PSS Kedam

"Kedam" redirects here. For other uses, see Kedam (disambiguation).

PSS Kedam is a 40-metre (130 ft) patrol boat, donated by the Nippon Foundation and Sasakawa Peace Foundation to Palau, to help it patrol its exclusive economic zone.^[1][2]

PSS Kedam on 19 December 2017
History
Palau
Name	PSS Kedam
Namesake	Great Frigate Bird of Palau
Builder	Kegoya Dock, Kure, Japan
Laid down	22 June 2017
Launched	13 September 2017
Christened	18 September 2017
Commissioned	13 February 2018
Identification	IMO number: 9820051 MMSI number: 511000500 Callsign: T8AJ
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Displacement	257 t
Length	40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Diesel engine output: 2 × 1,330 kW (1,790 shp)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) maximum
Range	300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi)
Endurance	10 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 × RHIB work boat
Complement	21

History

The vessel arrived on 22 December 2017, to join the slightly smaller 31.5-metre (103 ft) PSS Remeliik, donated by Australia in 1996.^[1] The vessel cost US$30 million. The donors also constructed a berth to moor and maintain the vessel, and committed to cover the vessel's fuel and maintenance costs until 2027.^[3]

Fleet-mate Remeliik was replaced in 2020 by the 39.5-metre (130 ft) Guardian-class patrol boat, PSS Remeliik II.^[4]

Kedam was commissioned on 13 February 2018.^[5] Dignitaries attending included President Thomas Remengesau Jr., Vice President and Minister of Justice Raynold Oilouch and Mitsuyuki Unno Executive Director of the Nippon Foundation.

Kedam is staffed by a crew of 15.^[3] The vessel is named after the "Great Frigate Bird of Palau".^[1]