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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
fast attack craft built in France for export
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Standard LaCombattanteIII design, not modified subclasses · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | La Combattante III type fast attack craft |
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| Displacement | 134 tons[source] | 359 tons[source]Standard LaCombattanteIII design, not modified Nigerian/Qatari/Tunisian subclasses |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | — |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | — |
| In service | 1999–present[source] |
56 metres[source]Standard LaCombattanteIII design, not modified subclasses
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[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.
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | fast attack craft built in France for export[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] | — |
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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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| Designer | — | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Greek La Combattante IIIa class[source] |
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