Cyclone vs Pacific
Cyclone vs Pacific at a glance — displacement 336 vs 162 tons, length 55 vs 31 m, speed 35 vs 20 knots, crew 28 vs 16.
Specifications
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Cyclone |
Pacific |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇦🇺 Australia |
| Category |
Patrol vessel |
Patrol vessel |
| Type |
Coastal patrol ship |
Patrol boat |
| Manufacturer |
Bollinger Shipyards |
Australian Shipbuilding Industries (later Tenix) |
| Year introduced |
1993 |
1987 |
| Number built |
14 units |
22 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$8 million |
| Displacement |
336 tons |
162 tons |
| Maximum speed |
35.0 knots |
20.0 knots |
| Range |
2,500 nm at 12 knots |
2,500 nm at 12 knots |
| Length |
55.0 m |
31.5 m |
| Beam |
7.6 m |
8.1 m |
| Crew |
28 |
16 |
Armament & Systems
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Cyclone |
Pacific |
| Armament |
- 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
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Varies by operator; may include a 20 mm Oerlikon cannon, 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns. Several boats carry no permanent armament. |
| Propulsion |
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 |
2 × Caterpillar 3516TA diesel engines, 2,820 hp, 2 shafts |
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Which has greater displacement, the Cyclone-class or Pacific-class?
The Cyclone-class has greater displacement at 336 tons compared to the Pacific-class's 162 tons.
Which is faster, the Cyclone-class or Pacific-class?
The Cyclone-class is faster with a maximum speed of 35 knots compared to the Pacific-class's 20 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cyclone-class or Pacific-class?
The Pacific-class has a longer range at 2,500 nautical miles compared to the Cyclone-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cyclone-class or Pacific-class?
The Cyclone-class is longer at 55.0 meters compared to the Pacific-class's 31.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Cyclone-class and Pacific-class have?
The Cyclone-class has a larger crew complement of 28 compared to the Pacific-class's 16 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cyclone-class or Pacific-class?
The Pacific-class has been built in greater numbers with 22 vessels compared to 14 vessels of the Cyclone-class.