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At a glance
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Frankenthal-class minehunterlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
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.
Configuration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Frankenthal-class minehunter |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 2 × MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines , 2040 kW each 2 × electric motors for slow and silent maneuvering 2 × Renk PLS 25 E gearboxes 2 × controllable pitch propellers[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Lürssen Abeking & Rasmussen Krögerwerft[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | German Navy United Arab Emirates Navy Turkish Navy Indonesian Navy[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
| Completed | 12[source] | |
| Active | 10[source] | |
| Retired | ||
| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Minehunter[source] |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] | — |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] | 1 × hull mounted DSQS-11A mine hunting sonar DRBN 32 navigation radar[source] |
| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 1 × Bofors 40 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun (currently upgrading to 1 × MLG 27 27 mm autocannon) 2 FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS surface-to-air missile 2 × Pinguin B3 mine hunting ROVs Mine laying capabilities[source] |
| 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 | Germany[source] Germany[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Hameln -class minesweeper[source] |
| Subclasses | — | A class Pulau Fani class[source] |
| In commission | — | 1992–present[source] |
| Planned | — | 12[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launchers (currently under procurement) 2 × Barricade chaff and flare launcher[source] |
| Notes | — | mine diver equipment, decompression chamber crane[source] |