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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 3 of 4
Mark VI patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
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 | Mark VI patrol boat |
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| Power | — | MTU 16V2000M94 (x2), 5,200 HP[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | SAFE Boats International[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | United States Navy Ukrainian Navy[source] |
| In service | 1999–present |
84.8 ft (25.8 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 | 12[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | 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] | 2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm chain guns M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun(s) M240B 7.62 mm machine gun(s)[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 States[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Riverine Command Boat[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$15 million per ship[source] |
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| Built | — | 2015–2017[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2016–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 12[source] |
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| On order | — | 12[source] |
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| Troops | — |
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| Reported operators | — |
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