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Orca-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Pashe-class speedboatlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source33 m (108 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Orca-class patrol vessel | Pashe-class speedboat |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 x Caterpillar 3516B diesel engines, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) each at 1,600 rpm 2 x ZF 7550A gearboxes 2 x 1,400 mm (55 in) fixed pitch propellers[source] | Diesel[source] 2 × MWM TBD 234 V12 engines, 1,646 horsepower (1.227 MW) 2 × shafts[source] |
| Name | Orca class[source] | — |
| Builders | Victoria Shipyards , Esquimalt[source] | Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Royal Canadian Navy |
19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source660 nmi (1,220 km; 760 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[source] |
| Preceded by | YAG 300[source] | — |
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| Cost | CA$ 90.7 million (2004) (equivalent to CA$ 142.2 million in 2025) for 8 vessels CA$ 11.3 million (2004) (equivalent to CA$ 17.7 million in 2025) per unit[source] | — |
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| Built | November 2004 – October 2008[source] | — |
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| In service | 17 November 2006 – present[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Training tender and patrol boat[source] | Fast patrol boat[source] |
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| Armament | 2 x C6 7.62 mm machine guns , and embarked small arms. Foredeck is strengthened to accept a 12.7 mm M2 machine gun (FFBNW) .[source] | 2 × 23mm/80 (twin)[source] |
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| Notes | 1 × Zodiac SR2 rescue boat 1 × Allied Systems D2500S deck crane[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Canada[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Surface search radar , I-band[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Pashe[source] |
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