The Keka-class patrol boats are vessels designed by ASC Pty. Ltd. (formerly named Australian Submarine Corporation) originally for the Royal Thai Navy (3 vessels). A second variant series was designed for the Hong Kong Marine Police (6 vessels).
Patrol Launch 63 entering the Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter in 2008
Australian company ASC and Thai company Silkline International formed a joint venture to build three Keka-class patrol boats for the Royal Thai Navy at Silkline's yard at Pak Nam Pran, Prachaub Krirkhan, Thailand.[1]
Series T.81edit
The Keka-class vessels for the Royal Thai Navy are designated as the T.81 Series and have the following characteristics:[2]
Displacement: normal load 95 tonnes; full load 110 tonnes
Armament: 40/60 Bofors; Oerlikon GAM-C01 20 mm, 2 x 0.50" machine gun
Main Engines: 2 x MTU 16V2000 TE90
Radar: Anritsu
Hong Kong Marine Policeedit
The Hong Kong Marine Police had a programme to replace 35 patrol boats that had previously been delivered between 1980 and 1992. The first to be replaced were the Damen Mk I class for which the ASC designed Keka class was chosen. They were built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong and in their yard in mainland China between 2000 and 2005. They were ordered in two batches of two and four boats.[3]
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External linksedit
"Hong Kong Police, Vehicles and Vessels". Hong Kong Police Force. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
. Janes. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
"Keka class launch in first night-time rescue". Offbeat, The Newspaper of the Hong Kong Police Force. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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