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Esploratore-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
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| Specification | Esploratore-class patrol boat | Saryu-class patrol vessel |
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| Complement | — | 16 officers and 102 sailors[source] |
| Power | - 2 shafts - 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini V-1712-T2-MD 3,260 kW (4,370 bhp) - 2 x diesel engines generator Scania , 135 kW (181 bhp) each[source] | 2 × Pielstick PA 6B STC diesel engines, 21,725 PS (15,979 kW)[source] |
| Name | Esploratore class[source] | Saryu class[source] |
| Builders | Cantieri Navali Istria , CLEMNA and SIMAN Srl in Cadimare, La Spezia[source] | Goa Shipyard Limited |
Saryu-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
- 37.16 m (121 ft 11 in) LOA - 34.65 m (113 ft 8 in) LPP[source]
Length
Single source105 m (344 ft)[source]
2 officers, 14 sailors
Single source16 (2 officers, 14 sailors)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Italian Navy[source] | Indian Navy Sri Lanka Navy[source] |
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| In commission | 1997–2005[source] | 2013 – present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Patrol vessel[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars[source] | Sperry Bridgemaster I-band navigation radar EON-51 electro-optical FCS[source] |
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| Armament | 1 x 12,7 mm Browning M2 HB (A61ADF) 2 × 7,62 mm MG 42/59 machine guns[source] | 1 × 76 mm/62 Oto Melara gun 2 × 30 mm/65 AK-630 CIWS[source] |
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| Country of origin | Italy[source] | India[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Sukanya class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Shachi class (2017) (cancelled) Shachi class (2026)[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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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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