Sea Panther-class large command boat
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PL3 Sea Panther in 2007
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Class overview | |
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Name | Sea Panther class large command boat |
Builders | |
Operators | Hong Kong Police Force |
Built | 1987-1988 |
In commission | 1988 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | command boat |
Displacement | 450 tons |
Length | 40 m (130 ft) |
Beam | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 Cat diesels, 2 shafts, 2,350 bhp, 14 knots hp |
Complement | 27-33 |
Armament | originally two 12.7 mm machine guns now removed |
Sea Panther-class large command boats are vessels built for and used by the Hong Kong Police Force for marine patrols off Hong Kong. Commissioned in 1988, two boats were built:
- PL3 Sea Panther
- PL4 Sea Horse
References[]
Categories:
- Patrol vessels of the People's Republic of China
- Hong Kong Police Force