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Measured figures
Batch 1
Single sourceBatch 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | River-class patrol vessel | Tarlan-class speedboat |
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| Power | Batch 1: 2 × Ruston 12R270 diesel engines, 8,250 kW (11,060 hp ), 2 shafts 2 × controllable-pitch propellers Batch 2: 2 × MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, 14,700 kW (19,700 hp), 2 shafts 2 × controllable-pitch propellers[source] | Diesel[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat 2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW) 2 × surface piercing propellers[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
| Name | River class[source] | — |
| Builders | Batch 1: Vosper Thornycroft Batch 2: BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Brazilian Navy Royal Thai Navy Royal Bahrain Naval Force |
Batch 1: 79.5 m (260 ft 10 in) Batch 2: 90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)[source]
Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Length
Single source11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Batch 1 & 2
Single sourceBatch 1 & 2: 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)[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]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
| Preceded by | Castle class[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Krabi -class patrol vessel Amazonas -class corvette[source] | — |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2003–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 14[source] | — |
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| Completed | 14[source] | — |
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| Active | 8 (Royal Navy) 3 (Brazilian Navy) 2 (Royal Thai Navy) 1 (Royal Bahrain Naval Force)[source] | — |
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| Type | Offshore patrol vessel[source] | Torpedo boat[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
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| Endurance | Batch 1: 21 days Batch 2: 35 days[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | Two Pacific 24 RIBs; Batch 2: Small Unmanned underwater vehicles may be embarked for mine countermeasures[source] | — |
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| Troops | Batch 1: c. 18 Batch 2: up to 50[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Batch 2: Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar Terma Scanter 4100 2D radar BAE CMS-1 Shared Infrastructure operating system[source] | — |
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| Armament | Batch 1: 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × General purpose machine guns Batch 2: 1 × Bushmaster 30 mm cannon 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 2 × general purpose machine guns[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Batch 2: Merlin -capable flight deck; small UAVs may be embarked[source] | — |
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| Notes | Batch 1: 25-tonne crane Batch 2: 16-tonne crane[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2005–present[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
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| Alternative designation | — | Tarlan[source] |
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