Ambassador vs Cyclone
Ambassador vs Cyclone at a glance — displacement 600 vs 336 tons, length 63 vs 55 m, speed 41 vs 35 knots, crew 36 vs 28.
Specifications
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Ambassador |
Cyclone |
| Origin |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Patrol vessel |
Patrol vessel |
| Type |
Missile boat |
Coastal patrol ship |
| Manufacturer |
VT Halter Marine |
Bollinger Shipyards |
| Year introduced |
2013 |
1993 |
| Number built |
4 units |
14 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$322 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
600 tons |
336 tons |
| Maximum speed |
41.0 knots |
35.0 knots |
| Range |
2,000 nm |
2,500 nm at 12 knots |
| Length |
63.0 m |
55.0 m |
| Beam |
10.0 m |
7.6 m |
| Crew |
36 |
28 |
Armament & Systems
|
Ambassador |
Cyclone |
| Armament |
- 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
|
- 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) MK 38 autocannon
- 2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber machine guns
- 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) MK 19 automatic grenade launchers
- 2 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) M240B machine guns
- 6 × FIM-92 Stinger SAMs
- 2 × MK-60 quadruple BGM-176B Griffin B missile launchers
|
| Propulsion |
4× MTU diesels, 30,000 hp (22 MW), 4 shafts |
4 × Paxman 16RP200- 1-CM 3,350 shp (2,500 kW) diesel engines (13,400 shp (10,000 kW) combined), 4 × shafts, Reintjes reverse reduction gear box |
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Which has greater displacement, the Ambassador-class or Cyclone-class?
The Ambassador-class has greater displacement at 600 tons compared to the Cyclone-class's 336 tons.
Which is faster, the Ambassador-class or Cyclone-class?
The Ambassador-class is faster with a maximum speed of 41 knots compared to the Cyclone-class's 35 knots.
Which has longer range, the Ambassador-class or Cyclone-class?
The Cyclone-class has a longer range at 2,500 nautical miles compared to the Ambassador-class's 2,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Ambassador-class or Cyclone-class?
The Ambassador-class is longer at 63.0 meters compared to the Cyclone-class's 55.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Ambassador-class and Cyclone-class have?
The Ambassador-class has a larger crew complement of 36 compared to the Cyclone-class's 28 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Ambassador-class or Cyclone-class?
The Cyclone-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Ambassador-class.