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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | - 4 x shafts with variable-pitch propellers - 4 x diesel engines MTU 16V538TIB93, 13,000 kW (17,000 bhp) - 3 x diesel engines generators Isotta Fraschini L1306 T2 ME, 3 x 150 kW (200 bhp)[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Saettia class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Fincantieri to Muggiano and Riva Trigoso ( La Spezia ) shipyards[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Italian Coast Guard ( Saettia Mk1 and Saettia Mk2 ) Iraqi Navy ( Saettia Mk4 ) Maritime Squadron AFM ( Saettia Mk3 ) Panamanian Public Forces ( Saettia Mk2 ) |
Diciotti-class offshore 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.
LPP
Single source- 51.7 m (170 ft) LOA - 47.2 m (155 ft) LPP[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 | Italy: 6, Malta: 1, Iraq: 4[source] |
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| Active | Italy: 4, Malta: 1, Iraq: 2, Panama: 2[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol 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] | 2 x 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] | - 2 navigation radar, X and S band, GEM Elettronica SPN-753 - IRST fire control system[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 1 × Otobreda KBA 25/80 mm; 2 x 12.7mm MGs[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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| Preceded by | — | Kondor I -class (Malta)[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Malta - P61 Iraq - Saettia MK4[source] |
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| Built | — | 1984-2009[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1999-2009[source] |
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| Planned | — | Italy: 6, Malta: 1, Iraq: 4[source] |
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| Building | — | Italy: 6, Malta: 1, Iraq: 4[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Saettia Mk1[source] |
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| Depth | — | 5.4 m (18 ft)[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 7 days[source] |
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| Notes | — | VERTREP capability[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | flight deck for 1 x medium helicopter (AB-212 class)[source] |
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| National origin | — | Italy[source] |
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| Role | — | offshore patrol vessel[source]Diciotti ownpatrolvessel class, not weaponsmounted |
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