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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard
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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 2
Marine Protector-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Marine Protector-class patrol boat |
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| Name | Bay class[source] | Marine Protector-class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Bollinger Shipyards , Lockport, Louisiana[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | United States Coast Guard Ghana Navy Lebanese Navy Philippines Coast Guard National Navy of Uruguay[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] |
87 ft (27 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Completed | 77[source] |
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| Active | 72[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] | 2 x MTU diesel engines[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] | 1 x AN/SPS-73 surface search radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning 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 | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Point-class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1998–present[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Endurance | — | 3 days[source] |
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| Role | — | type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard . The 87-foot-long (27 m) vessels with hull based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group . The vessels were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana . Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after sea creatures that fly or swim. Four have been delivered to Malta and Yemen.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot Point class , which had smaller accommodations and had to stop to deploy its pursuit inflatable boat via crane. The last Point-class cutter was decommissioned in 2003.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In May 2023, the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Marine Protector vessels, as well as two Island-class patrol boat and three Lockheed C-130H Hercules during President Bongbong Marcos ' visit to Washington, D.C.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The vessels consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph).[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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