Protector (Pacific Forum)-class small patrol boat

For other uses, see Protector class.

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

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

References

• HK Marine Police
• Toppan, Andrew (2001). "World Navies Today: Hong Kong". World Navies Today. Haze Gray & Underway. Retrieved 19 November 2010.