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A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence,
border security Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...
, or
law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term ...
. There are many designs for patrol boats, and they generally range in size. They may be operated by a nation's
navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...
,
coast guard A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to ...
,
police The police are a Law enforcement organization, constituted body of Law enforcement officer, persons empowered by a State (polity), state, with the aim to law enforcement, enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citize ...
, or
customs Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs ...
, and may be intended for marine (" blue water"),
estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environmen ...
("
green water Maritime geography is a collection of terms used by naval military units to loosely define three maritime regions: brown water, green water, and blue water. Definitions The elements of maritime geography are loosely defined and their meanings hav ...
"), or river (" brown water") environments. Per their name, patrol boats are primarily used to patrol a country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but they may also be used in other roles, such as anti-
smuggling Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. There are variou ...
, anti-
piracy Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...
,
fishery Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, ...
patrols,
immigration law Immigration law refers to the national statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country. Strictly speaking, it is distinct from other matters such as naturalization and citizenship, although ...
enforcement, or
search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...
. Depending on the size, organization, and capabilities of a nation's armed forces, the importance of patrol boats may range from minor support vessels that are part of a coast guard, to flagships that make up a majority of a navy's fleet. Their small size and relatively low cost make them one of the most common naval vessels in the world.


Classification

The classification of a patrol boat is often subjective, but they are generally small naval vessels that are used to patrol national waters or a certain
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. They may be as large as a
frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed an ...
or a
corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
, though the term may also be used for vessels as small as a
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or rigid inflatable boat. They can include
fast attack craft A fast attack craft (FAC) is a small, fast, agile, offensive, often affordable warship armed with anti-ship missiles, gun or torpedoes. FACs are usually operated in close proximity to land as they lack both the seakeeping and all-round defens ...
,
torpedo boat A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of ...
s, and missile boats. They may be broadly classified as inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) or offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). OPVs are usually the smallest ship in a navy's fleet that are large and seaworthy enough to patrol off-shore in the open
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, while IPVs are typically too small to do so and are instead kept in
lakes A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
or
rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
, or close to coasts; IPVs specifically used in rivers can also be called "riverine patrol vessels". Seagoing patrol boats are typically around 30 m (100 ft) in length and usually carry a single medium caliber artillery gun as main armament, and a variety of lighter secondary armament such as
machine guns A machine gun is a fully automatic, rifled autoloading firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges. Other automatic firearms such as automatic shotguns and automatic rifles (including assault rifles and battle rifles) ...
or a
close-in weapon system A close-in weapon system (CIWS ) is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship. Nearly all classes of l ...
. Depending on their role, vessels in this class may also have more sophisticated sensors and fire control systems that would enable them to carry
torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, ...
es, anti-ship missiles, and
surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...
s.


History

During both World Wars, in order to rapidly build up numbers, all sides created auxiliary patrol boats by arming motorboats and seagoing
fishing trawler A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing nets th ...
s with machine guns and obsolete naval weapons. Some modern patrol vessels are still based on fishing and leisure boats. The
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
operated the of armed hydrofoils for years in a patrol boat role. During the
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, the U.S. Navy ordered 193 aluminum hulled
Patrol Craft, Fast Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), also known as Swift Boats, were all-aluminum, long, shallow-Draft (hull), draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of ...
(PCFs), also known as ''Swiftboats'', for brown water naval operations. The Patrol Boat, River (PBR, sometimes called "Riverine" and "Pibber") was a fiberglass hulled vessel also designed and used for inland river operations during the Vietnam War, and became an icon of water operations during the war due to its use in the 1979 film ''
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''. Most modern designs are powered by
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arrangements such as CODAG, and speeds are generally in the range. The largest OPVs might also have a
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and
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embarked. In times of crisis or war, these vessels are expected to support the larger vessels in a navy, though some smaller navies are mostly composed of just patrol boats.


Specific nations


Albania


Albanian Naval Force

*


Algeria


Algerian National Navy

* Kebir-class * Alusafe 2000 * Ocea FPB98 MKI


Argentina


Argentine Naval Prefecture The Argentine Naval Prefecture ( es, Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA) is a service of Argentina's Security Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers and maritime territory. It therefore fulfills the functions of other countries' coa ...

* * Z-28-class patrol vessel *
Shaldag-class patrol boat The Shaldag-class patrol boat ( he, שלדג, ''Kingfisher'') is a small but fast class of patrol boats developed for the Israeli Navy and launched in 1989, it has since seen service with several other navies. Designed for security tasks where hi ...


Argentine Navy The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with th ...

* Gowind-class vessel * Murature-class vessel * Intrépida-class boat * Zurubí-class patrol boat * Baradero class patrol boat * Punta Mogotes class patrol boat


Australia


Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister o ...

* (1967–1985) * (1979–2007) * (2005–present) * – lead ship expected to enter service in 2022


Australian Border Force Marine Unit

* (1999–present) * Australian Customs Vessel ''Triton'' (2000–2016) * (2013–present) – replaced the Bay-class


Others

* (1987–2023) – Australian-built, gifted by the Australian Government to 12 Pacific Island countries ( appears to be the last boat in service as of November 2022) * (2018–present) – Australian-built replacements for the , gifted to the same 12 Pacific Island nations and Timor-Leste


Bahamas


Royal Bahamas Defence Force

* * *


Bahrain


Royal Bahrain Naval Force The Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) (previously known as Bahrain Defense Force, Naval Branch) is the maritime branch of the Bahrain Defence Force. The current Commander of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force is Rear Admiral Mohammed Yousif al-Asam. ...

35m Fast Patrol Vessels- USA -built by Swiftships, Commissioned in 2021


Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Navy classified its medium size patrol ships as large patrol craft (LPC) which are armed with either
anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...
s or
torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, ...
es. Those ships typically have heavier armaments but less range than OPVs.


Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of impor ...

;Large patrol craft * * ;Offshore patrol vessel * * ARES 150 ;Inshore patrol vessel * * ; ASW patrol boat * ''Kraljevica'' class * Haizhui class * Hainan class ;Patrol gunboat *


Bangladesh Coast Guard

;Offshore patrol vessel * Leader class ;Inshore patrol vessel * * * * ;Fast patrol vessel * * ;Coastal patrol vessel * ''Tawfique'' class (former
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Shanghai II class) ;Riverine patrol craft *


Border Guard Bangladesh

;Patrol vessel * ''Shah Jalal'' class


Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estima ...


Barbados Coast Guard The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime element of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities include territorial defence, patrolling Barbados' territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as conducting maritime law enforc ...

* * *


Belgium

* '' Castor'' (2014–present) * '' Pollux'' (2015–present)


Brazil

* ''Grajaú''-class offshore patrol vessel * ''Bracuí''-class patrol vessel – ex- * ''Imperial Marinheiro''-class offshore patrol vessel * ''Piratini''-class patrol vessel * ''J''-class patrol vessel * ''Roraima''-class river patrol vessel * ''Pedro Teixeira''-class river patrol vessel * offshore patrol vessel *


Brunei

* offshore patrol vessel * patrol vessel * KH 27-class patrol boat * FDB 512-class patrol boat * Bendaharu-class patrol vessel * Perwira-class patrol vessel * Saleha-class patrol vessel * Pahlawan-class patrol vessel


Bulgaria

* ''Obzor''


Canada


Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...

* (1996-present) * (2006-present) * (2016-present) – Icebreakers based on the Norwegian


Canadian Coast Guard The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; french: links=no, Garde côtière canadienne, GCC) is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues ...

*


Cape Verde


Cape Verdean Coast Guard

* Kondor-class *
Guardiao (P511) The ''Guardiao'' is the Cape Verde Coast Guard's first patrol vessel based on the Damen Stan 5009 design. The ''Guardião'' is equipped with a vertically aligned ''"axe bow"''. Damen asserts that a vertical bow has an advantage over a traditi ...


Chile

* (1979/1980–2001/2002) * (1982–2014?) * (1990–present) * (1993–present) * (1996–2017/2020) * (1999–present) * (2007–present) * (2007–present) * (2008–present)


China (PRC)


People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chines ...

* Harbour security boat (PBI) – four newly built 80-ton class harbour security / patrol boats, and more are planned in order to take over the port security / patrol duties currently performed by the obsolete ''Shantou'', Beihai, Huangpu, and Yulin-class
gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-ste ...
s, which are increasingly being converted to inshore surveying boats and range support boats * Shanghai III (Type 062I)-class gunboat – 2 * Shanghai II-class gunboat * Shanghai I (Type 062)-class gunboat – 150+ active and at least 100 in reserve * Huludao (Type 206)-class gunboat – 8+ * – less than 25 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * – less than 30 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * – less than 15 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * – less than 40 (being transferred to logistic duties)


China Coast Guard

* (Type 718)


Colombia


Colombian Navy

* Diligente-class patrol boat * Nodriza-class patrol boat * PAF-I-class patrol boat * PAF-II-class patrol boat * PAF-III-class patrol boat * PAF-IV-class patrol boat * Patrullera Fluvial Ligera-class patrol boat * Riohacha-class gunboat * Fassmer-80 class – built in Colombia by COTECMAR


Croatia

* ''Šolta'' (OB-02) * ''Omiš'' (OB-31)


Denmark


Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and Greenland). O ...

* OPV – 2 vessels * IPV – 6 vessels * patrol vessel * OPV – 4 ships (classed as ocean patrol frigates) * IPV – 3 vessels * IPV – 9 vessels (in Danish) * ''Hvidbjørnen''-class OPV (link in Danish) – 4 ships (classed as ocean patrol frigates)


Ecuador


Ecuadorian Navy The Ecuadorian Navy ( es, Armada del Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian entity responsible for the surveillance and protection of national maritime territory and has a personnel of 9,127 men to protect a coastline of 2,237 km which reaches far into t ...

* Damen Stan Patrol 5009


Eritrea


Eritrean Navy

* Eritrea-class 60m patrol vessel


Others

* Protector-class patrol boat


Finland


Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...

* – formerly
Finnish Border Guard The Finnish Border Guard (; ) is the agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders. It is a military organisation, subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior in administrative issues and to the President of Finland in issue ...
, now
Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...
*


Finnish Border Guard The Finnish Border Guard (; ) is the agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders. It is a military organisation, subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior in administrative issues and to the President of Finland in issue ...

* '' VL Turva'' – an offshore patrol vessel built at
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Rauma shipyard in 2014


France


French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

* P400 class * Classe La Confiance (link in French) * * * Espadon 50 class (1991–2010) * D'Entrecasteaux-class * D'Estienne d'Orves-class


Maritime Gendarmerie The Maritime Gendarmerie (french: Gendarmerie maritime) is a component of the French National Gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy. It employs 1,157 personnel and operates around thirty patrol boats and ...

* Trident-class patrol boat * Géranium-class patrol boat * Jonquille-class patrol boat * Vedette-class patrol boat * Pétulante-class patrol craft * Pavois-class patrol craft


Germany

* Potsdam class (2019–present) * (2002–present) * Helgoland class (2009–present) * (1943–1945) * R boats (1929–1945) * Type 139 patrol trawler (1956 to mid-1970s)


Greece


Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of var ...

* s and derivatives and * s * ''Nasty''-class coastal patrol vessels – formerly
torpedo boat A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of ...
s * ''Esterel''-class coastal patrol vessels


Hellenic Coast Guard The Hellenic Coast Guard ( el, Λιμενικό Σώμα-Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή, Limeniko Soma-Elliniki Aktofylaki, Port Corps-Hellenic Coast Guard) is the national coast guard of Greece. Like many other coast guards, it is a para ...

* – acting as offshore patrol vessels (OPV) * Stan Patrol 5509 OPV * Vosper Europatrol 250 Mk1 OPV * Abeking & Rasmussen patrol vessels – class ''Dilos'' * POB-24G patrol vessels – class ''Faiakas'' * CB90-HCG *
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and derivatives – all being boats for coastal patrols


Honduras


Honduran Navy

* Damen Stan Patrol 4207


Hong Kong (SARPRC)


Hong Kong Police Force The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the t ...

* Sea Panther-class large command boat


Iceland


Icelandic Coast Guard

* * * * *


India


Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates si ...

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Indian Coast Guard The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India with jurisdiction over its territorial waters including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone. The Indian Coast Guard was formally es ...

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Indonesia

* FPB 28, Indonesian Police and Indonesian Customs, 28 meter long patrol boat made by local shipyard PT PAL. * FPB 38, Indonesian Customs, 38 meter long aluminium patrol boat made by local shipyard PT PAL. * FPB 57, Indonesian Navy, 57 meter long patrol boat designed by Lurssen and made by PT PAL, ASM and heli deck equipped for some version. * PC-40, Indonesian Navy, 40 meter long FRP/Aluminum patrol boat, locally made by in house Navy's workshop. * PC-60 trimaran, Indonesian Navy, 63-meter-long composite material, is armed with 120 km range of anti-ship missile, made by PT Lundin industry *
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- 80 meter long, designed by Terafulk and made by PT Citra Shipyard * OPV 110 (Tanjung Datu-class) - 110 meter long, made by PT Palindo Marine Shipyard


Iraq


Iraq Navy

35m Fast Patrol Vessels- USA -built by Swiftships, during the period 2010 - 2014


Ireland

List of Irish Naval Service vessels; * Offshore Patrol Vessels ** (1972–2001) ** (1978–2013) ** (1979–2015) ** (1980–2016) * Helicopter Patrol Vessel ** (1984–2022) * Coastal Patrol Vessels ** (1984–2022) ** (1985–2022) * Offshore Patrol Vessels ** (1999–present) ** (2001–present) * Offshore Patrol Vessels ** (2014–present) ** (2015–present) ** (2016–present) ** (2018–present)


Israel

* s * Dvora class fast patrol boat * s * * s ** Shaldag Mk II * s (Stingray Interceptor-2000)


Italy

* ''Zara'' class, (Italian
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) * ''Saettia'' class, (Italian
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) * ''Diciotti'' – CP 902 class, (Italian
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) * , (Italian
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Jamaica


JDF Coast Guard The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the combined military of Jamaica, consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard fleet and a supporting Engineering Unit. The JDF is based upon the British military model, with ...

*


Japan

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, Japanese Navy),
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, Japanese Navy)


Latvia

* ''Skrunda'' class, world's first SWATH patrol boat ( Latvian Naval Forces)


Malaysia

* ''Kedah'' class offshore patrol vessel, (
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) * Keris-class littoral mission ship,(Royal Malaysian Navy) * Gagah Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Ramunia Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Nusa Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Sipadan Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Rhu Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Pengawal Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Peninjau Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Pelindung Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Semilang Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Penggalang Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Penyelamat Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Pengaman Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Kilat Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Malawali Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Langkawi Class Patrol Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency


Malta

* ''Protector'' class offshore patrol vessel (
Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta The Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta ( mt, Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the naval component of the Maltese military. The Maritime Squadron has responsibility for the security of Maltese territorial waters, m ...
) – 2002–present * ''Diciotti'' class offshore patrol vessel (
Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta The Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta ( mt, Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the naval component of the Maltese military. The Maritime Squadron has responsibility for the security of Maltese territorial waters, m ...
) – 2005–present * ''P21'' class inshore patrol vessel (
Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta The Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta ( mt, Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the naval component of the Maltese military. The Maritime Squadron has responsibility for the security of Maltese territorial waters, m ...
) – 2010–present * ''Emer'' class offshore patrol vessel (
Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta The Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta ( mt, Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the naval component of the Maltese military. The Maritime Squadron has responsibility for the security of Maltese territorial waters, m ...
) – 2015–present


Mexico


Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent armed forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the ''Armada de México''. The ''Secretaría de Marina'' (''SEMAR'') (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the ''Armada'' itself and ...

*Coastal patrol boat ** ** *Offshore patrol vessel ** ** ** **


Montenegro

* Kotor class frigate


Morocco

* OPV-70 class, offshore patrol vessel (
Royal Moroccan Navy ber, ⴰⴷⵡⴰⵙ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵍⴻⵍ , image = , caption = Royal Moroccan Navy Seal , start_date = active since: 11th century current form: 30 Apr ...
) * OPV-64 class, offshore patrol vessel (
Royal Moroccan Navy ber, ⴰⴷⵡⴰⵙ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵍⴻⵍ , image = , caption = Royal Moroccan Navy Seal , start_date = active since: 11th century current form: 30 Apr ...
)


Namibia

* ''Grajaú''-class offshore patrol vessel


Netherlands


Royal Netherlands Navy The Royal Netherlands Navy ( nl, Koninklijke Marine, links=no) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...

* Holland class offshore patrol vessels


Netherlands Coastguard The Netherlands Coastguard ( nl, Kustwacht Nederland) is maritime law enforcement branch of the Royal Netherlands Navy patrolling the Dutch coastline. Its operational command falls under the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Netherlands Navy is ...

* Visarend * Zeearend * Barend Biesheuvel


Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

*
Damen Stan Patrol 4100 The Damen Stan 4100 patrol vessel design is a design from the Damen Group, a conglomerate of maritime companies based in the Netherlands. Damen has a long history of designing, licensing out, and building small and medium-sized coastal patrol vess ...


New Zealand

* Protector OPV (
Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; mi, Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa, , Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act ...
) (2008) *
Lake-class inshore patrol vessel The Lake-class inshore patrol vessel (also known as the ''Rotoiti'' class and the Protector class) is a ship class of inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and the Irish Naval Service which replaced the RNZN's s in 2 ...
(
Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; mi, Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa, , Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act ...
) (2008) * (
Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; mi, Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa, , Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act ...
)(1983–2008)


Nicaragua


Nicaraguan Navy

*


Norway


Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, ...

* ''Rapp''-class * ''Tjeld''-class * ''Storm''-class * ''Snøgg''-class * ''Hauk''-class * ''Skjold''-class


Norwegian Coast Guard

* Barentshav class OPV * Harstad class OPV * Nordkapp class OPV * Nornen class * Svalbard class icebreaker *
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- Planned replacement for the Nordkapp-class


Peru

* Río Zarumilla class,
Peruvian Coast Guard The Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard of Peru (DICAPI, es, Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú) is the maritime authority and the Peruvian Coast Guard, the same one that carries out the control and surveil ...
* Rio Cañete class,
Peruvian Coast Guard The Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard of Peru (DICAPI, es, Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú) is the maritime authority and the Peruvian Coast Guard, the same one that carries out the control and surveil ...


Philippines


Philippine Navy

* Point-class cutter, Alberto Navarette-class * Jose Andrada class * Shaldag-class patrol boat, Nestor Acero-class * Malvar-class corvette, Malvar-class patrol vessel * Jacinto-class patrol vessel * stretched HDP-1500neo offshore patrol vessel * Gregorio del Pilar-class offshore patrol vessel


Philippine Coast Guard

* Boracay-class patrol boat * Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat * Parola-class patrol vessel * San Juan-class patrol vessel * BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8401), Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel * Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel, offshore


Portugal


Portuguese Navy

*Viana do Castelo class patrol vessel, Viana do Castelo class *Tejo-class patrol vessel, Tejo-class *Centauro class fiscalization boat, Centauro-class *Argos-class patrol boat, Argos-class *Rio Minho-class fiscalization boat, Rio Minho-class


Maritime Authority System, Maritime Police

* Bolina-class * Levante-class * Calmaria-class


National Republican Guard (Portugal), National Republican Guard

* Bojador-class * Ribamar-class * Lancha de Fiscalização de Águas Interiores


Qatar


Qatari Emiri Navy

* QENS Musherib (QB1), Musherib class


Qatari Ministry of Interior

* ARES 75 * ARES 110 * ARES 150


Romania

* SNR-17 class patrol boats, Romanian Border Police * Stefan Cel Mare patrol vessel, Romanian Border Police


Russia

* Stenka class patrol boat (Project 02059), Russian Navy and Russian Coast Guard * Bogomol Class patrol boat (Project 02065), Russian Navy * Mirage class patrol vessel (Project 14310), Russian Coast Guard * Svetlyak class patrol boat (Project 10410), Russian Coast Guard * Ogonek class patrol boat (Project 12130), Russian Coast Guard * Mangust class patrol boat (Project 12150, Russian Coast Guard * Sobol class patrol boat (Project 12200), Russian Coast Guard * Terrier class patrol boat (Project 14170), Russian Navy and Russian Coast Guard * Rubin class patrol boat (Project 22460), Russian Coast Guard * Okean class patrol vessel (Project 22100), Russian Coast Guard * Vosh class river patrol craft (Project 12481), Russian Coast Guard * Piyavka class river patrol craft (Project 1249), Russian Coast Guard * Ogonek class river patrol craft (Project 12130), Russian Coast Guard


Senegal

* ''Fouladou'' (OPV 190), Senegalese Navy * ''Kedougou'' (OPV 45), Senegalese Navy * ''Ferlo'' (RPB 33), Senegalese Navy * ''Conejera'' (Class Conejera P 31), Senegalese Navy * ''Fouta'' (Osprey 55), Senegalese Navy * ''Njambuur'' (PR 72), Senegalese Navy


Singapore

* , Republic of Singapore Navy * PK class Interceptor Craft, Police Coast Guard * 1st Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard (decommissioned) * 2nd Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard (decommissioned) * 3rd Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * 4th Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * PC class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * * , Republic of Singapore Navy


Slovenia

* Slovenian patrol boat Triglav


South Africa

* Sa'ar 4-class missile boat, Warrior class (modified ''Saar 4'' Open Sea Patrol Vessels) * Namacurra class harbour patrol boat, Namacurra class


South Korea (ROK)

* Chamsuri class patrol vessel, ''Chamsuri''-class (Republic of Korea Navy) * Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel


Spain

* Buque de Acción Marítima, ''Meteoro'' class * Descubierta class corvette, ''Descubierta'' class * Serviola class patrol boat, ''Serviola'' class * Anaga class patrol boat, ''Anaga'' class * Barceló class patrol boat, ''Barceló'' class * Toralla class patrol boat, ''Toralla'' class * Conejera class patrol boat, ''Conejera'' class * Chilreu class patrol boat, ''Chilreu'' class * P111 patrol boat, P111 class patrol boat * Cabo Fradera class patrol boat, ''Cabo Fradera'' class


Sri Lanka

* Jayasagara class patrol craft, ''Jayasagara '' class (Sri Lanka Navy) * Ultra Fast Attack Craft, ''Colombo'' class (Sri Lanka Navy)


Suriname

* Ocea Type FPB 98 class fast patrol boat * Ocea FPB 72, Ocea Type FPB 72 class fast patrol boat


Sweden

* Hugin-class (based on the Norwegian Storm-class patrol boat, Storm-class, decommissioned) – 16 ships * Kaparen-class (Hugin-class modified with better subhunting capacity, decommissioned) – 8 ships * Stockholm-class corvette, Stockholm-class (commissioned as corvettes, later converted to patrol boats) – 2 ships * HSwMS Carlskrona (P04), HMS Carlskrona (commissioned as minelayer, later converted to ocean patrol vessel) Additionally, the Royal Swedish Navy also operates smaller types of patrol boats (Swedish: ''bevakningsbåt'' = "guard boat"): * Typ 60 class, Typ 60-class (decommissioned) – 17 ships * Tapper-class patrol boat, Tapper class – 12 ships The Swedish Coast Guard operate an additional 22 patrol vessels for maritime surveillance.


Thailand

* HTMS Pattani, Pattani class (Royal Thai Navy) * River-class patrol vessel, River class (Royal Thai Navy) * T.991 class patrol boat, T.991 class (Royal Thai Navy) * HTMS krabi, krabi class (Royal Thai Navy)


Trinidad and Tobago


Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force#Coast Guard, Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard

* Damen Stan Patrol 5009


Turkey


Turkish Naval Forces

* Kılıç II class * Kılıç I class * Yıldız class * Rüzgar class * Doğan class * Kartal class * Türk class * Tuzla class


Coast Guard Command (Turkey), Coast Guard Command

* KAAN 15 class * KAAN 19 class * KAAN 29 class patrol craft, KAAN 29 class * KAAN 33 class * SAR 33 class * SAR 35 class * 80 class * Corvette


United Kingdom

* Kingfisher-class sloop, ''Kingfisher''-class patrol vessel of 1935 * Motor Launch of World War II * Harbour Defence Motor Launch of World War II * River-class offshore patrol vessel, River class patrol vessel * Castle-class patrol vessel, Castle class patrol vessel * Archer-class patrol vessel, Archer class patrol vessel * Island-class patrol vessel, Island class patrol vessel * Scimitar-class patrol vessel, Scimitar class patrol vessel * UKBF 42m Customs Cutter * ''Cutlass'' class patrol vessel - planned service entry with the Gibraltar Squadron from 2022


United States


United States Navy

* - (1993–present) * Mark VI patrol boat
- US Navy (2016–present)


United States Coast Guard

* - (2000-2011) - ''four boats were transferred to the Coast Guard for a temporary loan, three (2004-2011) have since been returned, while the BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS-38), fourth (2000-2004) was donated to the Philippine Navy'' * – (1998–present) * – (1985–present) * – (2012–present)


Venezuela

* (GC-23)


Vietnam

* Type TT-120 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard * Type TT-200 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard * Type TT-400 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard * DN 2000(Damen 9014 class) offshore patrol vessels, Vietnam Coast Guard


References

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