Keka class patrol boats are vessels designed by ASC Pty. Ltd.

Australian Submarine Corporation

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 (formerly named Australian Submarine Corporation) originally for the Royal Thai Navy

Royal Thai Navy

The Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, it was established in the late 19th century. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse is "The Father of Royal Thai Navy". Similar to the organizational structure of the United States, the Royal Thai Navy includes the...

 (3 vessels). A second variant series was designed for the Hong Kong Marine Police (6 vessels).

Royal Thai Navy

Australian company ASC and Thai company Silkline International formed a joint venture

Joint venture

A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...

 to build three Keka Class patrol boats for the Royal Thai Navy at Silkline's yard at Pak Nam Pran, Prachaub Krirkhan, Thailand.

Series T.81

The Keka Class vessels for the Royal Thai Navy are designated as the T.81 Series and have the following characteristics:

• Displacement: normal load 95 tonnes; full load 110 tonnes
• Armament: 40/60 Bofors; Oerlikon GAM-C01 20 mm, 2 x 0.50" machine gun
• Main Engines: 2 x MTU 16V2000 TE90
• Radar: Anritsu

Hong Kong Marine Police

The Hong Kong Marine Police had a programme to replace 35 patrol boats that had previously been delivered between 1980 and 1992. The first to be replaced were the 'Damen Mk I' class for which the ASC designed Keka Class was chosen. They were built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong and in their yard in mainland China between 2000 and 2005. They were ordered in two batches of two and four boats.

Vessels

Ship	Delivery	Builder	Owner	Comments
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T.81	4 August 1999	ASC / Silkline JV	Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, it was established in the late 19th century. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse is "The Father of Royal Thai Navy". Similar to the organizational structure of the United States, the Royal Thai Navy includes the...
T.82	9 December 1999	ASC / Silkline JV	Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, it was established in the late 19th century. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse is "The Father of Royal Thai Navy". Similar to the organizational structure of the United States, the Royal Thai Navy includes the...
T.83	27 October 2000	ASC / Silkline JV	Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, it was established in the late 19th century. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse is "The Father of Royal Thai Navy". Similar to the organizational structure of the United States, the Royal Thai Navy includes the...
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PL60	October 2002	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	Hong Kong Marine Police	Per HKMP press release
PL61	October 2002	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	Hong Kong Marine Police
PL62	5 May 2004	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	Hong Kong Marine Police	Per HKMP press release
PL63	5 May 2004	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	Hong Kong Marine Police
PL64	2005	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	Hong Kong Marine Police	Delivery date assumed from reference.
PL65	2005	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	Hong Kong Marine Police