Albatros vs Ambassador
Albatros vs Ambassador at a glance — displacement 404 vs 600 tons, length 57 vs 63 m, speed 40 vs 41 knots, crew 40 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Albatros |
Ambassador |
| Origin |
🇩🇪 Germany |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Category |
Patrol vessel |
Patrol vessel |
| Type |
Fast attack craft |
Missile boat |
| Manufacturer |
Lürssen Werft |
VT Halter Marine |
| Year introduced |
1976 |
2013 |
| Number built |
10 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$322 million |
| Displacement |
404 tons |
600 tons |
| Maximum speed |
40.0 knots |
41.0 knots |
| Range |
1,300 nm at 30 knots |
2,000 nm |
| Length |
57.8 m |
63.0 m |
| Beam |
7.8 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
40 |
36 |
Armament & Systems
|
Albatros |
Ambassador |
| Armament |
- 2 × OTO-Melara 76 mm guns
- 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles
- 2 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
|
- 8 × RGM-84 Boeing Harpoon SSM Block 1G in 2 quad canister launchers
- 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 Super Rapid DP gun
- 1 × Mk 31 Mod 3 RIM-116 RAM (21 missiles)
- 1 × Raytheon Mk 15 Mod 21 Phalanx (Block 1B) 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × deck-mounted 7.62 mm M60 machine guns
|
| Propulsion |
4 shafts, 4 MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesels 17,700 hp (13,200 kW) |
4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW), 4 shafts |
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Which has greater displacement, the Albatros-class or Ambassador-class?
The Ambassador-class has greater displacement at 600 tons compared to the Albatros-class's 404 tons.
Which is faster, the Albatros-class or Ambassador-class?
The Ambassador-class is faster with a maximum speed of 41 knots compared to the Albatros-class's 40 knots.
Which has longer range, the Albatros-class or Ambassador-class?
The Ambassador-class has a longer range at 2,000 nautical miles compared to the Albatros-class's 1,300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Albatros-class or Ambassador-class?
The Ambassador-class is longer at 63.0 meters compared to the Albatros-class's 57.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Albatros-class and Ambassador-class have?
The Albatros-class has a larger crew complement of 40 compared to the Ambassador-class's 36 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Albatros-class or Ambassador-class?
The Albatros-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Ambassador-class.