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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Falaj 2-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | 2 × MTU diesels 16V 4000 M90 (2,720 kW each), 4 × Isotta Fraschini generators[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Fincantieri[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | United Arab Emirates Navy[source] |
| In service | 1999–present |
Falaj 2-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.
55.7 m (182 ft 9 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | 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] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] | command and control system IPN-S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) radar/electro-optical FCS NA-30S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) 3D multifunction radar KRONOS 3D NV ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) secondary radar SIR-M ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) electro-optical director Medusa MK4B[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 super rapido stealth mount 2 × twin launcher MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet missiles 2 × trio vertical launch units MBDA VL MICA SAM 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns OTO Melara Hitrole -G (remotized)[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 | Italy[source] Italy[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × self-defence decoy system MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft-kill System) ( Rheinmetall ) 1 × Seal-L electronic warfare system ( Elettronica )[source] |
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