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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 3
Yıldız-class fast attack craftlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Yıldız-class fast attack craft |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 4 × MTU 16V956TB91 diesel engines 15,120 hp (11,275 kW) 4 shafts[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Yıldız class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Taşkisak Yard, Istanbul , Turkey[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Turkish Naval Forces[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Retired | — | |
| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Fast attack craft / missile 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] | AW 6 Dolphin air & surface search radar TMX-CW fire control radar LIOD Mk.2 fire control radar KH1007 navigation radar[source] |
| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 2 × Harpoon SSM 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm (3 in) gun 1 × dual 35 mm (1.4 in) AA gun[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 | Turkey[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Doğan class[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Kılıç class[source] |
| In commission | — | 1996–present[source] |