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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 3 of 4
October-class missile 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 | October-class missile boat |
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| Power | — | 4 CRM 12 D/SS diesel engines 4 shafts , 5,400 hp (4,000 kW )[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | October class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Alexandria Shipyard, Egypt Vosper Thornycroft , United Kingdom[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Egyptian Navy[source] |
84 ft (26 m)[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] | Missile 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] | Marconi S 810 surface search radar Marconi/ST 802 fire control radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 2 × OTO Melara Otomat surface-to-surface missiles 2 × twin Type 32 30 mm/75 AA 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 | Egypt[source]October-class missile boat · country explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory Origin column; identity proven by retained exact Wikipedia redirect to this pageid |
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| Preceded by | — | Komar class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1975–1976[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1979–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Alternative designation | — | October class[source] |
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