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At a glance
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 3 of 4
Tapper-class patrol 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
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.
Configuration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Tapper-class patrol boat |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 134 tons[source] | 62 tons[source] |
| Power | — | 2 diesel engines , 2 × 1,200 hp (890 kW )[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Djupviks varv[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Swedish Navy[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
| Completed | 12[source] | |
| Active | 11[source] | |
| Retired | — | |
| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] | — |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] | Kongsberg Maritime sonar[source] |
| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns Mines and depth charges 4 Elma ASW-600 anti-submarine rocket launchers[source] |
| 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 | — |
| In commission | — | 1993–present[source] |
| Planned | — | 12[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Drone-jamming equipment[source] |