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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
series of mine countermeasures vessels in use by the Swedish Navy
At a glance
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Koster-class mine countermeasures vessellarger 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 | Koster-class mine countermeasures vessel |
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| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Kockums[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Swedish Navy[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
| Completed | 8 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
47.5 metres (155 ft 10 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.
5 vessels[source] |
| Active | 5 vessels[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] | — |
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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] | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun 2 × Ksp 58 machine gun Mines & depth charges[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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| Built | — | 1982–1993[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1983–present[source] |
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| Role | — | series of mine countermeasures vessels in use by the Swedish Navy[source] |
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