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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
Cavallari-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
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]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Cavallari-class patrol boat |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | - 2 x diesel engines Caterpillar C32, 2 x 1,193 kW (1,600 bhp) - 2 x shaft[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | CRN shipyard in Ancona (refitted by SIMAN shipyards in La Spezia )[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Italy Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard Albanian Naval Force[source] |
29.58 m (97 ft 1 in) LOA[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In service |
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1999–present[source] |
| — |
| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Fishery 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] | 1 × Dinghy with outboard engine[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] | 2 x Furuno navigation radars[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 2 x MG 42/59 7,62 mm 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 | — |
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| In commission | — | 1989/1990[source] |
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| Notes | — | equipped with 1 x crane Pellegrini GN 1/4 (10 tons to 4 m)[source] |
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