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ABFC Storm Bay - IMO 9193161

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Photographer:
Clyde Dickens [ View profile ]
Captured:
Mar 10, 2014
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Photo Category:
Coast Guard
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Mar 10, 2014
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Sydney Harbour, Neutral Bay. 10 March 2014
See Google Earth 33°50'30.19" S 151°13'02.98" E

IMO number : 9193161
Name of ship : STORM BAY (since 01/08/2000)
Call Sign : VHA2365
MMSI : 503371000
Gross tonnage : 240 (since 01/10/2013)
DWT : 30
Type of ship : Patrol Vessel (during 2000)
Year of build : 2000
Flag : Australia (since 01/08/2000)

Wikipedia data :
The Bay class is a class of eight armed patrol boats, built by Austal Ships and used by the Customs Marine Unit of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. They entered service during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and are primarily used on border protection duties.

Bay class vessels have a displacement of 134 tons, are 38.2 metres (125 ft) long, have a beam of 7.2 metres (24 ft), and a draught of 2.4 metres (7.9 ft).[2] The propulsion system consists of two MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesels, supplemented by a VosperThornycroft bow thruster.[2] The patrol boats have a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), and a maximum range of 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi).[2] Each vessel is fitted with a 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun, and two Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels are carried for boarding operations.[1][2] The sensor suite consists of a Racal Decca surface search radar operating in the E/F and I bands, and a Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar.[2] A Bay class vessel has a crew of 12.[2]

Excerpt from ABC News :
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia will give two Bay-class patrol boats to Sri Lanka to help combat people smuggling in the Indian Ocean.

The vessels being provided have seen about 10 years of service with Australian Customs and will be brought back to full operational capability at a cost of $2 million.

The Prime Minister said the patrol boats should be with the Sri Lankan navy by mid-2014.

Mr Abbott said they would be made available to Sri Lanka under a memorandum of understanding and used for "humanitarian purposes". Australia will also provide training along with the boats.

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Current name:
STORM BAY
Vessel Type:
Patrol Vessel
Gross tonnage:
240 tons
Summer DWT:
30 tons

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Glenn Towler

2 photos

Nick Roe

2 photos

MO Roy

1 photos

Les Blair

1 photos

Joy Loughnan

1 photos

Keith Goldie

2 photos