Preserver at the Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter in 2007 |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Protector (Pacific Forum) class small patrol boat |
| Builders: | Transfield ASI Pty., Limited, South Coogee, Western Australia |
| Operators: | Hong Kong Police |
| Built: | 1993 |
| In commission: | 1993 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Active: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | small patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 170 tons |
| Length: | 32.6 m (107 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
| Propulsion: | CODAD: 1 Cat cruise diesel, 1 waterjet, 775 bhp; 2 Cat boost diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Complement: | 19 |
| Armament: | one 12.7 mm machine gun, two 7.62 mm machine guns |
Protector (Pacific Forum) class small patrol boats are vessels built and used by the Hong Kong Police for marine patrols off Hong Kong. They are based on the Pacific class patrol boat built in Australia for several Pacific island nations. Commissioned in 1993, 6 boats were delivered and in service: