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Friday 4 May 2018

Maltese inshore patrol vessel P22 2010-

Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta, 1 May 2018

Malta-flagged, MMSI 256000745 and call sign 9H9183. Dimensions 21,2 x 5,7 x 1,8 metres or 69.55 x 19.36 x 5.91 feet and a full load displacement of 40 tons. Armament consists of 1-12,7mm machinegun. Crew numbers 8 persons. Machinery of 2 MAN D 2842 LE410 supplies 2.087hp/2.100 rpm allowing a speed of 26 knots. She and her sisters P 21, 23, 24 were  built by the Austal Shipyards, Australia co-financed by the European Union External Borders Fund. Contract awarded on 18 February 2009, all 4 delivered in February 2010 and commissioned on 18 March 2010. Planing hull is completely made of aluminium and fitted out with a stern ramp for allowing launching and recovering of the 3,5 meters RHIB.