafts - 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230.16 propulsion diesels 5.84 kW (7.83 bhp) - 3 x diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini ID 36SS6V - 1 x diesel engine generator Isotta Fraschini VM-V6130T for emergency[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Cassiopea[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Fincantieri – Muggiano[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Italian Navy Albanian Naval Force |
pp
Single source79.80 m (261 ft 10 in) oa 71.50 m (234 ft 7 in) pp[source]
officers, 54 enlisted
Single source6 officers, 54 enlisted[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | Cassiopea (P 401) Libra (P 133) Spica (P 403) Vega (P 404)[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Patrol vessel[source] |
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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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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] | 1 × SMA SPN-748(V)2 Navigation radar 1 × AESN SPS-702(v)2 surface search radar 1 × AESN SPG-70 (RTN 10X) fire control radar 1 × GEM Elettronica Gemini-DB navigation radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62mm Allargato gun 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 guns with Oerlikon KBA 25 mm 2 × 7,62 mm MG 42/59 machine guns[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 | Italy[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 35 days[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Elint equipment[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 Agusta-Bell AB-212 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar and flight deck[source] |
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