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Patrol boat RKS Tobwaan Mainiku (302)

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Classification

Ship class:
Guardian-class patrol boat
Type:
Patrol boat

Basic information

Operator:
Kiribati Police ServiceKiribati Police Service
Country of build:
Builder:
Austal
Status:
Active
IMO number:
4736528
MMSI number:
529047000

Ship measurements

Displacement:
331 t
Length:
39.5 m
Beam:
8 m
Draft:
0.76 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * Caterpillar 3516C diesels
  • 2 * 2000 kW and 1600 rpm
  • 2 * shafts
Speed:
20 knots
Range:
3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
23

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 1 * Work Ribs (WRH635FRB)
Electronics:
  • Communication system:
  • VHF/DSC Radios, MF/HF DSC
  • Radios, VHF Aeroband Radio,
  • UHF Military Radio, Inmarsat C,
  • SatCom,HF and VHF Radio
  • Direction Finder
  • Navigation:
  • X-Band Radar, Electronic Chart
  • System, DGPS, Gyrocompass,
  • Autopilot, Depth Sounder
Armament:
  • Space and weight reservation for a 30mm main gun
  • Port and Starboard mounts for 0.50 calibre GPMG

Austal Australia delivered a new Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence on Friday, July 12. RKS Tobwaan Mainiku (302), was then handed over to the government of Kiribati for operation by the Kiribati Police Service.

The delivery of RKS Tobwaan Mainiku (302) is the latest under the Australian government's Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project, which was awarded to Austal Australia in May 2016. Subsequent contract options were awarded in April 2018, November 2022, and June 2024, taking the project to 24 vessels, valued at more than AU$400 million (US$270 million) in total.

The 39.5 metre Guardian-class steel monohull patrol boat is based on a proven design platform that has included the 38-metre Bay-class, the 56-metre Armidale-class, and the 58-metre Evolved Cape-class patrol boats. These vessels were built by Austal for service with the Australian Border Force and the Royal Australian Navy.

The vessel is the second Guardian-class patrol boat handed over to Kiribati after the 2021-built RKS Teanoai II. Missions will include border patrols, maritime law enforcement, and search and rescue.

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