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Huon-class minehunterlarger figure on 0 of 3
OPV-80-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source52.5 m (172 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Huon-class minehunter | OPV-80-class patrol vessel |
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| Displacement | 732 tons at full load[source] | 1,728–1,850 tons[source] |
| Complement | 6 officers and 34 sailors, plus up to 9 additional[source] | 30, up to 60[source] |
| Power | 1 × Fincantieri GMT BL230-BN diesel motor, 1,985 bhp (1,480 kW), 1 x controllable-pitch propeller 3 × 120 hp (89 kW) Riva Calzoni azimuth thrusters with Combimac low magnetic electric motors[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] |
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.
| Builders | Australian Defence Industries[source] | ASMAR COTECMAR[source] |
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| Operators | Royal Australian Navy[source] | Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Ton-class minesweeper Bay-class minehunter[source] | — |
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| Built | 1994–2003[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Minehunter Coastal[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Endurance | 19 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Kelvin-Hughes Type 1007 navigational radar GEC-Marconi Type 2093M variable-depth minehunting sonar[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 | AWADI PRISM radar warning and direction-finding system Radamec 1400N surveillance system 2 × Wallop Super Barricade decoy launchers (removed 2010)[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 30 mm DS30B rapid fire cannon 2 × 0.50 calibre machine guns 2 × SUTEC Double Eagle mine disposal vehicles[source] | Guns : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Chile: 1 × AS.365 Dauphin N2 Colombia: 1 × Bo 105[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar for a medium size helicopter[source] |
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