Bay class patrol boat

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Australian Customs ship Corio Bay in Darwin
Bay class patrol boat Corio Bay docked in Darwin, Northern Territory
Class overview
Name: Bay class Patrol Boat
General characteristics
Displacement: 134 tons [1]
Length: 38.2 metres (125.3 ft) [1]
Beam: 7.2 metres (23.6 ft) [1]
Draught: 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) [1]
Propulsion: 2 x MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesels, producing 2 x 1,050 kW @ 2,100 rpm
1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster [1]
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
Range: 1,000 nautical miles (2,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Boats and landing
craft carried:		 2 x RHIB
Complement: 12 crew
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Radar:
Surface search: Racel Decca; E/F and I bands
Sonar:
Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar [1]
Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm general purpouse machine gun

The Bay class patrol boats are a class of eight patrol boats, built by Austal Ships and used by the Australian Customs Service National Marine Unit.[2] They are primarily used to patrol Australia's Economic Exclusion Zone, although they also operate in support of other Australian law enforcement and defence agencies, including but not limited to the Australian Federal Police, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and the Royal Australian Navy.[2][3]

The eight ships were delivered over a period of 19 months, beginning in February 1999.[1]

The Bay class design has been used as the basis for the 15 larger Armidale class patrol boats in use with the Royal Australian Navy,[4] and the 10 patrol boats used by the Yemen Navy.[5]

[edit] Ships

ACV Roebuck Bay (ACV 10)
ACV Holdfast Bay (ACV 20)
ACV Botany Bay (ACV 30)
ACV Hervey Bay (ACV 40)
ACV Corio Bay (ACV 50)
ACV Arnhem Bay (ACV 60)
ACV Dame Roma Mitchell (ACV 70)
ACV Storm Bay (ACV 80)[1]

[edit] Bibliography

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h (2007) in Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships, 110th edition (2007-2008), Jane's Fighting Ships, Surrey: Jane's Information Group, pg 37. ISBN 978-0-7106-2799-5. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Customs Service - National Marine Unit. Australian Customs Service (2005-12-16). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
  3. ^ Dodd, Mark (2007-02-03). 'Dad's navy' fills in for faulty ships. 'The Australian'. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. “It is relying heavily on the Australian Customs Service to provide back-up with a loan of eight Bay-class boats”
  4. ^ Tenix shortlisted for Patrol Boat tender (press release). Tenix (2002-06-01). Retrieved on 2007-07-26. “[Defense Maritime Services, partnering with Austal] is offering a stretched version of the Austal designed Bay Class Patrol Boat that is currently in service with Australian Customs.”
  5. ^ Austal to Build 10 Naval Patrol Boats for Yemen (press release). Austal (2003-06-09). Retrieved on 2007-07-26. “The all-aluminium patrol boat design selected by Yemen is a slightly less complex version of Austal’s 38 metre Bay Class design...”

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