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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
Natya-class minesweeperlarger figure on 3 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 | Natya-class minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 134 tons[source] | 873 tons[source] |
| Power | — | 2 × M-503 diesel engines 5,000 hp (3,700 kW)[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Project 266M Akvamarin[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | KB Baltic Zavod[source] |
61 m (200 ft 2 in)[source]
6 officers
Single source68 (6 officers)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators |
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Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
Soviet Navy Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy Indian Navy Libyan Navy Syrian Navy Yemeni Navy[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed | 45[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | minesweeper[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] | Sonar: MG-69/79 High frequency, hull mounted, active mine detection Radar: Don 2 I-band air/surface 2 × Square Head - High Pole B IFF MR-104 Rys' (NATO designation: "Drum Tilt") H/I-band fire control[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 2 × AK-230 dual 30 mm autocannons 2 × 2М-3М dual 25 mm autocannons 2 × 5 RBU 1200 7 AMD-1000 naval mines or 32 depth charges underwater mine searcher MKT-210 Sweeps BKT, AT-3, TEM-4[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 | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Yurka class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Gorya class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Pondicherry class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1970s–2001[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 7 days[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Minesweeping: AT-2 acoustic sweep GKT-2 contact sweep TEM-3 magnetic sweep[source] |
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