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Pacific-class patrol boat

The Pacific class (also known as the Pacific Forum class[2] and the ASI 315 class[3]) is a class of 22 patrol boats built by Australia and donated to twelve South Pacific countries. They were constructed between 1985 and 1997 and are operated by militaries, coast guards or police forces of twelve island nations. These boats are supported by the Pacific Patrol Boat Program and used primarily for maritime surveillance and fisheries protection.

For the Pacific class of steam locomotive, see 4-6-2.

  (4 ships),

Papua New Guinea

  (3),

Fiji

  (3),

Federated States of Micronesia

  (3),

Tonga

  (2),

Solomon Islands

  (1),

Cook Islands

  (1),

Kiribati

  (1),

Marshall Islands

  (1),

Palau

  (1),

Samoa

  (1),

Tuvalu

  (1)

Vanuatu

Twelve nations operate Pacific-class patrol boats, as part of their military, coast guard, or police force:[5][18]

Sharpe, Richard, ed. (March 1996). (99th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-1355-5.

Jane's Fighting Ships: 1996–97