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This category contains the Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boats of the United States Coast Guard. Pages in category "Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boats" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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 ...
Two orange fenders protecting the side of a moored sailing vessel. In boating, a fender is an air-filled ball or a device in other shape and material used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. [1]
The 95-foot patrol boat was originally developed as a search and rescue boat to replace the less capable 83-foot boat. With the outbreak of the Korean War and the requirement by the Coast Guard to secure port facilities in the United States under the Moss-Magnuson Act, the complete replacement of the 83-foot boat was deferred and the 95-foot ...
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Protector class may refer to: Protector (Pacific Forum)-class small patrol boat , 33-metre (108 ft) Hong Kong Police patrol vessel Protector-class coastal patrol boat , 27-metre (89 ft) Armed Forces of Malta and Hong Kong Police patrol vessel based on the Damen Stan 2600 design
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 River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon ...
A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal or composites connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is derived from fish , [ 1 ] a wooden reinforcement of a "built-up" ship's mast that helped round out its desired profile. [ 2 ]