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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 1
Cutter Boat – Over the Horizonlarger figure on 0 of 1
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Cutter Boat – Over the Horizon |
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| Displacement | 134 tons[source] | — |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | — |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | — |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
| Completed |
24.75 feet (7.54 m)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[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]
Cummins diesel inboard engine, with a Hamilton jet drive
Single source500 hp (370 kW) Cummins diesel inboard engine, with a Hamilton jet drive[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | rigid-hulled inflatable boat[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] | — |
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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 | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | SAFE Boats International[source] |
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| Role | — | pursue and interdict fast, non-compliant vessels[source] |
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| Material | — | fabricated 5086 marine grade aluminum[source] |
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| Sensors and processing systems | — | radar , electronic compass, GPS , and other electronic navigation systems, loud-hailer, and both HF and VHF-FM radios[source] |
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| Seating | — | five special shock-absorbing seats[source] |
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