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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Castor-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | 2 × 2,880 kW (3,860 hp) MTU diesel engines[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Castor -class coastal patrol vessel[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Socarenam , Boulogne-sur-Mer , France[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Belgian Navy[source] |
Castor-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
53.50 m (175 ft 6 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.
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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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] | 2 × RHIBs[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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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[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 | France[source]Castor-class patrol vessel · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
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| Cost | — | € 26.6 million (2013) (equivalent to € 32.35 million in 2025) for 2 units[source] |
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| Built | — | 2013–2015, 2025-2027[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2014–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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