Pacific 24

Having completed a successful ship boarding exercise, Royal Marines from Type 22 frigate HMS Cornwall leave the scene aboard the ship's Pacific 24 seaboats.
Class overview
Builders: BAE Systems
Operators: UK Government
Building: 60
General characteristics
Type: RIB
Length: 7.8 metres
Beam: 2.6 metres
Propulsion: Options include outboard petrol and inboard diesel with stern drive and water jet
Speed: 38 knots
Range: Typical range at 30 knots: 150 Nm
Complement: Crew: 2, Passengers: Up to 6
Armour: 500mm diameter heavy-duty collar, constructed from 1200g/m neoprene composite tube
Notes: "BAE Systems". Retrieved 15 December 2015.

The BAE Systems Halmatic Pacific 24 RIB, or Pacific 24, is a rigid inflatable boat used in various roles by the UK government.

Usage

The boats are mostly used for rescue, anti-piracy and counter-narcotics missions, and have a "dry running" capability, allowing their engines to be started out of the water, while still attached to a ship's davits.[1]

The boats currently operate both as part of inshore and harbour patrols, and as the standard seaboat for Royal Navy & Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.

Sixty new boats are planned for HMNB Portsmouth as part of a £13.5m shipbuilding contract to help protect HMS Queen Elizabeth, the new flagship of the Royal Navy, as well as other ships using the harbour.[2] 19 employees at BAE systems will build the new boats, beginning in early 2016.[3]

Operators

References

  1. ↑ "Pacific 24 | BAE Systems | International". www.baesystems.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. ↑ "More spending will see bigger Navy - defence secretary". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Next generation of RIBS for Royal Navy". navynews.co.uk. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
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