- Grenadan patrol boat Tyrrel Bay (PB-01)
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Career Name: Tyrrel Bay Builder: Lantana Boatyard, Lantana, Florida Commissioned: November 1984 Status: in active service, as of 2011[update] General characteristics Class and type: Guardian-class patrol boat Displacement: 94 long tons (96 t) full Length: 32.31 m (106 ft 0 in) Beam: 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) Draft: 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Propulsion: 3 × GM Detroit Diesel 12V71 TI diesel engines, 2,250 shp (1,678 kW), 3 props, 21 tons fuel Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) Complement: 4 officers, 12 enlisted Sensors and
processing systems:1 × Furuno 1411 Mk II navigation radar Armament: • 2 × single 12.7 mm machine guns
• 2 × single 7.62 mm machine gunsTyrrel Bay (PB-01) is a United States-built Guardian-class patrol boat ordered for the Grenadan Coast Guard. She was built for Grenada at the US's request and entered service in November 1984. The builder was Lantana Boatyard and the ship was put together at Lantana, Florida. The Tyrrel Bay has an aluminum hull construction, and was overhauled in 1995.
References
- Wertheim, Eric, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 2005-2006; Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. 2005.
Categories:- Patrol vessels of the Coast Guard of Grenada
- 1984 ships
- Grenada stubs
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