Patrol boat

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.

[1] During both World Wars, in order to rapidly build up numbers, all sides created auxiliary patrol boats by arming motorboats and seagoing fishing trawlers with machine guns and obsolete naval weapons.

The United States Navy operated the Pegasus class of armed hydrofoils for years in a patrol boat role.

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy ordered 193 aluminum hulled Patrol Craft, Fast (PCFs),[2] also known as Swiftboats, for brown water naval operations.

Most modern designs are powered by gas turbine arrangements such as CODAG, and speeds are generally in the 25–30 knots (46–56 km/h; 29–35 mph) range.

Fateh , a Diciotti -class offshore patrol vessel in service with the Iraqi Navy
Kawachi , a patrol boat in service with the Osaka Prefectural Police
PCE-872 , a World War II patrol craft escort of the U.S. Navy
Iliria , an example of a modern patrol boat of the Albanian Naval Force
Argentine Naval Prefecture 's GC67 patrol vessel
HMAS Armidale of the Royal Australian Navy
Leader-class OPVs of Bangladesh Coast Guard
Cabo Odger (OPV-84), a OPV-80 -class offshore patrol vessel of the Chilean Navy
ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera , a PAV-IV-class patrol boat of the Colombian National Navy
HDMS Støren (P555), a Flyvefisken -class patrol vessel with the Royal Danish Navy
Kurki (51), a Kiisla -class patrol boat with the Finnish Navy
Maritime Gendarmerie Vedette class patrol boat
New Bundespolizei offshore patrol vessel BP 81 Potsdam
Hellenic Navy HSY-56A gunboat HS Aittitos
Sea Panther (PL 3), a Sea Panther -class large command boat with the Hong Kong Police Marine Unit
The Indian Coast Guard 's offshore patrol vessel ICGS Samarth at sea.
INS Sunayna (P57) returns to Kochi post an 80-day anti piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden
KN Tanjung Datu (1101) of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency
Slovenian Navy HPL-21, an example of the Israeli-made Super Dvora Mk II-class patrol boat also in service with the Israeli Navy
Italian Navy Comandanti-class Cigala Fulgosi
Italian Coast Guard patrol boat U. Diciotti , CP-902
Shikishima ( Japan Coast Guard ), the 2nd largest patrol boat in the world
Japan Coast Guard Hida
Protector class patrol boat P52 of the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta .
ARM Oaxaca , lead boat of the Oaxaca -class.
Durango -class offshore patrol vessels in formation.
Kotor class frigate of the Montenegrin Navy
Royal Moroccan Navy OPV-70
HNLMS Holland (P840) from Holland Class of the Dutch Navy
NoCGV Tor (W334 KYSTVAKT) from Nornen Class of the Norwegian Coast Guard
ORP Ślązak , Projekt 621M-class offshore patrol vessel, Polish Navy
NRP Viana do Castelo , offshore patrol vessel of the Portuguese Navy
Russian Coast Guard Rubin class patrol boat Zhemchug on the Almaz Shipbuilding Company
Fouladou , OPV 190 from Senegalese navy
Police Coast Guard third generation PT Class Flower Ray (PT65) conducting a sea-rescue demonstration
An Israeli Sa'ar 4-class missile boat , called the Warrior-class strike craft in the South African Navy
Meteoro (P-41)
HSwMS Stockholm (PC-11) , a Stockholm -class corvette with the Royal Swedish Navy
Turkish TCG Karabiga (P-1205), one of the Tuzla-class patrol boats
Two River class offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Navy
USS Firebolt (PC-10) , a United States Navy Cyclone -class patrol ship
Naiguatá during sea trials