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Monday 16 February 2015

Fiji patrol boat RFNS Kiro (203) 1995-

Commissioned on 14 October 1995. Built at the shipyard of Transfield-ASI (Australian Shipbuilding Industries), South Coogie, Australia. With a displacement of 165 tons (full load) and as dimensions 28,6 (waterline)-31,5 x 8,1 x 2,12 metres or 103‘ x 27‘ x 5,9‘. The armament consists of 1-2cm Oerlikon anti aircraft gun and 2x1-7,72mm machineguns. Her crew numbers 19 men. With a speed of 12 knots is her range 2.500 nautical miles. Speed maximum 20 knots. Fuel bunker capacity 20 tons. In police service. Like her sister ships was she built under the Australian Defence Corporation Program [Pacific Patrol Boat Program] ordered on 3 October 1985. Of the ASI 315 class also called Pacific or Pacific Forum-class.