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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Nornen-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
o/a
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Nornen-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric, 2,200 kW (2,950 hp), 1 bow thruster[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Nornen class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia, Szczecin , Poland[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Norwegian Coast Guard[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
p/p
Single source47.2 m (154 ft 10 in) o/a 42 m (137 ft 10 in) p/p[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.
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Patrol vessel[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] | 2 × RHIB (to be replaced by a Sjøbjørn 38 /Seabear 38 from 2025-2026)[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] | 12.7 mm (0.50 in) 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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| Built | — | 2006–2007[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 761 GT[source] |
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| Depth | — | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) to main deck[source] |
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| Ice class | — | 1C[source] |
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| Notes | — | Bollard pull : 20+ tons[source] |
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| National origin | — | Norway[source] |
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