Bay class patrol boat

The "Bay" class patrol boats are a class of eight patrol boats, built by Austal Ships and used by the Australian Customs Service National Marine Unit.cite web |url=http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4242 |title=Australian Customs Service - National Marine Unit |accessdate=2007-05-14 |date=2005-12-16 |publisher=Australian Customs Service] They are primarily used to patrol Australia's Economic Exclusion Zone, although they also operate in support of other Australian law enforcement and defence agencies, including but not limited to the Australian Federal Police, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and the Royal Australian Navy. [cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21161964-31477,00.html |title='Dad's navy' fills in for faulty ships |accessdate=2007-05-14 |last=Dodd |first=Mark |date=2007-02-03 |work="The Australian" |publisher=News Corporation |archiveurl=http://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/512-34924.aspx |archivedate=2007-02-02 |quote=It is relying heavily on the Australian Customs Service to provide back-up with a loan of eight Bay-class boats]

The eight ships were delivered over a period of 19 months, beginning in February 1999.

The "Bay" class design has been used as the basis for the 15 larger "Armidale" class patrol boats in use with the Royal Australian Navy, [cite web |url=http://www.tenix.com/News2.asp?ID=42 |title=Tenix shortlisted for Patrol Boat tender |accessdate=2007-07-26 |author= |authorlink= |date=2002-06-01 |format=press release |publisher=Tenix |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= [Defense Maritime Services, partnering with Austal] is offering a stretched version of the Austal designed Bay Class Patrol Boat that is currently in service with Australian Customs.] and the 10 patrol boats used by the Yemen Navy. [cite web |url=http://austal.com/index.cfm?objectid=4A4CDDF3-A0CC-3C8C-D95BED022AFE79B9&displayMethod=displayPagePrintFriendly |title=Austal to Build 10 Naval Patrol Boats for Yemen |accessdate=2007-07-26 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2003-06-09 |format=press release |work= |publisher=Austal |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=The all-aluminium patrol boat design selected by Yemen is a slightly less complex version of Austal’s 38 metre Bay Class design...]

hips

ACV "Roebuck Bay" (ACV 10)
ACV "Holdfast Bay" (ACV 20)
ACV "Botany Bay" (ACV 30)
ACV "Hervey Bay" (ACV 40)
ACV "Corio Bay" (ACV 50)
ACV "Arnhem Bay" (ACV 60)
ACV "Dame Roma Mitchell" (ACV 70)
ACV "Storm Bay" (ACV 80)cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor=Saunders, Stephen |others= |title=Jane's Fighting Ships |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition=110th edition (2007-2008) |series=Jane's Fighting Ships |date= |year=2007 |month= |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Surrey |language= |isbn=978-0-7106-2799-5 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=pg 37 |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= ]

Bibliography

External links

*cite web |url=http://www.austal.com/files/delivery/ACV_Marine_Fleet_History.pdf |title=A decade of offshore maritime patrol and response |accessdate=2007-07-26 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2006 |month=October |format=PDF |work=Customs Manifest magazine |publisher=Australian Customs |pages=pp 9-13 |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=
*cite web |url=http://www.austal.com/index.cfm?objectID=6D826D63-A0CC-3C8C-D97DD771E8A71B68 |title=Australian Customs 38m |accessdate=2007-09-05 |format= |work=Austal website