Organization:Protector (Pacific Forum)-class small patrol boat

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Preserver at the Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter in 2007
Class overview
Name: Protector (Pacific Forum)
Builders: Tenix Defence, 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 (106 ft 11 in)
Beam: 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draught: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion: CODAD: 1 Cat cruise diesel, 1 waterjet, 775 bhp (578 kW); 2 Cat boost diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp (3,300 kW)
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 patrol boats 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, six boats were delivered and in service:

  • PL1 51 Protector
  • PL2 52 Guardian
  • PL3 53 Defender
  • PL4 54 Preserver
  • PL5 55 Rescuer
  • PL6 56 Detector

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