Patrol boat

{{Short description|Small naval vessel}} {{distinguish|Patrol Boat (TV series)}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2013}} [[File:Iraqi Patrol boat Fatah.jpg|thumb|''Fateh'', a ''Diciotti''-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in service with the Iraqi Navy]] [[File:CCG 5901 PCG photo (cropped).jpg|thumb|Zhaotou-class cutter, the largest patrol vessel class in the world, in service with the China Coast Guard]] A '''patrol boat''' (also referred to as a '''patrol craft''', '''patrol ship''', or '''patrol vessel''') is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. However, large size patrol vessels are also operated by multiple navies and coastguards. There are many designs for patrol boats, and they generally range in size. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, police, or customs, and may be intended for marine ("blue water"), estuarine ("green water"), or riverine ("brown water") environments.

Per their name, patrol boats are primarily used to patrol a country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but they may also be used in other roles, such as anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fishery patrols, immigration law enforcement, or search and rescue. Depending on the size, organization, and capabilities of a nation's armed forces, the importance of patrol boats may range from minor support vessels that are part of a coast guard, to flagships that make up a majority of a navy's fleet. Their small size and relatively low cost make them one of the most common naval vessels in the world.

Patrol boats are of varying types, including: '''offshore patrol vessels''' ('''OPV'''), '''patrol boat fast''' ('''PBF'''), '''patrol boat with surface-to-surface missile''' ('''PBG'''), '''patrol boat inshore''' ('''PBI'''), '''patrol boat with SAM''' ('''PBM'''), '''patrol boat riverine''' ('''PBR'''), '''patrol boat with torpedo''' ('''PBT''').<ref>List of abbreviations for data sections. (2025). The Military Balance, 125(1), 518–519. https://doi.org/10.1080/04597222.2025.2445482</ref>

==Classification== [[File:Police patrol boat Kawachi.JPG|thumb|''Kawachi'', a patrol boat in service with the Osaka Prefectural Police]] [[File:JS Suzunami conducted goodwill exercise with Vietnam People's Navy patrol boat HQ-274 on 3 April 2025 off the coast of Da Nang - 3.jpg|thumb|A Vietnam People's Navy TT-400TP midsize patrol boat. It is equipped with a 76mm naval gun, hence being designated as a gunboat in Vietnamese service.]] The classification of a patrol boat is often subjective, but they are generally small naval vessels that are used to patrol national waters or a certain jurisdiction. They may be as large as a corvette or even a frigate, though the term may also be used for vessels as small as a yacht or rigid inflatable boat. They can include gunboat, fast attack craft, torpedo boats, and missile boats. They may be broadly classified as inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) or offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). OPVs and medium size cutters are usually the smallest ship in a navy's fleet that are large and seaworthy enough to patrol off-shore in the open ocean, while IPVs are typically too small to do so and are instead kept in lakes or rivers, or close to coasts; IPVs specifically used in rivers can also be called "riverine patrol vessels". Large patrol vessels, offshore patrol vessels and Large cutters are the largest type of patrol ships and are typically more than 100 m (330 ft) in length. Some OPVs may possess significant armament and may approach corvettes in terms of armed capability.

Seagoing patrol boats are typically around 30 m (100 ft) in length and usually carry a single medium caliber artillery gun as main armament, and a variety of lighter secondary armament such as machine guns, while others include the sophisticated close-in weapon system. Depending on their role, vessels in this class may also have more sophisticated sensors and fire control systems that would enable them to carry torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and surface-to-air missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MK VI Patrol Boats, United States of America |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/mk-vi-patrol-boats/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=www.naval-technology.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==History== [[Image:Pce-872c.jpg|thumb|''PCE-872'', a World War II patrol craft escort of the U.S. Navy]]

During both World Wars, in order to rapidly build up numbers, all sides created auxiliary patrol boats by arming motorboats and seagoing fishing trawlers with machine guns and obsolete naval weapons. Some modern patrol vessels are still based on fishing and leisure boats.

The United States Navy operated the {{sclass|Pegasus|hydrofoil|4}} of armed hydrofoils for years in a patrol boat role. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy ordered 193 aluminum hulled Patrol Craft, Fast (PCFs),<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Operations Riverine Craft |url=https://swiftships.com/vessels/special-operations/ |website=Swiftships}}</ref> also known as ''Swiftboats'', for brown water naval operations. The Patrol Boat, River (PBR, sometimes called "Riverine" and "Pibber") was a fiberglass hulled vessel also designed and used for inland river operations during the Vietnam War, and became an icon of water operations during the war due to its use in the 1979 film ''Apocalypse Now''.

Most modern designs are powered by gas turbine arrangements such as CODAG, and speeds are generally in the {{convert|25|–|30|kn}} range. The largest OPVs might also have a flight deck and helicopter embarked. In times of crisis or war, these vessels are expected to support the larger vessels in a navy, though some smaller navies are mostly composed of just patrol boats.

==Specific nations== ===Albania=== [[Image:Patrol Boat Iliria.jpg|thumb|{{ship|Albanian patrol vessel|Iliria|P 131|2}}, an example of a modern patrol boat of the Albanian Naval Force]]

====Albanian Naval Force==== *{{sclass|Iliria|patrol vessel|1}}

===Algeria=== ====Algerian National Navy==== * {{ill|Kebir-class|fr|Classe Kebir}} * {{ill|Alusafe 2000|es|Clase Salvamar}} * Ocea FPB98 MKI

===Argentina=== [[Image:Rio Uruguay garde cote argentin.jpg|thumb| Argentine Naval Prefecture's ''GC67'' patrol vessel]]

====Argentine Naval Prefecture==== * {{sclass|Mantilla|patrol vessel|1}} * Z-28-class patrol vessel * Shaldag-class patrol boat

====Argentine Navy==== * Gowind-class vessel * Murature-class vessel * Intrépida-class boat * Zurubí-class patrol boat * Baradero class patrol boat * Punta Mogotes class patrol boat

===Australia=== ====Royal Australian Navy==== [[File:HMAS Armidale Darling Harbour.jpg|thumb|HMAS ''Armidale'' of the Royal Australian Navy]] * {{sclass|Attack|patrol boat|1}} (1967–1985) * {{sclass|Fremantle|patrol boat|1}} (1979–2007) * {{Sclass|Armidale|patrol boat|1}} (2005–present) * {{sclass|Cape|patrol boat|1}} (2017–present) * {{sclass|Arafura|offshore patrol vessel|1}} (2025–present)

====Australian Border Force Marine Unit==== * {{sclass|Bay|patrol boat|1}} (1999–present) * ACV ''Triton'' (2006–2015) * {{sclass|Cape|patrol boat|1}} (2013–present) – replaced all but two of the Bay-class which underwent a life extension.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Border Force progressing fleet upgrades |url=https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/border-force-progressing-fleet-upgrades |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Australian Defence Magazine |language=en}}</ref> Two Evolved Cape-class patrol boats ordered to replace the remaining two Bay-class patrol boats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-22 |title=Austal Australia awarded contract for two additional Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats for Australian Border Force |url=https://www.austal.com/news/austal-australia-awarded-contract-two-additional-evolved-cape-class-patrol-boats-australian |website=Austal Corporate |language=en}}</ref>

====Others==== * {{sclass|Pacific|patrol boat|1}} (1987–2023) – Australian-built, gifted by the Australian Government to 12 Pacific Island countries ({{ship|RMIS|Lomor|03|6}} appears to be the last boat in service as of November 2022) * {{sclass|Guardian|patrol boat|1}} (2018–present) – Australian-built replacements for the Pacific class, gifted to the same 12 Pacific Island nations and Timor-Leste

===Bahamas=== ====Royal Bahamas Defence Force==== * {{sclass2|Bahamas|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass2|Legend|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass2|Floral|patrol vessel|1}}

===Bahrain=== ====Royal Bahrain Naval Force==== 35m Fast Patrol Vessels- USA -built by Swiftships, Commissioned in 2021 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://navalpost.com/bahrain-naval-forces-commissioned-new-patrol-vessels/|title=Bahrain Naval Forces Commissions New Patrol Vessels|date=14 February 2021|publisher=Naval Post|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=20 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920133323/https://navalpost.com/bahrain-naval-forces-commissioned-new-patrol-vessels/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Bangladesh=== The Bangladesh Navy classified its medium size patrol ships as '''large patrol craft (LPC)''' which are armed with either anti-ship missiles or torpedoes. Those ships typically have heavier armaments but less range than OPVs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bangladesh and Asia's Maritime Balance |url=http://cimsec.org/bangladesh-and-asias-maritime-balance/20363 |website=Center for International Maritime Security |date=7 December 2015 |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Tender specifications for construction of 02 X Large Patrol Craft (LPC) in local shipyard for BN |url= https://dgdp.gov.bd/dgdp/AP_TEN/s_doc/3466.pdf |website= Directorate General of Defence Purchase |access-date= 6 December 2020 |archive-date= 20 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210520211526/https://dgdp.gov.bd/dgdp/AP_TEN/s_doc/3466.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref>

====Bangladesh Navy==== ;Large patrol craft * {{sclass|Durjoy|patrol craft|4}} * {{ship|BNS|Madhumati}} ;Offshore patrol vessel * {{sclass2|Island|patrol vessel|4}} * ARES 150 ;Inshore patrol vessel * {{Sclass|Padma|patrol vessel|4}} * {{Sclass|Meghna|patrol vessel|4}} ;ASW patrol boat * ''Kraljevica'' class * Haizhui class * Hainan class ;Patrol gunboat * {{Sclass|Chamsuri|patrol boat|4}}

====Bangladesh Coast Guard==== [[File:Coast Guard Ship (Bangladesh).jpg|thumb|Leader-class OPVs of Bangladesh Coast Guard]] ;Offshore patrol vessel *Leader class ;Inshore patrol vessel * {{sclass|Padma|patrol vessel|4}} * {{sclass|Sobuj Bangla|patrol craft|4}} * {{sclass|Ruposhi Bangla|patrol craft|4}} * {{sclass|Apurbo Bangla|patrol craft|4}} ;Fast patrol vessel * {{sclass|Kutubdia|patrol vessel|4}} * {{sclass|Porte Grande|patrol vessel|4}} ;Coastal patrol vessel * ''Tawfique'' class (former PLAN Shanghai II class) ;Riverine patrol craft * {{sclass|Pabna|patrol craft|4}}

====Border Guard Bangladesh==== ;Patrol vessel * ''Shah Jalal'' class<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/BDR-SHAHJALAL-IMO-8106472|title=BDR-Shahjalal – Patrol Vessel – Details and current position IMO 8106472 MMSI 0 {{!}} Vessels {{!}} VesselFinder|website=www.vesselfinder.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-23}}</ref>

===Barbados=== ====Barbados Coast Guard==== * {{ship|HMBS|Leonard C Banfield}} * {{ship|HMBS|Rudyard Lewis}} * {{ship|HMBS|Trident}}

===Belgium=== * ''Castor'' {{in lang|nl}} (2014–present) * ''Pollux'' {{in lang|nl}} (2015–present)

===Brazil=== * ''Grajaú''-class offshore patrol vessel * ''Bracuí''-class patrol vessel – ex-{{sclass2|River|minesweeper|1}} * ''Imperial Marinheiro''-class offshore patrol vessel * ''Piratini''-class patrol vessel * ''J''-class patrol vessel * ''Roraima''-class river patrol vessel * ''Pedro Teixeira''-class river patrol vessel * {{sclass|Macaé|patrol vessel|0}} offshore patrol vessel * {{sclass|Amazonas|corvette|1}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Brazil_getting_armored_vehicles_boats_999.html|title=Brazil getting armored vehicles, boats|last=|date=10 August 2012|work=Space War|access-date=19 August 2017|publisher=Space Media Network|agency=UPI|quote=The first-of-class Amazonas was constructed at BAE Systems' Portsmouth facility.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baesystems.com/product/BAES_027244|title=Offshore Patrol Vessels|last=|date=n.d.|publisher=BAE Systems|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117145345/http://www.baesystems.com/product/BAES_027244?_afrLoop=4642021291097000&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null&baeSessionId=yqLmQ4QhyVS3gJm1FF1L2wHGZV8R2MzT7CKnpT11mcyNBQ5PNhby!791695071|archive-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead|quote=We are supplying three Ocean Patrol Vessels and ancillary support services to the Brazilian Navy, as well as a manufacturing licence to enable further vessels of the same class to be constructed in Brazil. P120 Amazonas, P121 Apa and P122 Araguari}}</ref>

=== Brunei === * {{sclass|Darussalam|offshore patrol vessel|0}} offshore patrol vessel * {{sclass|Ijtihad|patrol boat|0}} patrol vessel * KH 27-class patrol boat * FDB 512-class patrol boat * Bendaharu-class patrol vessel * Perwira-class patrol vessel * Saleha-class patrol vessel * Pahlawan-class patrol vessel

===Bulgaria=== * ''Obzor''

===Canada=== ====Royal Canadian Navy==== * {{sclass|Kingston|coastal defence vessel|1}} (1996–present) * {{sclass|Orca|patrol vessel|1}} (2006–present) * {{sclass|Harry DeWolf|offshore patrol vessel|1}} (2016–present) – Icebreakers based on the Norwegian {{ship|NoCGV|Svalbard}}

====Canadian Coast Guard==== * {{sclass|Hero|patrol vessel|1}}

===Cape Verde=== ====Cape Verdean Coast Guard==== * Kondor-class * Guardiao (P511)

===Chile=== ====Chilean Navy==== [[Image:Botadura al mar de la embarcación “Cabo Odger” (28640402542).jpg|thumb|''Cabo Odger'' (OPV-84), a {{sclass|OPV-80|offshore patrol vessel|2}} of the Chilean Navy]] * {{sclass|Pillán|patrol craft|2}} (1979/1980–2001/2002) * {{sclass|Maule|patrol craft|2}} (1982–2014?) * {{sclass|Dabur|patrol boat|2}} (1990–present) * {{sclass|Taitao|large patrol craft|2}} (1993–present) * {{sclass|Rodman 890|patrol boat|2}} (1996–2017/2020) * {{sclass|Protector|patrol craft|2}} (1999–present) * {{sclass|Defender|boat|2}} (2007–present) * {{sclass|OPV-80|offshore patrol vessel|2}} (2007–present) * {{sclass|Archangel|boat|2}} (2008–present)

===China (PRC)=== ====People's Liberation Army Navy==== * Harbour security boat (PBI) – four newly built 80-ton class harbour security / patrol boats, and more are planned in order to take over the port security / patrol duties currently performed by the obsolete ''Shantou'', Beihai, Huangpu, and Yulin-class gunboats, which are increasingly being converted to inshore surveying boats and range support boats * Shanghai III (Type 062I)-class gunboat – 2 * Shanghai II-class gunboat * Shanghai I (Type 062)-class gunboat – 150+ active and at least 100 in reserve * Huludao (Type 206)-class gunboat – 8+ * {{sclass|Shantou|gunboat|1}} – less than 25 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * {{sclass2|Beihai|gunboat|1}} – less than 30 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * {{sclass2|Huangpu|gunboat|1}} – less than 15 (in reserve, subordinated to naval militia) * {{sclass2|Yulin|gunboat|1}} – less than 40 (being transferred to logistic duties)

====China Coast Guard==== * {{sclass2|Haixun|cutter|1}} (Type 718)

===Colombia=== thumb|{{ship|ARC|Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera}}, a PAV-IV-class patrol boat of the Colombian National Navy

====Colombian Navy==== * Diligente-class patrol boat * Nodriza-class patrol boat * PAF-I-class patrol boat * PAF-II-class patrol boat * PAF-III-class patrol boat * PAF-IV-class patrol boat * Patrullera Fluvial Ligera-class patrol boat * Riohacha-class gunboat * Fassmer-80 class – built in Colombia by COTECMAR

=== Croatia === * ''Šolta'' (OB-02) * ''Omiš'' (OB-31)<ref>[https://obris.org/hrvatska/oob-31-omis-predan-u-ruke-os-rh/ OOB-31 "Omiš" predan u ruke OS RH] {{in lang|hr}}</ref>

===Denmark=== [[File:RDN_P555_Storen_1.jpg|thumb|HDMS ''Støren'' (P555), a {{sclass|Flyvefisken|patrol vessel}} with the Royal Danish Navy]]

====Royal Danish Navy==== * {{sclass|Knud Rasmussen|patrol vessel|0}} OPV – 3 vessels * {{sclass|Diana|patrol vessel|0}} IPV – 6 vessels * {{sclass|Flyvefisken|patrol vessel|0}} patrol vessel * {{sclass|Thetis|patrol vessel|0}} OPV – 4 ships (classed as ocean patrol frigates) * {{sclass|Agdlek|cutter|0}} IPV – 3 vessels * {{sclass|Barsø|patrol vessel|0}} IPV – 9 vessels (in Danish) * ''Hvidbjørnen''-class OPV (link in Danish) – 4 ships (classed as ocean patrol frigates)

===Ecuador=== ====Ecuadorian Navy==== * Damen Stan Patrol 5009

===Egypt=== ====Egyptian Navy==== * 35m Fast Patrol Vessels- USA -built by Swiftships

===Eritrea=== ====Eritrean Navy==== * Eritrea-class 60m patrol vessel

====Others==== * Protector-class patrol boat

===Finland=== [[File:Kurki_51_patrol_craft_in_Suomenlinna_2.JPG|thumb|''Kurki'' (51), a {{sclass|Kiisla|patrol boat}} with the Finnish Navy]]

====Finnish Navy==== * {{sclass|Kiisla|patrol boat|4}} – formerly Finnish Border Guard, now Finnish Navy * {{sclass2|VMV|patrol boat|4}}

====Finnish Border Guard==== * ''VL Turva'' – an offshore patrol vessel built at STX Finland Rauma shipyard in 2014

===France=== [[File:Patrouilleur Gendarmerie Maritime.jpg|thumb|Maritime Gendarmerie Vedette class patrol boat]]

====French Navy==== * D'Estienne d'Orves-class * Félix Eboué-class * Confiance-class * {{sclass|Flamant|patrol vessel|4}} * P400-class * Patrouilleurs Hauturiers (planned)

====Maritime Gendarmerie==== * Trident-class patrol boat * Géranium-class patrol boat * Jonquille-class patrol boat * Vedette-class patrol boat * Pétulante-class patrol craft * Pavois-class patrol craft

===Germany=== [[File:2019-10-03_-_TDE_-_BP_81_-_Potsdam.jpg|right|thumb|New ''Bundespolizei'' offshore patrol vessel BP 81 ''Potsdam'']] * Potsdam class (2019–present) * {{sclass|Bad Bramstedt|patrol vessel|4}} (2002–present) * Helgoland class (2009–present) * {{sclass2|PA|patrol ships (Germany)|4}} (1943–1945) * R boats (1929–1945) * Type 139 patrol trawler (1956 to mid-1970s)

===Greece=== thumb|Hellenic Navy HSY-56A gunboat HS ''Aittitos''

====Hellenic Navy==== * {{sclass2|Osprey 55|gunboat|1}}s and derivatives {{sclass2|HSY-55|gunboat|5}} and {{sclass2|Osprey HSY-56A|gunboat|5}}<ref>{{cite web | title=Gunboats Class Osprey 55 | publisher=Hellenic Navy | year=2008 | url=http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/gunboats_osprey55%20_en.asp | access-date=2008-07-15 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530180839/http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/gunboats_osprey55%20_en.asp | archive-date=2008-05-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Gunboats Class Osprey HSY-55 | publisher=Hellenic Navy | year=2008 | url=http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/gunboats_ospreyHSY55%20_en.asp | access-date=2008-07-15 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530180844/http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/gunboats_ospreyHSY55%20_en.asp | archive-date=2008-05-30 }}</ref> * {{sclass|Asheville|gunboat|1}}s<ref>{{cite web | title=Gunboats Class Asheville | publisher=Hellenic Navy | year=2008 | url=http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/gunboats_asheville%20_en.asp | access-date=2008-07-15 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530180834/http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/gunboats_asheville%20_en.asp | archive-date=2008-05-30 }}</ref> * ''Nasty''-class coastal patrol vessels – formerly torpedo boats * ''Esterel''-class coastal patrol vessels

====Hellenic Coast Guard==== * {{sclass2|Sa'ar 4|missile boat|4}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellenic Defence Report 2009-2010 (Yearbook of the magazine Hellenic Defence & Security)|author=E.A. Pagotsis|editor=G. Christogiannakis|publisher=Line Defence Publications Ltd|location=Athens|year=2009|pages=81}}</ref> – acting as offshore patrol vessels (OPV) * Stan Patrol 5509 OPV * Vosper Europatrol 250 Mk1 OPV * Abeking & Rasmussen patrol vessels – class ''Dilos'' * POB-24G patrol vessels – class ''Faiakas'' * CB90-HCG * Lambro 57 and derivatives – all being boats for coastal patrols

===Honduras=== ====Honduran Navy==== * Damen Stan Patrol 4207

===Hong Kong (SARPRC)=== [[File:HKPF_Police_Boat_3.JPG|thumb|''Sea Panther'' (PL 3), a {{sclass|Sea Panther|large command boat|2}} with the Hong Kong Police Marine Unit]]

====Hong Kong Police Force==== * Sea Panther-class large command boat

===Iceland=== ====Icelandic Coast Guard==== * {{ship|ICGV|Týr||6}} * {{ship|ICGV|Óðinn||6}} * {{ship|ICGV|Þór|2009|6}} * {{ship|ICGV|Ægir||6}} * {{ship|ICGV|Freyja||6}}

===India=== [[File:ICGS-Samarath.jpg|thumb|The Indian Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel {{ICGS|Samarth|}} at sea.]] [[File:INS Sunayna returns to Kochi post an 80 day anti piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden.jpg|thumb|{{INS|Sunayna|P57}} returns to Kochi post an 80-day anti piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden]]

====Indian Navy==== * {{sclass|Bangaram|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Car Nicobar|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Saryu|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Sukanya|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Trinkat|patrol vessel|1}}

====Indian Coast Guard==== * {{sclass|Aadesh|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Rajshree|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Rani Abbakka|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Samar|offshore patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Samarth|offshore patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Sankalp|offshore patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Sarojini Naidu|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Tara Bai|patrol vessel|1}} * {{sclass|Vikram|offshore patrol vessel|1||2017}} * {{sclass|Vishwast|offshore patrol vessel|1}}

===Indonesia=== {{Main|Indonesian Maritime Security Agency#Equipment}} [[File:KN Tanjung Datu (1101), Indonesian Maritime Security Agency, 23 march 2018.jpg|thumb|KN Tanjung Datu (1101) of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency]] * FPB 28, Indonesian Police and Indonesian Customs, 28 meter long patrol boat made by local shipyard PT PAL. * FPB 38, Indonesian Customs, 38 meter long aluminium patrol boat made by local shipyard PT PAL. * FPB 57, Indonesian Navy, 57 meter long patrol boat designed by Lürssen and made by PT PAL, ASM and heli deck equipped for some version. * PC-40, Indonesian Navy, 40 meter long FRP/Aluminum patrol boat, locally made by in house Navy's workshop. * PC-60 trimaran, Indonesian Navy, 63-meter-long composite material, is armed with 120 km range of anti-ship missile, made by PT Lundin industry * OPV 80 - 80 meter long, designed by Terafulk and made by PT Citra Shipyard * OPV 110 (Tanjung Datu-class) - 110 meter long, made by PT Palindo Marine Shipyard ===Iran=== Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy: *Azarakhsh *MK-13 *Zoljenah *Bavar *Zolfaghar *Rezvan *Tir *Pashe *Ghaem *Gahjae *Kajami *Tarlan *Taregh *Ashura *Murce *Seraj *Ashura-33 *MIL 40 *Cougar *An unknown class of patrol boat *Zulfighar Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: *Kaivan class *Parvin class

===Ireland=== List of Irish Naval Service vessels;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military.ie/en/naval-service/fleet|title=Naval Service - Defence Forces|website=www.military.ie}}</ref> * {{sclass|Emer|offshore patrol vessel|0}} Offshore Patrol Vessels ** {{ship|LÉ|Deirdre|P20}} (1972–2001) ** {{ship|LÉ|Emer|P21}} (1978–2013) ** {{ship|LÉ|Aoife|P22}} (1979–2015) ** {{ship|LÉ|Aisling|P23}} (1980–2016) * {{sclass|Eithne|helicopter patrol vessel|0}} Helicopter Patrol Vessel ** {{ship|LÉ|Eithne|P31}} (1984–2022) * {{sclass|Peacock|corvette|0}} Coastal Patrol Vessels ** {{ship|LÉ|Orla|P41}} (1984–2022) ** {{ship|LÉ|Ciara|P42}} (1985–2022) * {{sclass|Róisín|patrol vessel|0}} Offshore Patrol Vessels ** {{ship|LÉ|Róisín|P51}} (1999–present) ** {{ship|LÉ|Niamh|P52}} (2001–present) * {{sclass|Samuel Beckett|offshore patrol vessel|0}} Offshore Patrol Vessels ** {{ship|LÉ|Samuel Beckett|P61}} (2014–present) ** {{ship|LÉ|James Joyce|P62}} (2015–present) ** {{ship|LÉ|William Butler Yeats|P63}} (2016–present) ** {{ship|LÉ|George Bernard Shaw|P64}} (2018–present)

===Israel=== [[File:HPL-21_Ankaran.jpg|thumb|Slovenian Navy HPL-21, an example of the Israeli-made {{sclass2|Super Dvora Mk II|patrol boat|1}} also in service with the Israeli Navy]] * {{sclass2|Dabur|patrol boat|1}}s * Dvora class fast patrol boat * {{sclass2|Super Dvora Mk II|patrol boat|1}}s * {{sclass2|Super Dvora Mk III|patrol boat|1}} * {{sclass2|Shaldag|patrol boat|1}}s ** Shaldag Mk II * {{sclass2|Nachshol|patrol boat|1}}s (Stingray Interceptor-2000)

===Italy=== thumb|Italian Navy Comandanti-class ''Cigala Fulgosi'' thumb|Italian Coast Guard patrol boat ''U. Diciotti'', CP-902 * ''Zara'' class, (Italian Guardia di Finanza) * ''Saettia'' class, (Italian Coast Guard) * ''Diciotti'' – CP 902 class, (Italian Coast Guard) * {{sclass|Dattilo|offshore patrol vessel|1}}, (Italian Coast Guard) * {{sclass|Cassiopea|patrol vessel|1}}, (Italian Marina Militare) *''Cassiopea'' II class, (Italian Marina Militare) *''Esploratore'' class, (Italian Marina Militare) * {{sclass2|Comandanti|patrol vessel|1}}, (Italian Marina Militare)

===Jamaica=== ====JDF Coast Guard==== * {{sclass|County|patrol vessel|4}}

===Japan=== [[File:JapanCoastGuard Shikishima.jpg|thumb|{{ship|Japanese patrol vessel|Shikishima||2}} (Japan Coast Guard), the 2nd largest patrol boat in the world]] thumb|Japan Coast Guard ''Hida'' * {{ship|Japanese patrol vessel|Shikishima||2}} (Japan Coast Guard), the 2nd largest patrol boat * {{sclass|Mizuho|patrol vessel|4}} (Japan Coast Guard), large patrol vessel with helicopter deck and hangar * {{sclass|Tsugaru|patrol vessel|4}} (Japan Coast Guard), large patrol vessel with helicopter deck and hangar * {{sclass|Hida|patrol vessel|4}} (Japan Coast Guard), high-speed large patrol vessel with helicopter deck * {{sclass|Kunigami|patrol vessel|4}} (''Kunisaki'' class) * {{sclass|Iwami|patrol vessel|4}} * {{sclass|Hateruma|patrol vessel|4}} * {{sclass|Aso|patrol vessel|4}} (Japan Coast Guard), high-speed large patrol vessel * {{sclass|Amami|patrol vessel|4}} (Japan Coast Guard), medium-sized patrol vessel * {{sclass|Hayabusa|patrol boat|4}} (JMSDF, Japanese Navy), corvette type patrol vessel * {{ship||Sōya|icebreaker|2}}, (Japan Coast Guard), icebreaker * {{sclass|Sakura|patrol ship|4}} (JMSDF, Japanese Navy)

===Latvia=== * ''Skrunda'' class, world's first SWATH patrol boat (Latvian Naval Forces)

===Malaysia=== * ''Kedah'' class offshore patrol vessel, (Royal Malaysian Navy) * Keris-class littoral mission ship, (Royal Malaysian Navy) * Gagah Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Ramunia Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Nusa Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Sipadan Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Rhu Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Pengawal Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Peninjau Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Pelindung Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Semilang Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Penggalang Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Penyelamat Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Pengaman Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Kilat Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Malawali Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Langkawi Class Patrol Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency * Tun Fatimah Class Ship, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

===Malta=== [[File:Malta - Gzira - Lazzaretto Creek (MSTHC) 02 ies.jpg|thumb|''Protector'' class patrol boat ''P52'' of the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta.]] * ''Protector'' class offshore patrol vessel (Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta) – 2002–present * ''Diciotti'' class offshore patrol vessel (Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta) – 2005–present * ''P21'' class inshore patrol vessel (Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta) – 2010–present * ''Emer'' class offshore patrol vessel (Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta) – 2015–present

===Mexico=== thumb|''Durango''-class offshore patrol vessels in formation. ====Mexican Navy==== *Coastal patrol boat **{{sclass|Azteca|patrol vessel|0}} **{{sclass|Tenochtitlan|patrol vessel|0}} *Offshore patrol vessel **{{sclass|Durango|patrol vessel|0}} **{{sclass|Holzinger|patrol vessel|0}} **{{sclass|Oaxaca|patrol vessel|0}} **{{sclass|Uribe|patrol vessel|0}}

===Montenegro=== * Kotor class frigate

===Morocco=== [[File:Tonnerres de Brest 2012 - Bir Anzarane - 001.JPG|thumb|Royal Moroccan Navy OPV-70]] *OPV-70 class, offshore patrol vessel (Royal Moroccan Navy) *OPV-64 class, offshore patrol vessel (Royal Moroccan Navy)

===Namibia=== * ''Grajaú''-class offshore patrol vessel

===Netherlands=== ====Royal Netherlands Navy==== [[File:HNLMS Holland.jpg|thumb|HNLMS Holland (P840), Holland-class OPV of the Dutch Navy]] * Holland class offshore patrol vessels

====Netherlands Coastguard==== * Visarend * Zeearend * Barend Biesheuvel

====Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard==== * Damen Stan Patrol 4100

===New Zealand=== [[File:MC 10-0422-004 - Flickr - NZ Defence Force.jpg|thumb|Both RNZN Protector-class offshore patrol vessels in 2010]] ====Royal New Zealand Navy==== * Protector-class OPV (2008) * Lake-class IPV (2008) * {{sclass|Moa|patrol boat|2}} (1983–2008)

===Nicaragua=== ====Nicaraguan Navy==== * {{sclass|County|patrol vessel|4}}

===Norway=== ====Royal Norwegian Navy==== * ''Rapp''-class * ''Tjeld''-class * ''Storm''-class * ''Snøgg''-class * ''Hauk''-class * ''Skjold''-class

====Norwegian Coast Guard==== [[File:Kv Tor.jpg|thumb|NoCGV Tor (W334 KYSTVAKT) from Nornen Class of the Norwegian Coast Guard]] * Barentshav class OPV * Harstad class OPV * Nordkapp class OPV * Nornen class * Svalbard class icebreaker * Jan Mayen-class - Planned replacement for the Nordkapp-class

===Peru=== * Río Zarumilla class, Peruvian Coast Guard * Rio Cañete class, Peruvian Coast Guard

===Philippines=== {{multiple image |align=right |total_width=482 |perrow=2 / 4 | image1 = BRP Artemio Ricarte PS37.jpg | caption1 = Jacinto-class patrol vessel BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), Philippine Navy | image2 = PF-15 and SARV-002 CARAT 2013.jpg | caption2 = Gregorio del Pilar-class surveillance-frigate BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), Philippine Navy | image3 = BRP 3503 - Romblon.jpg | caption3 = Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat, Philippine Coast Guard | image4 = BRP Tubbataha.jpg | caption4 = Parola-class patrol vessel, Philippine Coast Guard | image5 = BRP 002 - EDSA II.jpg | caption5 = San Juan-class patrol vessel, Philippine Coast Guard | image6 = BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301).jpg | caption6 = Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel, Philippine Coast Guard }} ====Philippine Navy==== * Jose Andrada-class * Alberto Navarette-class * Nestor Acero-class * Jacinto-class * Rajah Sulayman-class * Gregorio del Pilar-class * Mariano Alvarez-class * Kagitingan-class

====Philippine Coast Guard==== * Boracay-class patrol boat * Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat * Parola-class patrol vessel * San Juan-class patrol vessel * Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel * Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel * FPB 110 PCG class

=== Poland === [[File:ORP Ślązak 2015-1.jpg|thumb|ORP Ślązak, Projekt 621M-class offshore patrol vessel, Polish Navy]]

==== Polish Navy ==== * Projekt 621M-class offshore patrol vessel

===Portugal=== thumb|NRP ''Viana do Castelo'', offshore patrol vessel of the Portuguese Navy

====Portuguese Navy==== *Viana do Castelo class *Tejo-class *Centauro-class *Argos-class *Rio Minho-class *Cacine-class

====Maritime Police==== * Bolina-class * Levante-class * Tufão-class * Calmaria-class

====National Republican Guard==== * Bojador-class * Ribamar-class * Zodíaco-class * Mar Creta-class

===Qatar=== ==== Qatari Emiri Navy ==== * Musherib class

====Qatari Ministry of Interior==== * ARES 75 * ARES 110 * ARES 150

===Romania=== * SNR-17 class patrol boats, Romanian Border Police * Stefan Cel Mare patrol vessel, Romanian Border Police

===Russia=== thumb|Russian Coast Guard Rubin class patrol boat Zhemchug on the Almaz Shipbuilding Company * Stenka class patrol boat (Project 02059), Russian Navy and Russian Coast Guard * Bogomol Class patrol boat (Project 02065), Russian Navy * Mirage class patrol vessel (Project 14310), Russian Coast Guard * Svetlyak class patrol boat (Project 10410), Russian Coast Guard * Ogonek class patrol boat (Project 12130), Russian Coast Guard * Mangust class patrol boat (Project 12150, Russian Coast Guard * Sobol class patrol boat (Project 12200), Russian Coast Guard * Terrier class patrol boat (Project 14170), Russian Navy and Russian Coast Guard * Rubin class patrol boat (Project 22460), Russian Coast Guard * Okean class patrol vessel (Project 22100), Russian Coast Guard * Vosh class river patrol craft (Project 12481), Russian Coast Guard * Piyavka class river patrol craft (Project 1249), Russian Coast Guard * Ogonek class river patrol craft (Project 12130), Russian Coast Guard * Project 22160 patrol ship, Russian Navy large patrol boat

===Senegal=== thumb|''Fouladou'', OPV 190 from Senegalese navy * ''Fouladou'' (OPV 190), Senegalese Navy * ''Kedougou'' (OPV 45), Senegalese Navy * ''Ferlo'' (RPB 33), Senegalese Navy * ''Conejera'' (Class Conejera P 31), Senegalese Navy * ''Fouta'' (Osprey 55), Senegalese Navy * ''Njambuur'' (PR 72), Senegalese Navy

===Singapore=== [[File:Police Coast Guard PT.jpg|thumb|Police Coast Guard third generation PT Class Flower Ray (PT65) conducting a sea-rescue demonstration]] * {{sclass|Fearless|patrol vessel|1}}, Republic of Singapore Navy * PK class Interceptor Craft, Police Coast Guard * 1st Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard (decommissioned) * 2nd Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard (decommissioned) * 3rd Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * 4th Generation PT class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * PC class patrol Craft, Police Coast Guard * {{sclass|Swift|coastal patrol craft|1}} * {{sclass|Independence|littoral mission vessel|1}}, Republic of Singapore Navy

===Slovenia=== * Slovenian patrol boat Triglav

===South Africa=== [[File:US Navy 100315-N-4774B-200 The Chilean navy Sa%27ar 4-class fast-attack craft Angamos and Casma perform tactical maneuvering exercises in the Strait Of Magellan.jpg|thumb|An Israeli Sa'ar 4-class missile boat, called the Warrior-class strike craft in the South African Navy]] * Warrior class (modified ''Saar 4'' Open Sea Patrol Vessels) * Namacurra class

===South Korea (ROK)=== * ''Chamsuri''-class (Republic of Korea Navy) * Yoon Youngha-class patrol vessel

===Spain=== thumb|''Meteoro'' (P-41) * ''Meteoro'' class * ''Descubierta'' class * ''Serviola'' class * ''Anaga'' class * ''Barceló'' class * ''Toralla'' class * ''Conejera'' class * ''Chilreu'' class * P111 class patrol boat * ''Cabo Fradera'' class

===Sri Lanka===  * ''Jayasagara '' class (Sri Lanka Navy) * ''Colombo'' class (Sri Lanka Navy)

===Suriname=== * Ocea Type FPB 98 class fast patrol boat * Ocea Type FPB 72 class fast patrol boat

===Sweden=== [[File:HMS_Stockholm_in_Kalmar.JPG|thumb|{{HSwMS|Stockholm|PC-11}}, a {{sclass|Stockholm|corvette}} with the Royal Swedish Navy]] * Hugin-class (based on the Norwegian Storm-class, decommissioned) – 16 ships * Kaparen-class (Hugin-class modified with better subhunting capacity, decommissioned) – 8 ships * Stockholm-class (commissioned as corvettes, later converted to patrol boats) – 2 ships * HMS Carlskrona (commissioned as minelayer, later converted to ocean patrol vessel)

Additionally, the Royal Swedish Navy also operates smaller types of patrol boats (Swedish: ''bevakningsbåt'' = "guard boat"): * Typ 60-class (decommissioned) – 17 ships * Tapper class – 12 ships

The Swedish Coast Guard operate an additional 22 patrol vessels for maritime surveillance.

===Taiwan (Republic of China)=== ====Republic of China Navy==== * Ching Chiang-class * Ching Chiang-class

====Coast Guard Administration==== * Anping-class offshore patrol vessel * Chiayi-class offshore patrol vessel * Miaoli-class patrol vessel * Siraya-class offshore patrol vessel * Yilan-class patrol vessel

===Thailand=== * Pattani class (Royal Thai Navy) * River class (Royal Thai Navy) * T.991 class (Royal Thai Navy) * krabi class (Royal Thai Navy)

===Trinidad and Tobago=== ====Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard==== * Damen Stan Patrol 5009

===Turkey=== [[Image:Tuzla Sınıfı Karakol Gemisi.jpg|thumb|Turkish TCG ''Karabiga'' (P-1205), one of the Tuzla-class patrol boats]]

====Turkish Naval Forces==== * Kılıç II class * Kılıç I class * Yıldız class * Rüzgar class * Doğan class * Kartal class * Türk class * Tuzla class

====Coast Guard Command==== * KAAN 15 class * KAAN 19 class * KAAN 29 class * KAAN 33 class * SAR 33 class * SAR 35 class * 80 class * Corvette

===United States=== ====United States Navy==== {{See also|List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy}} [[File:USS_Firebolt_(PC-10)_2.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Firebolt|PC-10}}, a United States Navy {{sclass|Cyclone|patrol ship|2}}]] * Combatant Craft Medium - (2015–present) * {{sclass|Cyclone|patrol ship|2}} - (1993–2022) * Mark VI patrol boat - US Navy (2016–present)

====United States Coast Guard==== {{See also|List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard#Watercraft}} * {{sclass|Cyclone|patrol ship|2}} - (2000–2011) - ''four boats were transferred to the Coast Guard for a temporary loan, three (2004–2011) have since been returned, while the fourth (2000–2004) was donated to the Philippine Navy'' * Marine Protector-class patrol boat – (1998–present) * Island-class patrol boat – (1985–present) * {{sclass2|Sentinel|cutter|2}} – (2012–present)

===Venezuela=== thumb|''Naiguatá'' during sea trials * {{ship|Venezuelan patrol boat|Naiguatá}} (GC-23)

===Vietnam=== * Type TT-120 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard * Type TT-200 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard * Type TT-400 patrol boat, Vietnam Coast Guard * DN 2000(Damen 9014 class) offshore patrol vessels, Vietnam Coast Guard

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Patrol boats Category:Boat types