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Hamilton-class cutterlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source378 ft (115 m)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Hamilton-class cutter | OPV-80-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | 2 × 550KW GM 8-645 diesel generators 1 × 500KW Solar Model 101506-2001 gas generator[source] CODOG system 2 × Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-12 12-cylinder diesel engines generating 7,000 hp (5,200 kW) and 2 × Pratt & Whittney FT4A-6 gas turbines producing 36,000 hp (27,000 kW)[source] | 2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 – output of 4,080 kW (5,470 hp) each at 1000 rpm CPP 4D775 with Lipstronic Advanced 7000 control system Wärtsilä reduction gearbox SCV 62 3 × Caterpillar 3412C 435 kVA at 1500 rpm 1 × Caterpillar 3056 105 kVA at 1500 rpm 2 × type MD stern shaft seals 2 × bow thrusters, 200 kW (270 hp)[source] |
| Name | Hamilton class[source] | — |
| Builders | Avondale Shipyards[source] | ASMAR COTECMAR[source] |
OPV-80-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
80.6 m (264 ft 5 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | See Operators[source] | Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Treasury-class cutter[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | Legend-class cutter[source] | — |
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| Built | 1965–1972[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1967–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 12[source] |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Active | Serving in other countries: 2 Bangladesh Navy 2 Nigerian Navy 3 Philippine Navy 2 Sri Lanka Navy 3 Vietnam Coast Guard[source] |
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| Retired | 12 United States Coast Guard[source] | — |
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| Type | High endurance cutter / Large patrol vessel[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Endurance | 45 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AN/SPS-40E Air Search Radar AN/SPS-73 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-35 Active/Passive towed IVDS Sonar AN/WLR-1H Electronic Support Surveillance Equipment MK 92 fire-control system Mk 56 fire-control system TACAN[source] | Fire Control System : DESA ARIES Navigation : Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge System (IBS) Radars : 2 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E X-band radars 1 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E S-band radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × MK 36 SRBOC launcher system[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara Mark 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × 25 mm Mk38 1 × MK 15 Block 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 6 × .50 caliber machine guns[source] | Guns : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × MH-65 Helicopter[source] | Chile: 1 × AS.365 Dauphin N2 Colombia: 1 × Bo 105[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and Hangar[source] | Hangar for a medium size helicopter[source] |
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| Former operator · United States Coast Guard | United States Coast Guard[source] | — |
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