Guardian-class patrol boat vs Tarlan-class speedboat

FORCETALLY

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APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Patrol boat

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Torpedo boat

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Guardian-class patrol boatLength

39.5 m

Tarlan-class speedboatTarlan -class torpedo boat · Length

11.9 m

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Measured figures

7 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

39.5m

11.9mTarlan -class torpedo boat · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

39.5 m

Length

Single source

39.5 m (129 ft 7 in)^[source]

11.9 m

Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Length

Single source

Configuration

Guardian-class patrol boat and Tarlan-class speedboat configuration
Specification	Guardian-class patrol boat	Tarlan-class speedboat
Displacement	—	9 tons (standard)^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Power	—	Diesel^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat 2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW) 2 × surface piercing propellers^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Type	Patrol boat^[source]	Torpedo boat^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar 3516C diesels, 2 shafts

Armament	Australia shipped the vessels complete, except for weapons. 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns (Solomon Islands)^[source]	—

Name	Guardian class^[source]	—

Builders	Austal^[source]	—

Operators	Papua New Guinea ( Military ) Tuvalu ( Police ) Tonga ( Military ) Samoa ( Police ) Solomon Islands ( Police ) Fiji ( Navy ) Palau ( Police ) Kiribati ( Police ) Vanuatu ( Police ) Republic of Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia ( Police ) Cook Islands ( Police ) Timor Leste ( Military ) Maldives ( MNDF Coast Guard )^[source]	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat