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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Protector-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Protector-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | 2 × MAN B&W 12RK280 diesel engines, 5,400 kW (7,200 hp) each at 1,000 rpm 450 kW (600 hp) bow thruster 3 × MAN diesel electricity generators[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Protector class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Tenix, Williamstown[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Royal New Zealand Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
85 m (278 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Baseline speed Economical speed
Single sourceMaximum; Loiter speed
Single sourceBaseline speed 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Loiter speed 4 to 10 knots (7.4 to 18.5 km/h; 4.6 to 11.5 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] | Offshore 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 (7.74 m (25.4 ft)) 6 × 45 man inflatable rafts 2 × special forces RHIB (11 m (36 ft))[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] | Fire control: Optical[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 1 × Remote Controlled Rafael Typhoon 25 mm stabilised naval gun, on forecastle 2 × M2HB QCB .50 calibre Browning machine guns on pivots on either side of the bridge Small arms[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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| Cost | — | $110 million per vessel[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2010[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 21 days[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 30 passengers, 3 × 20 ft sea container, 1 × 16 tonne, 9-metre crane aft[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. Can be armed with a combination of homing torpedoes, AGM119 ASM and MAG58 Machine Gun . 1 x A109 light utility helicopter (alternative to Seasprite)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar for Seasprite or A109[source] |
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