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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 1 of 1
Island-class patrol vessel (2013)larger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
OA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Island-class patrol vessel (2013) |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | Twin Caterpillar C18 @ 715bhp (533kW) coupled to Rolls-Royce FF37 Waterjets[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Holyhead Marine Services[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | MoD Police Clyde Marine Unit (primary) . Portsmouth Marine Unit. Force Protection Group Royal Marines[source] |
14.90m (OA)[source]
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single source1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In service |
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1999–present[source] |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Active | 12[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Police Patrol Boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | Capable of carrying variety of weapons fit[source] |
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| Country of origin | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 7, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Preceded by | — | 14m police boat[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | new hull in design phase[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | RM patrol craft[source] |
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| Built | — | 294 miles at 33kts full load[source] |
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| In commission | — | 12[source] |
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| Planned | — | 12[source] |
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| Armour | — | Ballistically protected[source] |
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| Endurance | — | In excess of 275 nautical miles (509 km)[source] |
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