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Castle-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
overall
Single source246 ft (75 m) (overall)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Castle-class patrol vessel | Saryu-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | 2 shafts, 2 Paxman diesels, 2,820 hp (2,100 kW)[source] | 2 × Pielstick PA 6B STC diesel engines, 21,725 PS (15,979 kW)[source] |
| Builders | Hall, Russell & Company[source] | Goa Shipyard Limited[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy (retired) Bangladesh Navy[source] | Indian Navy Sri Lanka Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Island class[source] |
Saryu-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
105 m (344 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Sukanya class[source] |
| Succeeded by | River class[source] | Shachi class (2017) (cancelled) Shachi class (2026)[source] |
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| Built | 1979–1981[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1982–Present[source] | 2013 – present[source] |
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| Planned |
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| Completed |
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| Type | Offshore patrol vessel[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Type 1006 radar Simrad RU sidescan sonar (Bangladesh Navy installed Type 360 Radar as the main radar)[source] | Sperry Bridgemaster I-band navigation radar EON-51 electro-optical FCS[source] |
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| Armament | Royal Navy: 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun Mark III, replaced by 1 × 30 mm gun Bangladesh Navy: 1 x 76 mm (3.0 in) main gun 4 × C-704 AShM Small caliber guns or autocannons[source] | 1 × 76 mm/62 Oto Melara gun 2 × 30 mm/65 AK-630 CIWS[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck capable of supporting a Sea King helicopter[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | India[source] |
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| Name | — | Saryu class[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Sanket Mk III Electronic Support System Communication Intelligence System ELK 7036 4 × Kavach chaff launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × HAL Dhruv[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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