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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 3 of 3
Shaldag-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
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 | Shaldag-class patrol boat |
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| Displacement | 134 tons[source] | 72 tons[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Shaldag[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Israel Shipyards Ltd.[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | See Operators |
24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)[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] | Fast patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] | 2 × MTU 12V 396 TE engines 2 × steerable KaMeWa water jets[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] | 1 × Typhoon Weapon System with 25 mm (1.0 in) gun 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × 0.5-inch general purpose machine guns Depth charges[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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| Subclasses | — | See Subclasses[source] |
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| Built | — | 1989–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1989–present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | up to 6 tons[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Shaldag[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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