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Defender-class boat is documented in the equipment reference catalogue. It was built by SAFE Boats International. Reported operators include Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Coast Guard, Belize Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, Chilean Navy, Colombian National Navy, Djiboutian Navy, Iraqi Navy, Israeli Navy, Kenya Navy, Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta, Mexican Navy, Nigerian Navy, Philippines Coast Guard, Somaliland Coast Guard, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. NOAA Division of Law Enforcement, Ohio Naval Militia.
Technical data
Defender class
SAFE Boats International
See Operators
Defender "A" Class Defender "B" Class Defender "C" Class
2002–present
800
800
8.5 long tons (8.6 t)
8.9 m (29 ft 2 in) (A class) 9 m (29 ft 6 in) (B class)
2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
0.98 m (3 ft 3 in)
2 × Honda 4-stroke outboard engines, 225 hp (168 kW) each
46 knots (85 km/h; 53 mph) maximum 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) cruising
175 nmi (324 km; 201 mi) (A class) 150 nmi (280 km; 170 mi) (B class)
4 crew, 6 passengers
1–2 × M240B (A and B classes) 1 × M2HB, 2 × M240B (C class) M60 machine gun
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 8.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 8.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh Coast Guard
Belize Coast Guard
Royal Canadian Navy
Chilean Navy
Colombian National Navy
Djiboutian Navy
Iraqi Navy
Israeli Navy
Kenya Navy
Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta
Mexican Navy
Nigerian Navy
Philippines Coast Guard
Somaliland Coast Guard
United States Navy
United States Coast Guard
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. NOAA Division of Law Enforcement
Ohio Naval Militia
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Defender-class boat equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BangladeshReported count for Defender-class boat. Service scope: Bangladesh Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 16. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Defender-class boat. Service scope: ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 5. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Chile
DjiboutiNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Patrol Vessel". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Israel
Malta
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tanzania
United StatesAntigua and Barbuda Coast Guard, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Coast Guard, Belize Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, Chilean Navy, Colombian National Navy, Djiboutian Navy, Iraqi Navy, Israeli Navy, Kenya Navy, Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta, Mexican Navy, Nigerian Navy, Philippines Coast Guard, Somaliland Coast Guard, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. NOAA Division of Law Enforcement, Ohio Naval Militia
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