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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Dokkum-class minesweeperlarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Dokkum-class minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 2 propellers 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) MAN diesel engines[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Dokkum class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Arnhemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij , Arnhem De Noord , Alblasserdam Gusto Shipyard , Schiedam Haarlemse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij , Haarlem J. & K. Smit , Kinderdijk L. Smit en Zoon , Kinderdijk Niestern Scheepsbouw Unie , Hellevoetsluis Wilton-Fijenoord , Schiedam[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Royal Netherlands Navy Peruvian Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
46.62 m (152 ft 11 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 | 18[source] |
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| Active |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Minesweeper[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] | 2 x 40mm guns 1 x 20 mm machine gun (later added)[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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| Succeeded by | — | Alkmaar class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Wildervank[source] |
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| Built | — | 1953–1957[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1955–1999[source] |
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| Planned | — | 18[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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