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Patrol boat

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Not to be confused with Patrol Boat (TV series).

A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and they generally range in size. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, police, or customs, and may be intended for marine ("blue water"), estuarine ("green water"), or river ("brown water") environments.

Fateh, a Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessel in service with the Iraqi Navy

Per their name, patrol boats are primarily used to patrol a country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but they may also be used in other roles, such as anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fishery patrols, immigration law enforcement, or search and rescue. Depending on the size, organization, and capabilities of a nation's armed forces, the importance of patrol boats may range from minor support vessels that are part of a coast guard, to flagships that make up a majority of a navy's fleet. Their small size and relatively low cost make them one of the most common naval vessels in the world.

Classification edit

 
Kawachi, a patrol boat in service with the Osaka Prefectural Police

The classification of a patrol boat is often subjective, but they are generally small naval vessels that are used to patrol national waters or a certain jurisdiction. They may be as large as a frigate or a corvette, though the term may also be used for vessels as small as a yacht or rigid inflatable boat. They can include fast attack craft, torpedo boats, and missile boats. They may be broadly classified as inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) or offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). OPVs and medium size cutters are usually the smallest ship in a navy's fleet that are large and seaworthy enough to patrol off-shore in the open ocean, while IPVs are typically too small to do so and are instead kept in lakes or rivers, or close to coasts; IPVs specifically used in rivers can also be called "riverine patrol vessels". Large patrol vessels, Heavy patrol vessels and Large cutters are the largest type of the patrol ships are typically more than 100 m (330 ft) in length.

Seagoing patrol boats are typically around 30 m (100 ft) in length and usually carry a single medium caliber artillery gun as main armament, and a variety of lighter secondary armament such as machine guns or a close-in weapon system. Depending on their role, vessels in this class may also have more sophisticated sensors and fire control systems that would enable them to carry torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and surface-to-air missiles.[1]

History edit

 
PCE-872, a World War II patrol craft escort of the U.S. Navy

During both World Wars, in order to rapidly build up numbers, all sides created auxiliary patrol boats by arming motorboats and seagoing fishing trawlers with machine guns and obsolete naval weapons. Some modern patrol vessels are still based on fishing and leisure boats.

The United States Navy operated the Pegasus class of armed hydrofoils for years in a patrol boat role. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy ordered 193 aluminum hulled Patrol Craft, Fast (PCFs),[2] also known as Swiftboats, for brown water naval operations. The Patrol Boat, River (PBR, sometimes called "Riverine" and "Pibber") was a fiberglass hulled vessel also designed and used for inland river operations during the Vietnam War, and became an icon of water operations during the war due to its use in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now.

Most modern designs are powered by gas turbine arrangements such as CODAG, and speeds are generally in the 25–30 knots (46–56 km/h; 29–35 mph) range. The largest OPVs might also have a flight deck and helicopter embarked. In times of crisis or war, these vessels are expected to support the larger vessels in a navy, though some smaller navies are mostly composed of just patrol boats.

Specific nations edit

Albania edit

 
Iliria, an example of a modern patrol boat of the Albanian Naval Force

Albanian Naval Force edit

Algeria edit

Algerian National Navy edit

Argentina edit

 
Argentine Naval Prefecture's GC67 patrol vessel

Argentine Naval Prefecture edit

Argentine Navy edit

Australia edit

Royal Australian Navy edit

 
HMAS Armidale of the Royal Australian Navy

Australian Border Force Marine Unit edit

Others edit

Bahamas edit

Royal Bahamas Defence Force edit

Bahrain edit

Royal Bahrain Naval Force edit

35m Fast Patrol Vessels- USA -built by Swiftships, Commissioned in 2021 [3]

Bangladesh edit

The Bangladesh Navy classified its medium size patrol ships as large patrol craft (LPC) which are armed with either anti-ship missiles or torpedoes. Those ships typically have heavier armaments but less range than OPVs.[4][5]

Bangladesh Navy edit

Large patrol craft
Offshore patrol vessel
Inshore patrol vessel
ASW patrol boat
Patrol gunboat

Bangladesh Coast Guard edit

 
Leader-class OPVs of Bangladesh Coast Guard
Offshore patrol vessel
Inshore patrol vessel
Fast patrol vessel
Coastal patrol vessel
Riverine patrol craft

Border Guard Bangladesh edit

Patrol vessel

Barbados edit

Barbados Coast Guard edit

Belgium edit

  • Castor (in Dutch) (2014–present)
  • Pollux (in Dutch) (2015–present)

Brazil edit

Brunei edit

  • Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel
  • Ijtihad-class patrol vessel
  • KH 27-class patrol boat
  • FDB 512-class patrol boat
  • Bendaharu-class patrol vessel
  • Perwira-class patrol vessel
  • Saleha-class patrol vessel
  • Pahlawan-class patrol vessel

Bulgaria edit

Canada edit

Royal Canadian Navy edit

Canadian Coast Guard edit

Cape Verde edit

Cape Verdean Coast Guard edit

Chile edit

Chilean Navy edit

 
Cabo Odger (OPV-84), a OPV-80-class offshore patrol vessel of the Chilean Navy

China (PRC) edit

People's Liberation Army Navy edit

China Coast Guard edit

Colombia edit

 
ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera, a PAV-IV-class patrol boat of the Colombian National Navy

Colombian Navy edit

  • Diligente-class patrol boat
  • Nodriza-class patrol boat
  • PAF-I-class patrol boat
  • PAF-II-class patrol boat
  • PAF-III-class patrol boat
  • PAF-IV-class patrol boat
  • Patrullera Fluvial Ligera-class patrol boat
  • Riohacha-class gunboat
  • Fassmer-80 class – built in Colombia by COTECMAR

Croatia edit

Denmark edit

 
HDMS Støren (P555), a Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel with the Royal Danish Navy

Royal Danish Navy edit

Ecuador edit

Ecuadorian Navy edit

Egypt edit

Egyptian Navy edit

  • 35m Fast Patrol Vessels- USA -built by Swiftships

Eritrea edit

Eritrean Navy edit

Others edit

Finland edit

 
Kurki (51), a Kiisla-class patrol boat with the Finnish Navy

Finnish Navy edit

Finnish Border Guard edit

France edit

 
Maritime Gendarmerie Vedette class patrol boat

French Navy edit

Maritime Gendarmerie edit

  • Trident-class patrol boat
  • Géranium-class patrol boat
  • Jonquille-class patrol boat
  • Vedette-class patrol boat
  • Pétulante-class patrol craft
  • Pavois-class patrol craft

Germany edit

 
New Bundespolizei offshore patrol vessel BP 81 Potsdam

Greece edit

 
Hellenic Navy HSY-56A gunboat HS Aittitos

Hellenic Navy edit

Hellenic Coast Guard edit

  • Sa'ar 4 class[13] – acting as offshore patrol vessels (OPV)
  • Stan Patrol 5509 OPV
  • Vosper Europatrol 250 Mk1 OPV
  • Abeking & Rasmussen patrol vessels – class Dilos
  • POB-24G patrol vessels – class Faiakas
  • CB90-HCG
  • Lambro 57 and derivatives – all being boats for coastal patrols

Honduras edit

Honduran Navy edit

Hong Kong (SARPRC) edit

 
Sea Panther (PL 3), a Sea Panther-class large command boat with the Hong Kong Police Marine Unit

Hong Kong Police Force edit

Iceland edit

Icelandic Coast Guard edit

India edit

 
The Indian Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel ICGS Samarth at sea.
 
INS Sunayna (P57) returns to Kochi post an 80-day anti piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden

Indian Navy edit

Indian Coast Guard edit

Indonesia edit

Main article: Indonesian Maritime Security Agency § Equipment
 
KN Tanjung Datu (1101) of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency
  • FPB 28, Indonesian Police and Indonesian Customs, 28 meter long patrol boat made by local shipyard PT PAL.
  • FPB 38, Indonesian Customs, 38 meter long aluminium patrol boat made by local shipyard PT PAL.
  • FPB 57, Indonesian Navy, 57 meter long patrol boat designed by Lurssen and made by PT PAL, ASM and heli deck equipped for some version.
  • PC-40, Indonesian Navy, 40 meter long FRP/Aluminum patrol boat, locally made by in house Navy's workshop.
  • PC-60 trimaran, Indonesian Navy, 63-meter-long composite material, is armed with 120 km range of anti-ship missile, made by PT Lundin industry
  • OPV 80 - 80 meter long, designed by Terafulk and made by PT Citra Shipyard
  • OPV 110 (Tanjung Datu-class) - 110 meter long, made by PT Palindo Marine Shipyard

Iraq edit

Iraqi Navy edit

35m Fast Patrol Vessels- USA -built by Swiftships, during the period 2010 - 2014 [14]

Ireland edit

List of Irish Naval Service vessels;[15]

Israel edit

 
Slovenian Navy HPL-21, an example of the Israeli-made Super Dvora Mk II-class patrol boat also in service with the Israeli Navy

Italy edit

 
Italian Navy Comandanti-class Cigala Fulgosi
 
Italian Coast Guard patrol boat U. Diciotti, CP-902

Jamaica edit

JDF Coast Guard edit

Japan edit

 
Shikishima (Japan Coast Guard), the 2nd largest patrol boat in the world
 
Japan Coast Guard Hida

Latvia edit

Malaysia edit

  • Kedah class offshore patrol vessel, (Royal Malaysian Navy)
  • Keris-class littoral mission ship,(Royal Malaysian Navy)
  • Gagah Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Ramunia Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Nusa Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Sipadan Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Rhu Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Pengawal Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Peninjau Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Pelindung Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Semilang Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Penggalang Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Penyelamat Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Pengaman Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Kilat Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Malawali Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Langkawi Class Patrol Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

Malta edit

 
Protector class patrol boat P52 of the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta.

Mexico edit

 
ARM Oaxaca, lead boat of the Oaxaca-class.
 
Durango-class offshore patrol vessels in formation.

Mexican Navy edit

Montenegro edit

 
Kotor class frigate of the Montenegrin Navy

Morocco edit

 
Royal Moroccan NavyOPV-70

Namibia edit

Netherlands edit

Royal Netherlands Navy edit

 
HNLMS Holland (P840) from Holland Class of the Dutch Navy

Netherlands Coastguard edit

Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard edit

New Zealand edit

Nicaragua edit

Nicaraguan Navy edit

Norway edit

Royal Norwegian Navy edit

Norwegian Coast Guard edit

 
NoCGV Tor (W334 KYSTVAKT) from Nornen Class of the Norwegian Coast Guard

Peru edit

Philippines edit

Philippine Navy edit

 
Jacinto-class patrol vessel BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), Philippine Navy
 
Gregorio del Pilar-class patrol-frigate BRP Goryo (PS-15), Philippine Navy

Philippine Coast Guard edit

 
Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat, Philippine Coast Guard
 
Parola-class patrol vessel, Philippine Coast Guard
 
San Juan-class patrol vessel, Philippine Coast Guard
 
Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel, Philippine Coast Guard

Portugal edit

 
NRP Viana do Castelo, offshore patrol vessel of the Portuguese Navy

Portuguese Navy edit

Maritime Police edit

  • Bolina-class
  • Levante-class
  • Tufão-class
  • Calmaria-class

National Republican Guard edit

  • Bojador-class
  • Ribamar-class
  • Zodíaco-class
  • Mar Creta-class

Qatar edit

Qatari Emiri Navy edit

Qatari Ministry of Interior edit

  • ARES 75
  • ARES 110
  • ARES 150

Romania edit

Russia edit

 
Russian Coast Guard Rubin class patrol boat Zhemchug on the Almaz Shipbuilding Company

Senegal edit

 
Fouladou, OPV 190 from Senegalese navy
  • Fouladou (OPV 190), Senegalese Navy
  • Kedougou (OPV 45), Senegalese Navy
  • Ferlo (RPB 33), Senegalese Navy
  • Conejera (Class Conejera P 31), Senegalese Navy
  • Fouta (Osprey 55), Senegalese Navy
  • Njambuur (PR 72), Senegalese Navy

Singapore edit

 
Police Coast Guard third generation PT Class Flower Ray（PT65）,conducting a sea-rescue demonstration

Slovenia edit

South Africa edit

 
An Israeli Sa'ar 4-class missile boat, called the Warrior-class strike craft in the South African Navy

South Korea (ROK) edit

Spain edit

 
Meteoro (P-41)

Sri Lanka edit

Suriname edit

Sweden edit

 
HSwMS Stockholm (PC-11), a Stockholm-class corvette with the Royal Swedish Navy
  • Hugin-class (based on the Norwegian Storm-class, decommissioned) – 16 ships
  • Kaparen-class (Hugin-class modified with better subhunting capacity, decommissioned) – 8 ships
  • Stockholm-class (commissioned as corvettes, later converted to patrol boats) – 2 ships
  • HMS Carlskrona (commissioned as minelayer, later converted to ocean patrol vessel)

Additionally, the Royal Swedish Navy also operates smaller types of patrol boats (Swedish: bevakningsbåt = "guard boat"):

The Swedish Coast Guard operate an additional 22 patrol vessels for maritime surveillance.

Taiwan (Republic of China) edit

Republic of China Navy edit

Coast Guard Administration edit

Thailand edit

Trinidad and Tobago edit

Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard edit

Turkey edit

 
Turkish TCG Karabiga (P-1205), one of the Tuzla-class patrol boats

Turkish Naval Forces edit

Coast Guard Command edit

  • KAAN 15 class
  • KAAN 19 class
  • KAAN 29 class
  • KAAN 33 class
  • SAR 33 class
  • SAR 35 class
  • 80 class
  • Corvette

United Kingdom edit

 
Two River class offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Navy

United States edit

United States Navy edit

See also: List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
 
USS Firebolt (PC-10), a United States Navy Cyclone-class patrol ship

United States Coast Guard edit

See also: List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard § Watercraft

Venezuela edit

 
Naiguatá during sea trials

Vietnam edit

  • Type TT-120 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard
  • Type TT-200 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard
  • Type TT-400 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard
  • DN 2000(Damen 9014 class) offshore patrol vessels, Vietnam Coast Guard

References edit

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  2. ^ "Special Operations Riverine Craft". Swiftships.
  3. ^ "Bahrain Naval Forces Commissions New Patrol Vessels". Naval Post. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh and Asia's Maritime Balance". Center for International Maritime Security. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Tender specifications for construction of 02 X Large Patrol Craft (LPC) in local shipyard for BN" (PDF). Directorate General of Defence Purchase. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ "BDR-Shahjalal – Patrol Vessel – Details and current position IMO 8106472 MMSI 0 | Vessels | VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  7. ^ "Brazil getting armored vehicles, boats". Space War. Space Media Network. UPI. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017. The first-of-class Amazonas was constructed at BAE Systems' Portsmouth facility.
  8. ^ "Offshore Patrol Vessels". BAE Systems. n.d. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. We are supplying three Ocean Patrol Vessels and ancillary support services to the Brazilian Navy, as well as a manufacturing licence to enable further vessels of the same class to be constructed in Brazil. P120 Amazonas, P121 Apa and P122 Araguari
  9. ^ OOB-31 "Omiš" predan u ruke OS RH (in Croatian)
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