Patrol special vessel BAY CLASS

Australian Border Force (formerly Australian Customs Service) Bay Class vessels have been described as being almost the ‘Holy Grail’—the most satisfactory patrol boat design in the world. In October 2006, Customs Manifest Newsletter published an article summarising the 10 year service history of the Austal- built Bay Class patrol boat fleet. VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS COUNTRY AUSTRALIA CLIENT AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE YEAR OELIVERED AUG 2000 WORK IN PROGRESS NO PATROL RANGE 3000 NM BROPULSION Gearboxes 2 x Reintjes WVS430/1 Propellors2 x fixed pitch, 4 blade PERFORMANCE Fuel consumption 0.4 tonnes/bour Range 3,000 nautical miles ADDITIONAL FEATURES Sea boats 2 x 6.4 métré RIBs on compensated davits CLASSIFICATION DNVfclAl LC RI Pbtrol EO Austral ion Maritime Safety Authority USl Code 2B