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A patrol boat is a small naval vessel
Naval ship

A naval ship is a ship used for combat purposes, commonly by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose....
 generally designed for coastal defense duties.

There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy
Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
, coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
, or police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 force, and may be intended for marine (blue water
Blue Water

Blue Water was the Rainbow Code name for a United Kingdom nuclear missile under development in the 1960s. Blue Water, like Blue Streak missile, was a planned homegrown nuclear deterrent for use against the Soviet Union....
) and/or estuarine
Estuary

An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
 or river ("brown water") environments. They are commonly found engaged in various border protection roles, including anti-smuggling
Smuggling

Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules....
, anti-piracy
Piracy

Piracy is a warlike act committed by a foreign nonstate actor, especially robbery or crime committed at sea, on a river, or sometimes on shore, either from a vessel flying no national flag, or one flying a national flag but without authorization from a nation....
, fisheries patrols, and immigration law
Immigration law

Immigration law refers to national government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country.Immigration law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to nationality law, which governs the legal status of people, in matters such as citizenship....
 enforcement.






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A patrol boat is a small naval vessel
Naval ship

A naval ship is a ship used for combat purposes, commonly by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose....
 generally designed for coastal defense duties.

There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy
Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
, coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
, or police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 force, and may be intended for marine (blue water
Blue Water

Blue Water was the Rainbow Code name for a United Kingdom nuclear missile under development in the 1960s. Blue Water, like Blue Streak missile, was a planned homegrown nuclear deterrent for use against the Soviet Union....
) and/or estuarine
Estuary

An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
 or river ("brown water") environments. They are commonly found engaged in various border protection roles, including anti-smuggling
Smuggling

Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules....
, anti-piracy
Piracy

Piracy is a warlike act committed by a foreign nonstate actor, especially robbery or crime committed at sea, on a river, or sometimes on shore, either from a vessel flying no national flag, or one flying a national flag but without authorization from a nation....
, fisheries patrols, and immigration law
Immigration law

Immigration law refers to national government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country.Immigration law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to nationality law, which governs the legal status of people, in matters such as citizenship....
 enforcement. They are also often called upon to participate in rescue
Rescue

Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury.Tools used might include search dogs, search and rescue horses, helicopters, and the "Jaws of Life" and other hydraulic cutting and spreading tools used to vehicle extrication individuals from wrecked vehicles....
 operations.

They may be broadly classified as Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) and Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs).

They are warships typically smaller in size than a corvette
Corvette

A corvette is a small, manoeuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a offshore patrol vessel, although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role....
 and can include fast attack craft
Fast Attack Craft

A Fast Attack Craft is a small , fast ship for offensive tasks, mainly equipped with surface-to-surface missiles and/or anti-ship torpedoes....
, torpedo boat
Torpedo boat

A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast navy ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Torpedo#Self-propelled torpedoeses....
s and missile boat
Missile boat

This is for the type of warship. For other uses of Missile Boat, see Missile Boat A Missile Boat is a small craft armed with anti-ship missiles....
s, although some are as large as a frigate
Frigate

A frigate is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square rig on all three masts , but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort....
. The offshore patrol vessels are usually the smallest ship in a navy's fleet that are large and seaworthy enough to patrol off-shore in the open ocean
Ocean

An ocean is a major body of Seawater, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a World Ocean that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas....
. In larger militaries, such as in the United States military
Military of the United States

The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified armed forces of the United States. The United States military was first formed by the second Second Continental Congress to defend the new nation against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War....
, offshore patrol vessels usually serve in the coast guard, but many smaller nations navies operate these type of ships.

During both World Wars in order to rapidly build up numbers, all sides created auxiliary patrol boats by arming motor boats and sea going fishing trawlers with machine guns and obsolescent
Obsolescence

Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when a person, object, or service is no longer wanted even though it may still be in good working order....
 naval weapons. Some modern patrol vessels are still based on fishing and leisure boats.

Seagoing patrol boats are typically around 30m (100 ft) in length and usually carry a single medium caliber artillery gun
Naval artillery

Naval artillery or naval rifles refers to warship-mounted guns used in naval warfare for attacking enemy vessels, bombardment targets on shore , or for anti-structural demolition....
 as main armament, and a variety of lighter secondary armament such as machine guns or a close-in weapon system
Close-in weapon system

A Close-in weapon system is a Navy shipboard point-defense weapon for detecting and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft at short range ....
. Depending on role, vessels in this class may also have more sophisticated sensors and fire control
Fire-control system

A fire-control system is a computer, often mechanical, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target. It performs the same task as a human gunner firing a weapon, but attempts to do so faster and more accurately....
 systems that would enable them to carry torpedo
Torpedo

Note: Prior to 1900, in naval usage "torpedo" could also refer to what today is called a naval mine. For that usage, see naval mine.The modern torpedo is a self-propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to detonate on contact or in proximity t...
es, anti-ship
Anti-ship missile

File:Martel TV-Guided Missile - Elvington - BB.jpgAnti-ship missiles are guided missile designed for use against ships. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming type and use a combination of inertial guidance system and radar guidance....
 and surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-air missile

A surface to air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. It is a type of anti-aircraft....
s. Most modern designs are powered by gas turbine
Gas turbine

A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a flow of combustion gas. It has an upstream compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
 arrangements such as CODAG
Combined diesel and gas

'Combined diesel and gas' is a type of Marine propulsion system for ships which need a maximum speed that is considerably faster than their cruise speed, particularly warships like modern frigates or corvettes....
, and speeds are generally in the 25–30 knot range. They are primarily used for patrol in a country's exclusive economic zone
Exclusive Economic Zone

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine Natural resource....
. Common tasks are fisheries inspection
Fisheries management

Fisheries management is today often referred to as a governmental system of management rules based on defined objectives and a mix of management means to implement the rules, which is put in place by a system of Monitoring control and surveillance....
, anti-smuggling
Smuggling

Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules....
 (usually anti-narcotics
Prohibition (drugs)

The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary law legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to control drug use. Prohibition of drugs has existed at various levels of government or other authority, from the Middle Ages to the present....
) duties, illegal immigration
Illegal immigration

Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. In politics, the term may imply a larger set of social issues and time constraints with disputed consequences in areas such as economy, social welfare, education, health care, slavery, prostitution, legal p...
 patrols, anti-piracy
Piracy

Piracy is a warlike act committed by a foreign nonstate actor, especially robbery or crime committed at sea, on a river, or sometimes on shore, either from a vessel flying no national flag, or one flying a national flag but without authorization from a nation....
 patrols and search and rescue
Search and rescue

Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger....
 (law enforcement-type of work). The largest OPVs might also have a flight deck
Flight deck

The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is the Deck from which its aircraft take off and land, essentially a miniature airfield at sea. On smaller naval ships which do not have aviation as a primary mission, the landing area for helicopters and other VTOL aircraft is also referred to as the flight deck....
 and helicopter
Helicopter

A helicopter is an aircraft that is Lift and propelled by one or more horizontal plane Helicopter rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades....
 embarked. In times of crisis or war, these vessels are expected to support the larger vessels in the navy.

Their small size and relatively low cost make them one of the most common type of warship in the world. Almost all navies operate at least a few offshore patrol vessels, especially those with only "green water
Green-water navy

A green-water navy is a naval term that refers to a naval force based around a coastal or littoral capability. This is a relatively new terminology, as non blue-water navies used to be collectively referred to as brown-water navy....
" capabilities. They are useful in smaller seas such as the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 as well as in open oceans.

Similar vessels for exclusively military duties include torpedo boat
Torpedo boat

A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast navy ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Torpedo#Self-propelled torpedoeses....
s and missile boat
Missile boat

This is for the type of warship. For other uses of Missile Boat, see Missile Boat A Missile Boat is a small craft armed with anti-ship missiles....
s. The United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 operated the Pegasus class
Pegasus class hydrofoil

The Pegasus class hydrofoils were a series of Fast Attack Craft patrol boats employed by the United States Navy. They were in service from 1977 through 1993....
 of armed hydrofoils for years, in a patrol boat role.

The River Patrol Boat
Patrol Boat, River

Patrol Boat, River , or PBR, is the US Navy designation for a type of rigid-Hull ed patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971....
 (PBR, sometimes called "Riverine" and "Pibber") is a U.S. design of small patrol boat type designed to patrol waters of large rivers.

Specific nations


Australia

  • Attack class patrol boat
    Attack class patrol boat

    The Attack class patrol boats were small coastal defence vessels built for the Royal Australian Navy and operated between 1967 and 1985. Many were eventually donated to the defence forces of Pacific nations....
     (1967–1985)
  • Fremantle class patrol boat
    Fremantle class patrol boat

    The Fremantle class patrol boats were the Royal Australian Navy's coastal patrol vessels from 1979 to 2007. Their retirement was announced in 2001 and a decommissioning schedule published in 2004....
     (1979–2007)
  • Armidale class patrol boat
    Armidale class patrol boat

    The Armidale class patrol boat is a class of fourteen patrol boats built for the Royal Australian Navy . The class entered service in June 2005, and replaces the RAN's Fremantle class patrol boat....
     (2005–)


Bahamas

  • Bahamas class 60m patrol vessel (Royal Bahamas Defence Force
    Royal Bahamas Defence Force

    The Royal Bahamas Defence Force is the navy of the Bahamas. Since the Bahamas doesn't have an army or an air force, its navy composes the entirety of its armed forces....
    )
  • Protector class patrol boat


Canada

  • Kingston-class
    Kingston class patrol vessel

    The Kingston-class consists of 12 coastal defence vessels operated by the Canadian Forces Canadian Forces Maritime Command.The class is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel Project ....
    , (Canadian Forces
    Canadian Forces Maritime Command

    Canadian Forces Maritime Command , also known as the Canadian Navy, is the navy of the Canadian Forces. While equal in rank and position, The Chief of the Maritime Staff takes precedence over the Chiefs of the Land and Air Staffs following the tradition of the Royal Navy....
    )
  • Orca-class
    Orca class training vessel

    The Orca class are steel-hulled Patrol boat vessels built for the Canadian Forces Maritime Command. A $69.7 million Canadian dollar contract for six vessels, with an option for two more with a total budget of $90.7 million, was awarded in early November 2004 to Victoria Shipyards....
    , (Canadian Forces
    Canadian Forces Maritime Command

    Canadian Forces Maritime Command , also known as the Canadian Navy, is the navy of the Canadian Forces. While equal in rank and position, The Chief of the Maritime Staff takes precedence over the Chiefs of the Land and Air Staffs following the tradition of the Royal Navy....
    )


Denmark


Royal Danish Navy
Royal Danish Navy

The Royal Danish Navy is the Naval warfare of Military of Denmark force. The RDN is mainly responsible for the maritime defence and sovereignty of Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands territorial waters....
  • Thetis class
    Thetis class ocean patrol vessel

    The Thetis class ocean patrol vessel, also called Stanflex 3000, is a class of large patrol vessels built for the Royal Danish Navy. The class comprises four ships, all built and commissioned in the early 1990s....
     OPV (1991- ), 3500 GRT
    Gross Register Tonnage

    Gross register tonnage represents the total internal volume of a vessel, with some exemptions for non-productive spaces. A gross register ton is equal to a volume of 100 cubic foot ....
  • Knus Rasmussen class OPV (2007- ), 1800 GRT
  • Agdlek class
    Agdlek class cutter

    The Agdlek class cutter is a class of Denmark Royal Danish Navy that patrol the waters of Greenland.These three ice-strengthened vessels are 330 tons, travel at less than 11 knots; are manned by a crew of 14; and are armed by 12.7mm automatic weapons....
     APV (1971- ), 330 GRT
  • Diana class IPV, (2008- ), 186 GRT
  • Barsø class IPV (1969-2009), 147 GRT

Danish Home Guard
Danish Home Guard

The Danish Home Guard is the fourth service of the Danish military, concerned exclusively with the defence of Danish territory. Service is voluntary and unpaid, except that the most basic expenses are covered....
  • MHV900 class IPV (2003- ), 87 GRT
  • MHV800 class IPV (1992- ), 83 GRT
  • MHV90 class IPV (1973- ), 85 GRT


France

  • P400 class patrol vessel
    P400 class patrol vessel

    The P400 patrol ships are small vessels of the French Navy. They were designed to accomplish police operations in the large French Exclusive Economic Zone....
    , (French Navy
    French Navy

    The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale , is the maritime arm of the French military. It consists of a full range of vessels, from patrol boats to guided missile frigates, and includes one nuclear aircraft carrier and ten nuclear submarines ....
    )
  • Floréal class frigate
    Floréal class frigate

    The Flor?al class is a type of light "surveillance frigates" designed for the needs of the French Navy after the end of the Cold War, ordered in 1989....
    , (French Navy
    French Navy

    The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale , is the maritime arm of the French military. It consists of a full range of vessels, from patrol boats to guided missile frigates, and includes one nuclear aircraft carrier and ten nuclear submarines ....
    )
  • OPV 54 class patrol vessel, (French Navy
    French Navy

    The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale , is the maritime arm of the French military. It consists of a full range of vessels, from patrol boats to guided missile frigates, and includes one nuclear aircraft carrier and ten nuclear submarines ....
    )
  • Espadon 50 class patrol vessel, (French Navy
    French Navy

    The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale , is the maritime arm of the French military. It consists of a full range of vessels, from patrol boats to guided missile frigates, and includes one nuclear aircraft carrier and ten nuclear submarines ....
    )


Finland

  • Kiisla class (Formerly Finnish Border Guard
    Finnish Border Guard

    The Border Guard of Finland is the Finnish security authority responsible for the border security. It is a military organization, subordinate to the Politics of Finland in administrational issues and to the President of the Republic in issues pertaining to her authority as Commander-in-Chief ....
    , now Finnish Navy
    Finnish Navy

    The Finnish Navy is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscriptions are trained each year....
    )
  • VMV-class (Finnish Navy
    Finnish Navy

    The Finnish Navy is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscriptions are trained each year....
    )


Greece


Hellenic Navy
Hellenic Navy

The Hellenic Navy is the Navy force of Greece, part of the Military of Greece. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence....
  • Thetis class gunboats
  • Osprey 55 class gunboats and derivatives HSY-55
    HSY-55 class gunboat

    The gunboat class HSY-55 is a class of naval vessel designed by the Hellenic Navy. This class of ship uses the modular concept so that weapons and sensors can be changed as required....
     and HSY-56A
    Osprey HSY-56A class gunboat

    The Gunboat class Osprey HSY-56A is a class of naval vessel currently in service in the Hellenic Navy. These ships are similar to Gunboats Class HSY-55....
     
  • Asheville class gunboats
    Asheville class gunboat

    The Asheville class gunboats were a class of small military ships built for the United States Navy in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The class is named for Asheville, North Carolina in western North Carolina and the seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina....
     
  • Nasty class Coastlal Patrol Vessels, formerly torpedo boats
  • Esterel class Coastal Patrol Vessels


Hellenic Coast Guard
Hellenic Coast Guard

The Hellenic Coast Guard is the national coast guard of Greece. Like most other coast guards, it is a paramilitary organization that can support the Hellenic Navy in wartime, but resides under separate civilian control in times of peace....
  • Saar 4 Open Sea Patrol Vessels
    Saar 4 class missile boat

    The Saar 4 or Reshef class missile boats were built at the Israel shipyards and based on Israeli Sea Corps designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" class....
  • Vosper Europatrol 250 Mk1 Open Sea Patrol Vessel
  • Abeking & Rasmussen Patrol Vessels


Iceland

  • ICGV Týr (Icelandic Coast Guard
    Icelandic Coast Guard

    The Icelandic Coast Guard is the armed service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime search and rescue. Origins of the Icelandic Coast Guard can be traced to 1859, when the corvette ?rnen started patrolling Icelandic waters....
    )
  • Ægir class OPV
    Ægir class OPV

    The ?gir class Patrol boat is a class of two vessels serving in the Icelandic Coast Guard. They participated in the two latter Cod Wars....
     (Icelandic Coast Guard
    Icelandic Coast Guard

    The Icelandic Coast Guard is the armed service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime search and rescue. Origins of the Icelandic Coast Guard can be traced to 1859, when the corvette ?rnen started patrolling Icelandic waters....
    )
  • ICGV Óðinn
    V/s Óðinn

    The ICGV ??inn patrol boat is the oldest ship currently operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard. It is believed that her Burmaster & Wain engines are only such engines that are still serviceable in the world today....
     (Icelandic Coast Guard
    Icelandic Coast Guard

    The Icelandic Coast Guard is the armed service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime search and rescue. Origins of the Icelandic Coast Guard can be traced to 1859, when the corvette ?rnen started patrolling Icelandic waters....
    )
  • UT 512L OPV
    UT 512L OPV

    The UT 512L OPV design is a Rolls-Royce plc design for a new Icelandic Coast Guard ship which is set to replace the aging V/s ??inn. The construction of the ship was approved by the Icelandic government on December 1 2006....
     (Icelandic Coast Guard
    Icelandic Coast Guard

    The Icelandic Coast Guard is the armed service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime search and rescue. Origins of the Icelandic Coast Guard can be traced to 1859, when the corvette ?rnen started patrolling Icelandic waters....
    )


India

  • Bangaram class patrol craft
    Bangaram Class patrol craft

    Bangaram Class Patrol Craft were indigenously developed and manufactured within the Republic of India by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers....
    , Indian Navy
    Indian Navy

    The Indian Navy is the navy of the Indian Armed Forces. It currently has approximately 55,000 personnel on active duty, including 5,000 members of the naval aviation branch and 2,000 MARCOS , making it the world's fifth largest navy....
  • Sukanya class patrol craft
    Sukanya Class patrol craft

    The Sukanya Class patrol craft are part of the Indian Navy. Sarayu is the old name of the river Sarju that meets the river Gogra at Ayodhya. The others are named after legendary Indian women....
    , Indian Navy
    Indian Navy

    The Indian Navy is the navy of the Indian Armed Forces. It currently has approximately 55,000 personnel on active duty, including 5,000 members of the naval aviation branch and 2,000 MARCOS , making it the world's fifth largest navy....
  • Sankalp class, Indian Coast Guard
    Indian Coast Guard

    The Indian Coast Guard is a maritime Para Military Force of India created to guard Republic of India's vast coastline. Many people confuse the Indian Coast Guard as an Armed Force since it is placed under the Ministry of Defence....
  • Samar class, Indian Coast Guard
    Indian Coast Guard

    The Indian Coast Guard is a maritime Para Military Force of India created to guard Republic of India's vast coastline. Many people confuse the Indian Coast Guard as an Armed Force since it is placed under the Ministry of Defence....
  • Vikram class, Indian Coast Guard
    Indian Coast Guard

    The Indian Coast Guard is a maritime Para Military Force of India created to guard Republic of India's vast coastline. Many people confuse the Indian Coast Guard as an Armed Force since it is placed under the Ministry of Defence....


Indonesia

  • FPB 28, Indonesian Navy
    Indonesian Navy

    The Indonesian Navy is the territorial force responsible for the patrol of Indonesia's immense coastline. The Indonesian Navy has about 74,000 personnel and 136 ships including attack submarines....
    , 28 meter long patrol boat made by local Shipyard PT.PAL
  • FPB 57
    Albatros class fast attack craft

    The Type 143 Albatros class was a Germany class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey.S61?S65 were part of the 2. Schnellbootgeschwader , and S66?S70 belonged to the 7. Schnellbootgeschwader....
    , Indonesian Navy
    Indonesian Navy

    The Indonesian Navy is the territorial force responsible for the patrol of Indonesia's immense coastline. The Indonesian Navy has about 74,000 personnel and 136 ships including attack submarines....
    , 57 meter long patrol boat designed by Luerssen and made by PT.PAL, ASM and heli deck equiped for some version.
  • PC-40, Indonesian Navy
    Indonesian Navy

    The Indonesian Navy is the territorial force responsible for the patrol of Indonesia's immense coastline. The Indonesian Navy has about 74,000 personnel and 136 ships including attack submarines....
    , 40 meter long FRP/Aluminum patrol boat, locally made by in house Navy's workshop.


Ireland

  • Róisín-class, (Irish Naval Service
    Irish Naval Service

    The Irish Naval Service is the navy of Republic of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces . Its main base is in Haulbowline, County Cork....
    )
  • LÉ Eithne (P31)
    LÉ Eithne (P31)

    L? Eithne is a Eithne class ship in the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named after Ethniu, a tragic heroine and the daughter of the one-eyed Fomorians, Balor in an early Ireland romantic tale....
    , Irish Naval Service
    Irish Naval Service

    The Irish Naval Service is the navy of Republic of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces . Its main base is in Haulbowline, County Cork....

Israel

  • Dabur class patrol boats - Israeli Navy
  • Super Dvora class fast patrol boats - Israeli Navy
  • Dvora
    Dvora class fast patrol boat

    The Dvora class fast patrol boat is a fast class of patrol boats built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Israeli Sea Corps based on the Israeli Dabur....
     - Israeli Navy
  • Super Dvora Mk II - Israeli Navy
  • Super Dvora Mk III
    Super Dvora Mk III

    Super Dvora Mark III is the latest generation of the venerable Dvora family of fast patrol boats or fast attack crafts . Manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries in 2004 these vessels are capable of speeding up to in littoral waters thanks to its state of the art thrust vectoring control Articulated Surface Drives while holding various a...
     - Israeli Navy
  • Shaldag class fast patrol boat
    Shaldag class fast patrol boat

    The Shaldag class Fast Patrol Boat is a small but fast class of patrol boats developed for the Israeli Sea Corps and launched in 1989, it has since seen service several other navies....
    s
    • Shaldag Mk II - Israeli Navy
  • Nachshol class patrol boats (Stingray Interceptor-2000) - Israeli Navy


Italy


  • Zara class, (Italian Guardia di Finanza
    Guardia di Finanza

    The Guardia di Finanza, is an Italy police force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. Although it retains military status unlike the Carabinieri it is part of the Military of Italy....
    )
  • Saettia class, (Italian Coast Guard)
  • Diciotti class, (Italian Coast Guard)
  • Cassiopea class, (Italian Marina Militare
    Marina Militare

    Marina Militare is one of the four branches of the Military of Italy of Italy. It was formed in 1946, as the Navy of the Italian Republic, from what remained of the Regia Marina and now is considered among the five major navies in the world....
    )
  • Cassiopea II class, (Italian Marina Militare
    Marina Militare

    Marina Militare is one of the four branches of the Military of Italy of Italy. It was formed in 1946, as the Navy of the Italian Republic, from what remained of the Regia Marina and now is considered among the five major navies in the world....
    )
  • Esploratore class, (Italian Marina Militare
    Marina Militare

    Marina Militare is one of the four branches of the Military of Italy of Italy. It was formed in 1946, as the Navy of the Italian Republic, from what remained of the Regia Marina and now is considered among the five major navies in the world....
    )
  • Comandanti class, (Italian Marina Militare
    Marina Militare

    Marina Militare is one of the four branches of the Military of Italy of Italy. It was formed in 1946, as the Navy of the Italian Republic, from what remained of the Regia Marina and now is considered among the five major navies in the world....
    )


Japan

  • Shikishima
    Shikishima (PLH 31)

    Shikishima is the largest patrol vessel of the Japan Coast Guard.Shikishima was built in order to guard Plutonium transport ships.*Gross Tonnage: 6,500t...
    , (Japan Coast Guard
    Japan Coast Guard

    The , known until 2000 as the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese Coast Guard. Comprising about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport , and is responsible for protecting the coast lines of Japan....
    )


Malaysia

  • Kedah class
    Kedah Class OPV

    The Kedah class is a class of Patrol boat of the Royal Malaysian Navy and named after the lead ship of the class, 171 KD Kedah. The Kedah class is based on the Meko A-100 design by Blohm + Voss....
     offshore patrol vessel, (Royal Malaysian Navy
    Royal Malaysian Navy

    The Royal Malaysian Navy All commissioned ships of the RMN have a prefix KD, which means Royal Ship. ...
    )


Mexico

  • Uribe class, offshore patrol vessel (Mexican Navy
    Mexican Navy

    The Mexican Navy is a branch of the Military of Mexico responsible for conducting navy operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order"....
    )
  • Holzinger class, offshore patrol vessel (Mexican Navy
    Mexican Navy

    The Mexican Navy is a branch of the Military of Mexico responsible for conducting navy operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order"....
    )
  • Sierra
    Sierra class

    The Sierra-class oceanic patrol corvettes are intended mainly for interception of drug smugglers, Exclusive Economic Zone patrol, and countering terrorism....
     class, offshore patrol vessel (Mexican Navy
    Mexican Navy

    The Mexican Navy is a branch of the Military of Mexico responsible for conducting navy operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order"....
    )
  • Durango
    Durango class

    The Durango-class is an OPV class in the Mexican Navy. This class of ship features stealth characteristics. The entire class was designed and built in Mexico; they are sometimes called compact frigates....
     class, offshore patrol vessel (Mexican Navy
    Mexican Navy

    The Mexican Navy is a branch of the Military of Mexico responsible for conducting navy operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order"....
    )
  • Oaxaca class, offshore patrol vessel (Mexican Navy
    Mexican Navy

    The Mexican Navy is a branch of the Military of Mexico responsible for conducting navy operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order"....
    )
  • Azteca class, coastal patrol boat (Mexican Navy
    Mexican Navy

    The Mexican Navy is a branch of the Military of Mexico responsible for conducting navy operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order"....
    )


Netherlands

  • Future Dutch Navy OPV's (Koninklijke Marine)


New Zealand

(Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. In April 2006 the fleet consisted of ten ships, with the combat force consisting of two frigates....
) (2008) (Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. In April 2006 the fleet consisted of ten ships, with the combat force consisting of two frigates....
) (2008) (Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. In April 2006 the fleet consisted of ten ships, with the combat force consisting of two frigates....
)(1983 - 2008)

Norway

Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norway Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for navy operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 3 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 6 corvettes, 14 patrol boats, 4 Minesweeper , 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels....
  • Rapp-class
    Rapp class patrol boat

    The Rapp class torpedo boats were a class of six torpedo boats built in Norway for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1952 to 1956. They were the first Norwegian-built torpedo boats after World War II, and were designed in light of experience from operations in this war....
  • Tjeld-class
    Tjeld class patrol boat

    The Tjeld class were a class of fast patrol boats designed in Norway. They were used as torpedo boats in Norway where this type of vessel were called MTBs or motor torpedo boats ....
  • Storm-class
    Storm class patrol boat

    The Storm class fast patrol boats were a class of 20 vessels built for the Royal Norwegian Navy.In Norwegian language these boats were called missilkanonb?ter meaning boats with missiles and guns....
  • Snøgg-class
    Snøgg class patrol boat

    The Sn?gg class was a Royal Norwegian Navy class of fast patrol boats . It might also be classified as a torpedo boat or a missile boat. In Norway this type of vessel is called a missile torpedo boat or MTB....
  • Hauk-class
    Hauk class patrol boat

    Hauk class patrol boats are a series of Norwegian fast attack craft. Hauk means hawk in Norwegian language. Designed as a development of the Storm- and Sn?gg-class, by Lieutenant-commander Harald Henriksen....
  • Skjold-class
    Skjold class patrol boat

    The Skjold class patrol boats is a new class of superfast, large stealth missile craft, also known as MTBs . They are built at the Umoe Mandal yard, and regarded as the fastest Naval ship in the world with speeds over 60 knots / 110 km/h....


  • Barentshav class OPV
    Barentshav class OPV

    The Barentshav class of OPV s will consist of three vessels powered by liquefied natural gas. Ordered for the Norwegian Coast Guard, their main tasks will be Exclusive Economic Zone patrol, fishery inspection, search and rescue as well as tug readiness along the shore of Norway which is seeing increasing traffic from Tanker s....
     (Norwegian Coast Guard
    Norwegian Coast Guard

    The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian language, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built....
    )
  • Nordkapp class OPV
    Nordkapp class OPV

    The Nordkapp class ships is a Norwegian ship class built in the 1980s, and is used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general EEZ patrol in Norwegian waters....
     (Norwegian Coast Guard
    Norwegian Coast Guard

    The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian language, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built....
    )
  • Nornen class (Norwegian Coast Guard
    Norwegian Coast Guard

    The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian language, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built....
    )


Philippines

Philippine Navy
Philippine Navy

The Philippine Navy is the navy arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Filipino language is Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas....
  • Mariano Alvarez class
    Cyclone class patrol ship

    The Cyclone class Patrol boats are a class of United States Navy and United States Coast Guard coastal patrol boats.The primary mission of these ships was coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance, an important aspect of littoral operations outlined in the Navy's strategy, "Forward...From the Sea." These ships also provided full mission supp...
  • Aguinaldo class
  • Kagitingan class
  • Tomas Batillo class
    Chamsuri class patrol vessel

    Chamsuri class patrol vessels are patrol craft in charge of guarding the coastline of South Korea , and in charge or patrolling the islands and coasts of the Philippines ....
  • Conrado Yap class
  • Jose Andrada class


Russia

  • Mirage-class (Type 14310) (Russian Navy
    Russian Navy

    The Russian Navy or VMF is the Navy of the Russian Armed Forces. The international designation of Russian naval vessels is "RFS" - "Russian Federation Ship"....
    )


Singapore

  • Fearless
    Fearless class patrol vessel

    The Fearless class patrol vessels were built by Singapore Technologies Marine for the Republic of Singapore Navy in the 1990s. The ships form the 182/189 Squadron....
    -class (Republic of Singapore Navy
    Republic of Singapore Navy

    The Republic of Singapore Navy is the navy of the Singapore Armed Forces , responsible for the defence of Singapore against sea-borne threats and protection of its sea lines of communications....
    )


Sri Lanka

  • Jayasagara class
    Jayasagara class patrol craft

    The Jayasagara class is a class of Offshore patrol vessels that are part of the Sri Lankan Navy and have been locally built....
     (Sri Lanka Navy)
  • Colombo class
    Ultra Fast Attack Craft

    The Ultra Fast Attack Craft, commonly known as the Colombo Class, is an ultra high-speed class of patrol boats meant for a variety of naval missions from typical off-shore coastal patrol mission profiles to high-speed, high-maneuver littoral warfare....
     (Sri Lanka Navy)


South Korea

  • Chamsuri-class (Republic of Korea Navy
    Republic of Korea Navy

    The Republic of Korea Navy or ROK Navy is a branch of the Military of South Korea responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations....
    )


Spain

  • Descubierta class
  • Serviola class
  • Anaga class
  • Barceló class
  • Toralla class
  • Conejera class
  • Descubierta class
  • Chilreu class
  • P111 class patrol boat
  • Cabo Fradera class


Thailand

  • Pattani-class OPV (Royal Thai Navy
    Royal Thai Navy

    The Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and was established in the late 1800s. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse is "The Father of Royal Thai Navy"....
    )


United Kingdom

  • Motor Launch
    Motor Launch

    A Motor Launch is a small military vessel in British navy service. They were designed for harbour defense and submarine chaser or for armed high speed Search and rescue....
     of World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
  • Harbour Defence Motor Launch
    Harbour Defence Motor Launch

    The Harbour Defence Motor Launch was a British small motor vessel of the Second World War.The HDML was designed by W J Holt at the Admiralty in early 1939....
     of World War II
  • River class patrol vessel
    River class patrol vessel

    The River class is a Ship class of three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the seven ships of the Island class patrol vessel....
  • Castle class patrol vessel
    Castle class patrol vessel

    The Castle class was intended as a series of six offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy, designed in response to criticism of the previous Island class patrol vessel for insufficient speed, non optimal sea keeping and lack of a flight deck for rescue helicopters....
  • Archer class patrol vessel
    Archer class patrol vessel

    The Archer-class is a ship class of patrol and training vessel in service with the United Kingdom Royal Navy ....
  • Island class patrol vessel
    Island class patrol vessel

    The Island class patrol vessel was developed as a result of the Royal Navy's experiences in the so called Cod War with Iceland, and the success of HMS Jura in fishery protection patrols....


United States

  • List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
    List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy

    This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy....
  • Eagle class patrol craft
    Eagle class patrol craft

    The Eagle class patrol craft were a set of steel ships smaller than destroyers but having a greater operational radius than the wooden-hulled, submarine chasers developed in 1917....
     of World War I
    World War I

    World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
     and World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
  • PC Patrol Craft of World War II
    PC Patrol Craft of World War II

    PC Patrol Craft were a class of vessel of the United States Navy during World War II.During World War II, Germany?s U-boat campaign was strangling the United Kingdom by cutting off her supplies from the United States....
  • Cyclone class Patrol ship
    Cyclone class patrol ship

    The Cyclone class Patrol boats are a class of United States Navy and United States Coast Guard coastal patrol boats.The primary mission of these ships was coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance, an important aspect of littoral operations outlined in the Navy's strategy, "Forward...From the Sea." These ships also provided full mission supp...
  • Island class patrol boat
    USCG Patrol Boat

    The United States Coast Guard has maintained various classes of patrol boats. The USCG currently has 49 patrol boats in its Island class. Their pennant numbers are WPB 1301 through WPB 1349....
     (United States Coast Guard
    United States Coast Guard

    The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the Military of the United States and one of seven Uniformed services of the United States. In addition to being a military branch at all times, it is unique among the armed forces in that it is also a Admiralty law agency and a Federal government of the United States regulatory agency....
    )


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