The Niugini Guardian is a patrol vessel operated by

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

and previously operated as the ACV ''Ashmore Guardian'' by the

Customs Marine Unit The Marine Unit, formerly the Australian Customs Service National Marine Unit, is a division of the Australian Border Force which acts as a Coast Guard in guarding Australia's coast. The Marine Unit focuses on surveillance and response activities ...

of the

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service was an Australian federal government agency responsible for managing the security and integrity of the Australian border and facilitating the movement of legitimate international travelers and ...

. The former fishing supply vessel ''Roper K'' was converted in 2007-08 by Jurong SML in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

. It was leased to Customs, primarily to patrol the Ashmore and Cartier Islands for up to 330 days per year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashmore Guardian Ships built in Western Australia Patrol vessels of the Marine Unit (Australian Border Force) 1983 ships Patrol vessels of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force