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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
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| Power | — | 2 shaft CAT C32 diesel 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Hunt class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Vosper Thornycroft Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Royal Navy Hellenic Navy Lithuanian Naval Force[source] |
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessellarger figure on 2 of 4
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Hunt class · Length
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| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed | 13[source] |
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| Active | 9 (5 RN, 1 Hellenic Navy, 3 Lithuanian Navy)[source] |
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| Retired | 2 (former HMS Chiddingfold & HMS Atherstone )[source] |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Mine countermeasures vessel[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] | Radar Type 1007 I band/SharpEye navigation radar Sonar Type 2193[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 1 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm gun 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 3 × General purpose machine guns[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 | United Kingdom[source] United Kingdom[source] |
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| Built | — | 1978–1988[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1979–present[source] |
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| Laid up | — | 1 (former HMS Brecon now RN training vessel)[source] |
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| Lost | — | 1 (former Hellenic Navy HS Kallisto )[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges[source] |
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