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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 2
P21-class patrol vessellarger 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 | P21-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | 2 × MAN D2842 LE410 diesel engines each producing 809 kW (1,085 hp) at 2100 rpm 2 × fixed pitch propellers[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Austal , Henderson, Western Australia[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Maritime Squadron AFM[source] |
| In service | 1999–present |
21.2 m (70 ft)[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.
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Inshore 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] | 3.4 m (11 ft) rigid hull inflatable boat launched from a stern ramp[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] | 1 × 12.7mm machine gun 2 × 7.62mm machine guns Fire fighting water cannon[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 | — | Swift -class Bremse -class[source] |
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| Cost | — | € 9.3 million per unit[source] |
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| Built | — | 2009[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2010-present[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | In September 2012 P22 intercepted a boat full of illegal immigrants about 25 nautical miles south of Malta and rescued 11 of them. Another 30 people on board the boat refused assistance and continued their journey north.[source]P21-class patrol vessel · Service history / P22; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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