호위함급 경비정

Guardian-class patrol boat
웨스턴오스트레일리아주 헨더슨의 오스트랄 조선소에 있는 가디언급 경비정 3척
수업개요
이름.가디언 클래스
빌더즈오스트랄
연산자
13개국 (목록)
앞에퍼시픽 클래스
비용.3천만 사모아 탈라[1] (2021-08-05년 1588만 호주 달러)
지었다.2018년~현재
계획된22
활동적인14 (2022년 6월 30일)
잃다1
일반특성
유형경비정
길이39.5m (129ft 7in)
대들보들8m (26ft 3in)
초안2.5m(8피트 2인치)
추진력2 x 캐터필러 3516C 디젤, 2축
스피드20노트(37km/h/23mph)
범위12노트(22km/h/14mph)에서 3,000해리(5,600km/3,500mi)
보배23
무장호주는 무기를 제외한 모든 선박을 선적했지만, 설계는 기관총을 장착할 수 있고 최대 30mm의 자동 기관포를 장착할 수 있습니다.

가디언급 경비정은 호주에서 설계되고 건조된 소형 경비정으로 호주 정부의 태평양 [2][3][4]해상 안보 프로그램의 일환으로 남태평양 소국에 제공됩니다.

이 수업은 [2][5][6][7][8][9]1987년부터 1997년까지 동맹국에 제공된 태평양 포럼급 경비정을 대체하기 위해 고안되었습니다.호주는 태평양 포럼 선박 22척을 12개국에 제공했습니다.이 제품들은 상용화된 제품을 사용하여 제품을 운영하는 소규모 국가의 유지보수를 용이하게 하도록 설계되었습니다.호주는 프로그램 기간 동안 훈련과 유지 보수를 도울 준비가 되어 있었는데, 이는 호주의 외부 안보 문제가 주권국인 이웃 국가들이 자신들의 외부 안보를 감시할 수 있는 자원을 가지고 있다는 것에 의존할 수 있다면 완화되었기 때문입니다.

오스트랄은 [10][11]2016년에 가디언급 보트 19척을 건조하도록 위임 받았습니다.Austal의 계약은 디자인을 추가적인 [12]고객들에게 홍보할 수 있게 해줍니다.그 후, 추가로 3척의 선박을 주문했습니다.2021년 [13]8월 5일 수리할 수 없을 정도로 손상된 사모아 나파누아 2호의 교체선 1척과 티모르-레스테의 교체선 1척.마지막 선박은 2023년 말에 인도될 예정입니다.

2018년 [14]11월 30일, 오스트레일리아는 파푸아뉴기니 방위군에 HMPNGS 테드 디로를 인도했습니다.그녀의 엔진은 2019년 10월에 고장이 나서 [15]수리를 위해 호주로 견인되어야 했습니다.

배경

주요 기사 : 태평양급 경비정, 태평양 제도 포럼, 호주-태평양 관계, 중태평양 관계

1979년 오스트레일리아와 뉴질랜드의 태평양 제도 해상 순찰 필요성 평가와 1982년 유엔 해양법 협약 이후, 태평양 제도가 여러 척의 순찰선을 필요로 한다는 것이 모든 당사국들에게 명백해졌습니다.호주 정부는 1987년부터 1997년까지 태평양 연안 12개 섬 연합국에 22척의 태평양 포럼급 경비정을 제공하는 태평양 경비정 프로그램을 시작함으로써 이러한 필요성을 충족시키기로 결정했습니다.단순히 국가 간의 외교 관계를 개선하는 것 외에도, 호주는 주권국인 이웃 국가들이 그들의 [16]영해를 감시할 수 있는 자원을 가지고 있다고 기대할 수 있기 때문에 그들의 외부 안보 문제를 완화함으로써 이익을 얻었습니다.

태평양 포럼 선박들은 선박을 운영할 소규모 국가들을 위해 유지보수를 쉽게 하기 위해 상용화된 부품을 사용하도록 설계되었습니다.하지만 필요하다면 호주는 원래 프로그램 기간 동안 훈련과 유지를 도울 준비가 되어 있었습니다.여기에는 15년간 운용된 후의 재장착도 포함되어 있으며, 마지막 선박의 예상 사용 수명은 2027년까지 [citation needed]연장되었습니다.

호주 정부는 2014년 [2][5][6][7]6월 20억 호주 달러 규모의 태평양 경비정 교체 프로그램을 시작했습니다.

호주가 태평양 [citation needed][17]계급에 자금을 지원하는 것이 현명한 것인지에 대해 호주 내에서 정치적 이견이 있었습니다.보도에 따르면 태평양 열도 국가들의 애정을 [citation needed]놓고 호주와 중국 사이에 경쟁하는 요소도 있다고 합니다.

역할

자세한 정보:포럼 수산청과 쿠루쿠루 작전

그들이 대체할 선박들과 마찬가지로, 이 작은 선박들은 호주의 작은 이웃들이 그들의 경제 구역을 순찰할 수 있도록 할 것입니다.그들은 밀수, 비규제 어업을 통제하고 수색 구조 [11][18][19]임무를 수행할 수 있게 될 것입니다.호주 해군 소장은 타로를 솔로몬 제도로 인도한 후, 가디언 클래스는 "우리의 공동 지역 안보 문제를 해결하는 데 중요한 역할을 합니다."라고 말했습니다. 우리는 불법 어업에서 초국가적 범죄에 이르기까지 해상 위협에 대응할 수 있는 더 나은 위치에 있습니다. 서로 긴밀히 협력하고 조정함으로써,상호 [20]운용성을 구축할 수 있습니다."

가디언 클래스는 약간 더 커지고, 더 나은 항해 능력을 갖추게 되며, 전자 제품군은 [citation needed][21][22]최신 제품이 될 것입니다.

디자인

Aerial view of HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap
2022년 8월 14일 파푸아뉴기니 마누스에 계류된 HMPNGS 로쿠스 로키냅의 항공 모습 (미국 해안경비대 사진)

호주 정부는 2015년 [11][18]3월에 제출을 요구했습니다.다섯 개의 컨소시엄이 [23]수업을 위한 디자인을 제출했습니다.2016년 4월에 오스트랄이 시공사로 선정되었습니다.

메인디자인

Two Guardian patrol-boats
2022년 5월 서호주 헨더슨의 호주 조선소에서 테 쿠쿠파 2세(왼쪽)와 데이비드 W 파뉴엘로 금감원장이 선미를 마주한 채 계류 중인 모습.

이 선박은 길이 39.5미터(129피트 7인치)의 강철 모노헐 설계로 12노트(22km/h/14mph)의 속도로 3,000해리(5,600km/3,500mi)를 주행할 수 있으며 최대 속도는 20노트(37km/h/[2]23mph)입니다.그들은 23명의 승무원을 수용할 수 있도록 설계되어 있습니다.이들은 추적 보트를 위한 엄밀한 발사용 경사로를 갖추고 있으며, 수색 및 [21][24][25]구조 능력도 향상시키고 있습니다.오스트랄은 무장하지 않고 선박을 인도했지만, 그 선박들은 앞 갑판에 최대 30 밀리미터의 자동 기관포를 장착할 수 있도록 설계되어 있고, 다리 양쪽에 중기관총을 장착할 수 있습니다.

이 선박의 두 개의 디젤 엔진은 4,000 킬로와트 (5,400 shp)[11]를 제공합니다.정교한 전자 엔진 제어 장치는 연료를 절약하는 데 도움이 될 것입니다.

주 갑판 상태실 중 하나인 침대 2개가 있는 상태실에는 별도의 환기장치가 설치되어 있어 감염환자의 [3]의무실로 사용할 수 있습니다.

파푸아뉴기니가 운영하는 경비정들이 [26]무장하게 됩니다.그러나 이것이 무엇으로 구성될지는 확실하지 않습니다.

2022년 인도 퍼시픽 동안 오스트랄은 [27]40-A라고 불리는 가디언의 상향식 변형을 공개했습니다.

설계결함

완성된 선박에서 몇 가지 설계상의 결함이 발견되었습니다.결함은 15척이 인도된 [28]후인 2022년 6월에 공개적으로 보고되었습니다.

2021년 2월, 엔진과 기어 박스 사이의 연결에 균열이 발생한 선박에 대해 수신국에 통보되었습니다.2022년 5월에도 두 개의 대기질 결함이 발견된 바 있습니다.의료용 베이 환기 시스템은 신선한 공기가 권장될 때 재순환 공기를 사용하는 것으로 알려졌습니다.배기 시스템의 결함으로 일산화탄소가 정상적으로 나사가 없는 칸에 들어가 안전에 [28][29]위험이 있다는 보고도 있었습니다.

보도에 따르면, 오스트랄은 그 문제들이 [28]해결하기 위해 작용할 잠재적인 결함들이라는 것을 받아들였다고 합니다.

주문 및 배송

오스트랄은 [10][11]2016년에 가디언급 보트 19척을 건조하도록 위임 받았습니다.이는 호주가 1980년대에 같은 수령자들을 위해 주문했던 22척의 태평양급 경비정보다 적은 것입니다.원래 프로그램에서 태평양급 배를 각각 3척씩 운용했던 미크로네시아, 피지, 통가 연방은 대체품으로 가디언급 경비정을 각각 2척씩 선물하기로 했습니다.경비정은 선물이며 인도 [28]시 수령인의 고유 재산이 되지만 구매 계약에는 Austal이 케언스 [11]시설에서 7년 동안 고객 주에 유지보수 지원을 제공하는 조항이 포함되어 있습니다.

첫 번째 선박의 용골은 2017년 [30]7월에 깔렸습니다.그 배는 2018년 [31][32]10월 파푸아뉴기니로 인도될 예정이었습니다.새로운 선박들은 [33][34][35]3개월마다 완성될 예정이었습니다.2018년 [14]11월 30일 인도되었고 2019년 [36]2월 1일 파푸아뉴기니 방위군(PNGDF)에 임관했습니다.두 번째는 2019년 [37][38]4월 5일 투발루 경찰에 임명되었습니다.2019년 [39]8월 16일 사모아에 인도되었습니다.

호주는 2018년 4월 19일 티모르-레스테에 [40]선물하기 위해 2척의 선박을 추가로 주문했다고 발표했습니다.그들은 원래 계약에서 사전에 협상된 옵션을 행사함으로써 2,970만 [41]호주 달러의 추가 비용을 지불했습니다.티모르-레스테는 원래 프로그램에서 태평양 포럼 보트를 받지 않았습니다.

2021년 6월, 오스트레일리아 방위군은 4척의 경비정을 무장하라는 [26]PNGDF의 요청에 동의했습니다.당시 파푸아뉴기니에는 두 척의 배가 인도돼 있었습니다.ADF를 [clarification needed]대신해 어떤 무장을 설치하고 누가 설치할지는 불분명합니다.

2022년 6월 아피아를 방문한 페니 웡 외무장관은 호주가 [13]2021년 8월 5일 수리할 수 없을 정도로 손상된 나파누아 2호를 대체할 선박을 추가로 건조할 것이라고 발표했습니다.

운영이력 및 인시던트

자세한 정보:나파누아 II 접지
Nafanua II in November 2020
2020년 11월 바다에서 나파누아 2세.그녀는 2021년 8월 5일 회복할 수 없는 피해를 입으며 좌초했습니다.

2019년 10월, HMPNGS 테드 디로의 엔진이 고장 나 [15]수리를 위해 호주로 견인되어야 했습니다.

2020~2021년 겨울, 정체불명의 [28]선박이 엔진과 기어박스 사이의 연결장치에 균열이 발생했습니다.

2021년 8월 5일, 사모아 나파누아 2세는 시위를 [42]관리하기 위해 사바이아이로 경찰관들을 수송하던 중 살레올로가 부두 근처의 암초에 부딪혔습니다.호주 전문가들은 그녀를 바지선에 싣고 케언스로 이송해 감정을 의뢰했습니다.그녀는 경제적인 수리가 불가능한 것으로 밝혀졌고 [43]처리를 위해 호주로 돌아갔습니다.2021년 12월 21일 타이토 세포 파오이 헌트 총경은 경찰 징계 [44]재판소에서 3건의 과실 혐의로 유죄 판결을 받았습니다.1월 4일, 그는 사모아 탈라라에게 2000달러의 벌금을 부과받았고, 감독관에서 [45]상병으로 강등되었습니다.

2022년 5월 중순, 정체불명의 선박이 정상적으로 승무원이 없는 [28]칸에 일산화탄소 배기가스가 누출되는 사고가 발생했습니다.

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RSIPV 기자 솔로몬 제도
(해경)		 525 RSIPV 라타[71][72][19] 2019-11-08[72][19] 2019-12-19
  • 솔로몬 제도는 두 척의 배를 받게 될 것이고, 나머지 한 척은 [46][73]타로라고 이름 붙여지게 될 것입니다.
RFNS 사베나카 피지
(피지 해군)		 526 RFNS 쿨라[74][75] 2020-03-06[75][76][77][78] 2020-05-06
PSS 레멜리크 2세 팔라우
(경찰)
(해양법 시행령)		 527 레멜리크[25][82][83][84] 2020-09-18[85]
  • 팔라우는 한 척의 배를 선물 받았습니다.
VOEA 응아하우 실리바 통가
(해군)
(HMAF)		 528 VOEA 팡가이[64][86]
보에아 네이아후[87] 		2020-10-30[88] 2021-01-27
로쿠스 로키냅 파푸아뉴기니
(방위군)		 529 HMPNGS 드레거[91] 2021-03-17[22]
  • 파푸아뉴기니는 총 4척의 [50]선박을 인도받게 됩니다.
RSIPV 타로 솔로몬 제도
(해경)		 530 RSIPV 아우키[71] 2021-05-09[92]
  • 솔로몬 제도는 두 척의 배를 받게 될 것이고, 나머지 한 [46]척은 기자로 명명될 것입니다.
  • 타로의 배송은 [93]2021년 5월로 예정되어 있었고,[20] 이는 제시간에 이루어졌습니다.
RKS 테아노아이 II 키리바시
(해경)		 531 RKS 테아노아이 2021-06-21[94][95][96]
  • 2020년 [95]4월 24일에 발사되었습니다.
RVS 타쿠아레 바누아투
(경찰해양비행단)		 532 RVS 투코로 2021-08-01[97][98]
프란시스 아귀 파푸아뉴기니
(방위군)		 533 HMPNGS 시들러[91] 2021-10-22[99]
  • 파푸아뉴기니는 총 4척의 [50]선박을 인도받게 됩니다.
나카야마 도시우 금감원 미크로네시아 연방
(경찰
마리타임 윙)		 534 금감원 미크로네시아[100]
금감원 인디펜던스[21] 		2022-03-11[21][101][102][103]
  • 미크로네시아 연방은 [46][104]2022년에 2척의 선박을 인도받을 예정입니다.
CIPPB 테 쿠쿠파 II 쿡 제도
(경찰해양비행단)		 535 CIPPB 테 쿠쿠파 2022-05-27[105][106]
  • 2022년 [107]1월 출시.
길버트 토로포 파푸아뉴기니
(방위군)		 536 HMPNGS 모레스비[91]
  • 파푸아뉴기니는 총 4척의 [50]선박을 인도받게 됩니다.
알미스 젤매[108] 마셜 제도 공화국 537 RMIS 로모르
데이비드 W. 파누엘로 미크로네시아 연방
(경찰
마리타임 윙)		 538 FSS 팔리키르[110] 2022
  • 미크로네시아 연방은 두 척의 [46][104]선박을 받게 됩니다.
RFNS 푸아마우[111] 피지
(피지 해군)		 539 RFNS 키카우
(RFNS Kiro)		 2023[77]
NRTL 아이타나[114][115] 티모르 레스테
(방위군)		 540 (퍼시픽급 보트를 받은 적이 없습니다.) 2023[40][116]
  • 티모르-레스테는 [46]2척의 배를 받을 것입니다.
NRTL 랄린[114][115] 티모르 레스테
(방위군)		 541 (퍼시픽급 보트를 받은 적이 없습니다.) 2023[40][116]
  • 티모르-레스테는 [46]2척의 배를 받을 것입니다.
나파누아 3세 사모아
(경찰청)		 알 수 없는 Nafanua를 대체한 Nafanua II (2019) (Guardian class) (1988) (태평양 클래스) 2023[13]
  • 나파누아 2세의 후임

참고 항목

참고문헌

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  9. ^ "Minister for Defence - Contract signed for replacement Pacific Patrol Boats". Department of Defence (Press release). 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2017. As part of the $280 million (ex-GST) contract Austal will design and construct the first 19 vessels in Henderson, securing more than 120 jobs for Western Australia.
  10. ^ a b Daniel Newell (5 November 2017). "Austal set to book extra patrol boat orders for Timor-Leste". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018. The order would increase total production of the boats to 21 from the 19 already committed to early last year in a contract worth $305 million.
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  16. ^ "Semaphore: February 2005". Semaphore magazine. February 2005. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018. The governments of a number of the Pacific island nations expressed their concern about the need for a suitable maritime patrol force to fulfil their new surveillance requirements. The Australian government responded by instituting a Defence Cooperation Project (DCP), to provide suitable patrol vessels and associated training and infrastructure to island nations in the region. The Pacific Patrol Boat Systems Program Office was created within the Minor War Vessels Branch of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) procurement organisation to manage the DCP[2] and to be the Project Authority.
  17. ^ 펄먼, 국방부, 태평양 순시선 폐기 요청
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  21. ^ a b c d "The FSS Independence & FSS Micronesia Depart After More Than Thirty Years of Service; Crews to Return with Guardian-Class Patrol Boats" (Press release). PALIKIR, Pohnpei: FSM Public Information. National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022. Today, you—the crews of the Micronesia and the Independence—will begin your journey to the State of Western Australia. There, you will say goodbye to these faithful companions, and greet and become trained on the new Guardian-class replacements. [...] I am informed that the new patrol boats are an improvement in every way. The new boats are 39.5 meters long, as opposed to 31.5 meters long; the new boats have a range of 3,000 nautical miles at 12 knots, as opposed to a range of 2,500 nautical miles; the new Guardian-class vessels are equipped with an onboard fast rescue boat, which will greatly improve search and rescue operations; the new boats have a series of quality-of-life improvements, such as a reduction in tank numbers to simplify the fuel system arrangement, simplified monitoring and control of mechanical systems, improved fuel consumption due to electronic control of main engines, and improved access to all voids and bilge spaces for inspection and maintenance, among so many other improvements. [...] handover on March 11th, 2022.
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  35. ^ "First Guardian-class PPB-R launched for delivery to Papua New Guinea - Naval Technology". Naval Technology. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018. 'This particular boat will be gifted to Papua New Guinea in late-October 2018 and is the first of 21 boats to be gifted to 12 Pacific Island countries and East Timor as part of the Pacific Maritime Security Program.'
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  38. ^ a b Christopher Pyne (7 April 2019). "Guardian Class Patrol Boat gifted to Tuvalu". Australian Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019. Te Mataili II was received by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, the Right Hon Enele Sosene Sopoaga at a handover ceremony attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, Tourism, Environment and Labour, the Hon Taukelina Finikaso, the Minister for Natural Resources, the Hon Dr Puakena Boreham, and the Commissioner of the Tuvalu Police Service, Commissioner Luka Falefou.
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  47. ^ "Army inspires more women to join navy". The National. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018. The four Pacific-class patrol boats will be replaced by the new Guardian-class patrol boats. The Ted Diro, named after a former PNGDF commander, replaces the HMPNGS Rabaul. The other three arrive from 2019 to 2021.
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  60. ^ "Tonga's first Guardian-class patrol boat to be delivered in June". Baird Maritime. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019. Named Ngahu Koula ("Golden Arrow"), the vessel will begin operating under His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF) once its first cadre of assigned crewmembers finish their weeks-long familiarisation training.
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  76. ^ "Australia gifts Guardian-class patrol vessel to Fiji". Shephard Media. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020. Austal CEO David Singleton said: 'the Pacific Boat Replacement Project [PPB-R] has really hit its stride, with this sixth Guardian-class Patrol Boat benefiting from a number of innovative production processes that have reduced production time, while maintaining quality.'
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