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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
SAS Makhanda
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | SAS Makhanda |
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| Displacement | 134 tons[source] | 415 tons (450 tons full loaded)[source] |
| Power | — | 4 MTU 16V 538 diesel engines , four shafts, total of 12,800 hp (9,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | SAS Makhanda[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | — |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
58 m (190 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]
at 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h)
Single sourceat 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h) 1,650 nmi (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 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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| 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] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose 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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| Namesake | — | named for the Xhosa warrior Makhanda[source] |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Builder | — | Sandock Austral, Durban[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 4 July 1986[source] |
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| Home port | — | Naval Base Durban[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Warrior class strike craft[source] |
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