A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small

naval vessel A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage resilient and armed with w ...

generally designed for coastal defence,

border security Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it ...

, or

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term ...

. There are many designs for patrol boats, and they generally range in size. They may be operated by a nation's

navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It include ...

coast guard A coast guard or coastguard is a Maritime Security Regimes, maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with cust ...

police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest a ...

, or customs, and may be intended for marine (" blue water"),

estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environmen ...

(" green water"), or river (" brown water") environments. 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 Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

fishery Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place (a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, ...

patrols,

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enforcement, or

search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

. 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

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 Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels. Ju ...

. 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 A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...

rigid inflatable boat A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are i ...

. They can include

fast attack craft A fast attack craft (FAC) is a small, fast, agile, offensive, often affordable warship armed with anti-ship missiles, gun or torpedoes. FACs are usually operated in close proximity to land as they lack both the seakeeping and all-round defensiv ...

torpedo boat A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of s ...

s, and

missile boat A missile boat or missile cutter is a small, fast warship armed with anti-ship missiles. Being smaller than other warships such as destroyers and frigates, missile boats are popular with nations interested in forming a navy at lower cost. They ...

s. They may be broadly classified as inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) or offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). OPVs are usually the smallest ship in a navy's fleet that are large and seaworthy enough to patrol off-shore in the open

ocean The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the wo ...

, while IPVs are typically too small to do so and are instead kept in

lakes A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...

, or close to coasts; IPVs specifically used in rivers can also be called "riverine patrol vessels". 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

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. Depending on their role, vessels in this class may also have more sophisticated sensors and fire control systems that would enable them to carry

torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...

es,

anti-ship missiles An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A good n ...

, and

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

History

During both World Wars, in order to rapidly build up numbers, all sides created auxiliary patrol boats by arming

motorboat A motorboat, speedboat or powerboat is a boat that is exclusively powered by an engine. Some motorboats are fitted with inboard motor, inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion ...

s and seagoing

fishing trawler A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing nets tha ...

s with machine guns and obsolete naval weapons. Some modern patrol vessels are still based on fishing and leisure boats. The

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

operated the of armed hydrofoils for years in a patrol boat role. During the

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, the U.S. Navy ordered 193 aluminum hulled

Patrol Craft, Fast Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), also known as Swift Boats, were all-aluminum, long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-wate ...

(PCFs), also known as ''Swiftboats'', for brown water naval operations. The

Patrol Boat, River Patrol Boat, Riverine, or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until 1975. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the ...

(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 ''

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''. Most modern designs are powered by

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arrangements such as CODAG, and speeds are generally in the range. The largest OPVs might also have a

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and

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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

Albania

Albanian Naval Force The Albanian Naval Force ( sq, Forca Detare të Republikës së Shqipërisë) is the naval branch of the Albanian military. Their name was changed from the Albanian Naval Defense Forces in 2010. The Naval Force is headquartered in Durrës, and ...

Algeria

Algerian National Navy , image = Algerian Naval badge.svg , image_size = 220px , caption = Algerian Naval badge , dates = 1516–18271963–present , country ...

* Kebir-class * Alusafe 2000 * Ocea FPB98 MKI

Argentina

Argentine Naval Prefecture The Argentine Naval Prefecture ( es, Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA) is a service of Argentina's Security Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers and maritime territory. It therefore fulfills the functions of other countries' coa ...

* * Z-28-class patrol vessel * Shaldag-class patrol boat

Argentine Navy The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with t ...

* Gowind-class vessel * Murature-class vessel * Intrépida-class boat * Zurubí-class patrol boat * Baradero class patrol boat * Punta Mogotes class patrol boat

Australia

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...

* (1967–1985) * (1979–2007) * (2005–present) * – lead ship expected to enter service in 2022

Australian Border Force Marine Unit

* (1999–present) * Australian Customs Vessel ''Triton'' (2000–2016) * (2013–present) – replaced the Bay-class

Others

* (1987–2023) – Australian-built, gifted by the Australian Government to 12 Pacific Island countries ( appears to be the last boat in service as of November 2022) * (2018–present) – Australian-built replacements for the , gifted to the same 12 Pacific Island nations and

Timor-Leste East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-wes ...

Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defence Force The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) is the military of The Bahamas. Since The Bahamas does not have an army or an air force, its navy composes the entirety of its armed forces. Under The Defence Act, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been m ...

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Bahrain

Royal Bahrain Naval Force

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

Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Navy classified its medium size patrol ships as large patrol craft (LPC) which are armed with either

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A good ...

s or

es. Those ships typically have heavier armaments but less range than OPVs. BNS Nirmul

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of impo ...

;Large patrol craft * * ;Offshore patrol vessel * * ARES 150 ;Inshore patrol vessel * * ;

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patrol boat * ''Kraljevica'' class * Haizhui class * Hainan class ;Patrol gunboat *

Bangladesh Coast Guard The Bangladesh Coast Guard ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড; BCG) is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh. It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. It ...

;Offshore patrol vessel * Leader class ;Inshore patrol vessel * * * * ;Fast patrol vessel * * ;Coastal patrol vessel * ''Tawfique'' class (former

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Shanghai II class) ;Riverine patrol craft *

Border Guard Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) are a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the borde ...

;Patrol vessel * ''Shah Jalal'' class

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate ...

Barbados Coast Guard The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime element of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities include territorial defence, patrolling Barbados' territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as conducting maritime law enforce ...

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Belgium

* '' Castor'' (2014–present) * '' Pollux'' (2015–present)

Brazil

* ''Grajaú''-class offshore patrol vessel * ''Bracuí''-class patrol vessel – ex- * ''Imperial Marinheiro''-class offshore patrol vessel * ''Piratini''-class patrol vessel * ''J''-class patrol vessel * ''Roraima''-class river patrol vessel * ''Pedro Teixeira''-class river patrol vessel * offshore patrol vessel *

Brunei

* offshore patrol vessel * 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

* ''Obzor''

Canada

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...

* (1996-present) * (2006-present) * (2016-present) – Icebreakers based on the Norwegian

Canadian Coast Guard The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; french: links=no, Garde côtière canadienne, GCC) is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in ...

Cape Verde

Cape Verdean Coast Guard

* Kondor-class *

Guardiao (P511) The ''Guardiao'' is the Cape Verde Coast Guard's first patrol vessel based on the Damen Stan 5009 patrol vessel, Damen Stan 5009 design. The ''Guardião'' is equipped with a vertically aligned ''"axe bow"''. Damen Group, Damen asserts that a ver ...

Chile

* (1979/1980–2001/2002) * (1982–2014?) * (1990–present) * (1993–present) * (1996–2017/2020) * (1999–present) * (2007–present) * (2007–present) * (2008–present)

China (PRC)

People's Liberation Army Navy

* Harbour security boat (PBI) – four newly built 80-ton class harbour security / patrol boats, and more are planned in order to take over the port security / patrol duties currently performed by the obsolete ''Shantou'', Beihai, Huangpu, and Yulin-class

gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-ste ...

s, which are increasingly being converted to inshore surveying boats and range support boats * Shanghai III (Type 062I)-class gunboat – 2 *

Shanghai II Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

-class gunboat *

Shanghai I Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

(Type 062)-class gunboat – 150+ active and at least 100 in reserve * Huludao (Type 206)-class gunboat – 8+ * – less than 25 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * – less than 30 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * – less than 15 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * – less than 40 (being transferred to logistic duties)

China Coast Guard China Coast Guard (CCG; ) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the People's Armed Police of China. It is currently the world's largest coast guard. Function The CCG is known to perform mostl ...

* (Type 718)

Colombia

Colombian Navy ) , colors= , march= ''"Viva Colombia, soy marinero"'' , mascot= , battles= Battle of Lake Maracaibo Thousand Days War (Civil war) Colombia-Peru War World War II Korean War Colombian Armed Conflict Operation Atalanta , notable_commanders= José ...

* 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

* ''Šolta'' (OB-02) * ''Omiš'' (OB-31)

Denmark

Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and Greenland). ...

* OPV – 2 vessels * IPV – 6 vessels * patrol vessel * OPV – 4 ships (classed as ocean patrol frigates) * IPV – 3 vessels * IPV – 9 vessels (in Danish) * ''Hvidbjørnen''-class OPV (link in Danish) – 4 ships (classed as ocean patrol frigates)

Ecuador

Ecuadorian Navy The Ecuadorian Navy ( es, Armada del Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian entity responsible for the surveillance and protection of national maritime territory and has a personnel of 9,127 men to protect a coastline of 2,237 km which reaches far into t ...

Damen Stan Patrol 5009 Damen Group, a Dutch shipbuilding firm, has designed a range of patrol vessels, the Damen Stan Patrol vessels, that includes the Damen Stan Patrol 5009 vessel. Vessels built to the 5009 design are 50 metres long and nine metres wide. The design i ...

Eritrea

Eritrean Navy

* Eritrea-class 60m patrol vessel

Others

* Protector-class patrol boat

Finland

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...

* – formerly

Finnish Border Guard The Finnish Border Guard (; ) is the agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders. It is a military organisation, subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior in administrative issues and to the President of Finland in iss ...

, now

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...

Finnish Border Guard The Finnish Border Guard (; ) is the agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders. It is a military organisation, subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior in administrative issues and to the President of Finland in iss ...

* '' VL Turva'' – an offshore patrol vessel built at

STX Finland STX Finland Oy, formerly Aker Yards Oy, was a Finnish shipbuilding company operating three shipyards in Finland, in Turku, Helsinki and Rauma, employing some 2,500 people. It was part of STX Europe, a group of international shipbuilding compan ...

Rauma shipyard in 2014

France

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ...

* P400 class * Classe La Confiance (link in French) * * * Espadon 50 class (1991–2010) * D'Entrecasteaux-class * D'Estienne d'Orves-class

Maritime Gendarmerie

* 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

* Potsdam class (2019–present) * (2002–present) * Helgoland class (2009–present) * (1943–1945) *

R boat The R boats (''Räumboote'' in German, meaning ''minesweeper'') were a group of small naval vessels built as minesweepers for the ''Kriegsmarine'' (German navy) before and during the Second World War. They were used for several purposes during t ...

s (1929–1945) * Type 139 patrol trawler (1956 to mid-1970s)

Greece

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of var ...

* s and derivatives and * s * ''Nasty''-class coastal patrol vessels – formerly

s * ''Esterel''-class coastal patrol vessels

Hellenic Coast Guard The Hellenic Coast Guard ( el, Λιμενικό Σώμα-Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή, Limeniko Soma-Elliniki Aktofylaki, Port Corps-Hellenic Coast Guard) is the national coast guard of Greece. Like many other coast guards, it is a pa ...

* – 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 *

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and derivatives – all being boats for coastal patrols

Honduras

Honduran Navy The Armed Forces of Honduras ( es, Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras), consists of the Honduran Army, Honduran Navy and Honduran Air Force. History Pre-1979 The Armed Forces of Honduras were created through article 44, subsection 4 of the First Const ...

* Damen Stan Patrol 4207

Hong Kong (SARPRC)

Hong Kong Police Force The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the t ...

* Sea Panther-class large command boat

Iceland

Icelandic Coast Guard The Icelandic Coast Guard (, or simply ) is the Icelandic defence service responsible for search and rescue, maritime safety and security surveillance, and law enforcement in the seas surrounding Iceland. The Coast Guard maintains the Iceland ...

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India

INS Sunayna returns to Kochi post an 80 day anti piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden

Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...

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Indian Coast Guard The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India with jurisdiction over its territorial waters including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone. The Indian Coast Guard was formally estab ...

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Indonesia

* FPB 28, Indonesian Police and Indonesian Customs, 28 meter long patrol boat made by local shipyard

PT PAL PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) ( id, Penataran Angkatan Laut) ( en, Navy Shipyard) is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise that manufactures ships for military and civilian use and conducts repairs and maintenance on ships and engineering. History ...

. * FPB 38, Indonesian Customs, 38 meter long aluminium patrol boat made by local shipyard PT PAL. * FPB 57,

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol In ...

, 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

Iraq Navy

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

Ireland

List of Irish Naval Service vessels; * Offshore Patrol Vessels ** (1972–2001) ** (1978–2013) ** (1979–2015) ** (1980–2016) * Helicopter Patrol Vessel ** (1984–2022) * Coastal Patrol Vessels ** (1984–2022) ** (1985–2022) * Offshore Patrol Vessels ** (1999–present) ** (2001–present) * Offshore Patrol Vessels ** (2014–present) ** (2015–present) ** (2016–present) ** (2018–present)

Israel

* s *

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* s * * s ** Shaldag Mk II * s (Stingray Interceptor-2000)

Italy

* ''Zara'' class, (Italian

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) * ''Saettia'' class, (Italian

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) * ''Diciotti'' – CP 902 class, (Italian

) * , (Italian

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) *''Cassiopea'' II class, (Italian

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) *''Esploratore'' class, (Italian

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) * , (Italian

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)

Jamaica

JDF Coast Guard

Japan

* (

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), the largest patrol boat * (Japan Coast Guard), large patrol vessel with helicopter deck and hangar * (Japan Coast Guard), large patrol vessel with helicopter deck and hangar * (Japan Coast Guard), high-speed large patrol cessel with helicopter deck * (''Kunisaki'' class) * * * (Japan Coast Guard), high-speed large patrol vessel * (Japan Coast Guard), medium-sized patrol vessel * (

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, Japanese Navy), corvette type patrol vessel * ，(Japan Coast Guard),

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* Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program (

, Japanese Navy)

Latvia

* ''Skrunda'' class, world's first SWATH patrol boat ( Latvian Naval Forces)

Malaysia

* ''Kedah'' class offshore patrol vessel, (

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) * Keris-class littoral mission ship,(Royal Malaysian Navy) * Gagah Class Ship,

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* 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

* ''Protector'' class offshore patrol vessel (

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) – 2002–present * ''Diciotti'' class offshore patrol vessel (

) – 2005–present * ''P21'' class inshore patrol vessel (

) – 2010–present * ''Emer'' class offshore patrol vessel (

) – 2015–present

Mexico

Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent armed forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the ''Armada de México''. The ''Secretaría de Marina'' (''SEMAR'') (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the ''Armada'' itself and ...

*Coastal patrol boat ** ** *Offshore patrol vessel ** ** ** **

Montenegro

* Kotor-class frigate, Kotor class frigate

Morocco

Tonnerres de Brest 2012 - Bir Anzarane - 001

*OPV-70 class, offshore patrol vessel (Royal Moroccan Navy) *OPV-64 class, offshore patrol vessel (Royal Moroccan Navy)

Namibia

* NS Brendan Simbwaye, ''Grajaú''-class offshore patrol vessel

Netherlands

Royal Netherlands Navy

* Holland class offshore patrol vessels

Netherlands Coastguard

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Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

* Damen Stan Patrol 4100

New Zealand

* Protector class offshore patrol vessel, Protector OPV (Royal New Zealand Navy) (2008) * Lake-class inshore patrol vessel (Royal New Zealand Navy) (2008) * (Royal New Zealand Navy)(1983–2008)

Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Navy

Norway

Royal Norwegian Navy

* Rapp class patrol boat, ''Rapp''-class * Tjeld class patrol boat, ''Tjeld''-class * Storm class patrol boat, ''Storm''-class * Snøgg class patrol boat, ''Snøgg''-class * Hauk class patrol boat, ''Hauk''-class * Skjold-class patrol boat, ''Skjold''-class

Norwegian Coast Guard

* Barentshav class OPV * NoCGV Harstad, Harstad class OPV * Nordkapp class OPV * Nornen class patrol vessel, Nornen class * NoCGV Svalbard, Svalbard class icebreaker * Jan Mayen-class - Planned replacement for the Nordkapp-class

Peru

* Río Zarumilla class, Peruvian Coast Guard * Rio Cañete class, Peruvian Coast Guard

Philippines

Philippine Navy

* Point-class cutter, Alberto Navarette-class * Jose Andrada class * Shaldag-class patrol boat, Nestor Acero-class * Malvar-class corvette, Malvar-class patrol vessel * Jacinto-class patrol vessel * stretched HDP-1500neo offshore patrol vessel * Gregorio del Pilar-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Artemio Ricarte PS37

Philippine Coast Guard

* Boracay-class patrol boat * Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat * Parola-class patrol vessel * San Juan-class patrol vessel * BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8401), Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel * Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel, offshore BRP 3503 - Romblon

Portugal

Portuguese Navy

*Viana do Castelo class patrol vessel, Viana do Castelo class *Tejo-class patrol vessel, Tejo-class *Centauro class fiscalization boat, Centauro-class *Argos-class patrol boat, Argos-class *Rio Minho-class fiscalization boat, Rio Minho-class

Maritime Authority System, Maritime Police

* Bolina-class * Levante-class * Calmaria-class

National Republican Guard (Portugal), National Republican Guard

* Bojador-class * Ribamar-class * Lancha de Fiscalização de Águas Interiores

Qatar

Qatari Emiri Navy

* QENS Musherib (QB1), Musherib class

Qatari Ministry of Interior

* ARES 75 * ARES 110 * ARES 150

Romania

* SNR-17 class patrol boats, Romanian Border Police * Stefan Cel Mare patrol vessel, Romanian Border Police

Russia

* Stenka class patrol boat (Project 02059), Russian Navy and Russian Coast Guard * Bogomol Class patrol boat (Project 02065), Russian Navy * Mirage class patrol vessel (Project 14310), Russian Coast Guard * Svetlyak class patrol boat (Project 10410)， Russian Coast Guard * Ogonek class patrol boat (Project 12130), Russian Coast Guard * Mangust class patrol boat (Project 12150, Russian Coast Guard * Sobol class patrol boat (Project 12200）, Russian Coast Guard * Terrier class patrol boat (Project 14170), Russian Navy and Russian Coast Guard * Rubin class patrol boat (Project 22460), Russian Coast Guard * Okean class patrol vessel (Project 22100), Russian Coast Guard * Vosh class river patrol craft (Project 12481), Russian Coast Guard * Piyavka class river patrol craft (Project 1249), Russian Coast Guard * Ogonek class river patrol craft (Project 12130), Russian Coast Guard

Senegal

* ''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

* , Republic of Singapore Navy * PK class Interceptor Craft, Police Coast Guard * 1st Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard (decommissioned) * 2nd Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard (decommissioned) * 3rd Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * 4th Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * PC class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * * , Republic of Singapore Navy

Slovenia

* Slovenian patrol boat Triglav

South Africa

* Sa'ar 4-class missile boat, Warrior class (modified ''Saar 4'' Open Sea Patrol Vessels) * Namacurra class harbour patrol boat, Namacurra class

South Korea (ROK)

* Chamsuri class patrol vessel, ''Chamsuri''-class (Republic of Korea Navy) * Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel

Spain

* Buque de Acción Marítima, ''Meteoro'' class * Descubierta class corvette, ''Descubierta'' class * Serviola class patrol boat, ''Serviola'' class * Anaga class patrol boat, ''Anaga'' class * Barceló class patrol boat, ''Barceló'' class * Toralla class patrol boat, ''Toralla'' class * Conejera class patrol boat, ''Conejera'' class * Chilreu class patrol boat, ''Chilreu'' class * P111 patrol boat, P111 class patrol boat * Cabo Fradera class patrol boat, ''Cabo Fradera'' class

Sri Lanka

* Jayasagara class patrol craft, ''Jayasagara '' class (Sri Lanka Navy) * Ultra Fast Attack Craft, ''Colombo'' class (Sri Lanka Navy)

Suriname

* Ocea Type FPB 98 class fast patrol boat * Ocea FPB 72, Ocea Type FPB 72 class fast patrol boat

Sweden

* Hugin-class (based on the Norwegian Storm-class patrol boat, Storm-class, decommissioned) – 16 ships * Kaparen-class (Hugin-class modified with better subhunting capacity, decommissioned) – 8 ships * Stockholm-class corvette, Stockholm-class (commissioned as corvettes, later converted to patrol boats) – 2 ships * HSwMS Carlskrona (P04), 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"): * Typ 60 class, Typ 60-class (decommissioned) – 17 ships * Tapper-class patrol boat, Tapper class – 12 ships The Swedish Coast Guard operate an additional 22 patrol vessels for maritime surveillance.

Thailand

* HTMS Pattani, Pattani class (Royal Thai Navy) * River-class patrol vessel, River class (Royal Thai Navy) * T.991 class patrol boat, T.991 class (Royal Thai Navy) * HTMS krabi, krabi class (Royal Thai Navy)

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force#Coast Guard, Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard

Turkey

Turkish Naval Forces

* Kılıç II class * Kılıç I class * Yıldız class * Rüzgar class * Doğan class * Kartal class * Türk class * Tuzla class

Coast Guard Command (Turkey), Coast Guard Command

* KAAN 15 class * KAAN 19 class * KAAN 29 class patrol craft, KAAN 29 class * KAAN 33 class * SAR 33 class * SAR 35 class * 80 class * Corvette

United Kingdom

* Kingfisher-class sloop, ''Kingfisher''-class patrol vessel of 1935 * Motor Launch of World War II * Harbour Defence Motor Launch of World War II * River-class offshore patrol vessel, River class patrol vessel * Castle-class patrol vessel, Castle class patrol vessel * Archer-class patrol vessel, Archer class patrol vessel * Island-class patrol vessel, Island class patrol vessel * Scimitar-class patrol vessel, Scimitar class patrol vessel * UKBF 42m Customs Cutter * ''Cutlass'' class patrol vessel - planned service entry with the Gibraltar Squadron from 2022

United States

United States Navy

* - (1993–present) * Mark VI patrol boat
- US Navy (2016–present)

United States Coast Guard

* - (2000-2011) - ''four boats were transferred to the Coast Guard for a temporary loan, three (2004-2011) have since been returned, while the BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS-38), fourth (2000-2004) was donated to the Philippine Navy'' * – (1998–present) * – (1985–present) * – (2012–present)

Venezuela

* (GC-23)

Vietnam

* 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

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