The Keka-class patrol boats are vessels designed by ASC Pty. Ltd. (formerly named Australian Submarine Corporation) originally for the

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(3 vessels). A second variant series was designed for the Hong Kong Marine Police (6 vessels).

Royal Thai Navy

Australian company ASC and Thai company Silkline International formed a

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to build three Keka-class patrol boats for the Royal Thai Navy at Silkline's yard at Pak Nam Pran, Prachaub Krirkhan, Thailand.

Series T.81

The Keka-class vessels for the Royal Thai Navy are designated as the T.81 Series and have the following characteristics: * Displacement: normal load 95 tonnes; full load 110 tonnes * Armament: 40/60 Bofors; Oerlikon GAM-C01 20 mm, 2 x 0.50" machine gun * Main Engines: 2 x MTU 16V2000 TE90 * Radar: Anritsu

Hong Kong Marine Police

The Hong Kong Marine Police had a programme to replace 35 patrol boats that had previously been delivered between 1980 and 1992. The first to be replaced were the Damen Mk I class for which the ASC designed Keka class was chosen. They were built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong and in their yard in mainland China between 2000 and 2005. They were ordered in two batches of two and four boats.

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* * * {{cite web , title = Keka class launch in first night-time rescue , url = http://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/737/eng/ , publisher = Offbeat, The Newspaper of the Hong Kong Police Force, accessdate = 2011-04-02 Patrol boat classes Hong Kong Police Force Patrol vessels of Thailand