'Cygnet V': Shoreline's tailor-made patrol boat

摘要

The Western Australian Water Police have recently taken delivery of the 'Cygnet V, a patrol craft from local builder Shoreline Marine Fabrication. Measuring 17.7 metres in length and with a beam of 5.2 metres,, the vessel was designed by naval architects Allseas Design. In the past, the WA Water Police have inherited larger patrol craft originally built tor other authorities. Because of this, each "hand-me-down" vessel did not exactly match the department's own requirements. Thus, when the time camefor planning the department's own new building, they went to great lengths to specify as near-perfect a vessel as possible.