ACV Ashmore Guardian

ACV Ashmore Guardian in Darwin, May 2011
History
Australia
Name	Ashmore Guardian
Owner	Gardline Australia Pty Ltd
Operator	Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Builder	K Shipyard, Fremantle, Western Australia
Launched	1983
Acquired	March 2008
Homeport	Darwin
Identification	MMSI number: 503562000 IMO number:  8215285 Call sign: VNW6069
Papua New Guinea
Name	Niugini Guardian
Acquired	2015
In service	2015-current
Identification	IMO number:  4906551 MMSI number: 503562000 Callsign: VNW6069
General characteristics
Tonnage	339  GT
Length	34.9 m (114 ft 6 in)
Beam	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar 3406E marine diesel engines, 336 kW (451 hp)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × 7.3 m (24 ft) rigid hull inflatable boats
Complement	6 crew and up to 10 customs officers.
Notes	Contains a "secure holding facility for up to ten apprehended illegal foreign fishers". [1]

Niugini Guardian is a patrol vessel operated by Papua New Guinea and previously operated as the ACV Ashmore Guardian by the Customs Marine Unit of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. The former fishing supply vessel Roper K ^[2] was converted in 2007-08 by Jurong SML in Singapore. ^[3] It was leased to Customs, primarily to patrol the Ashmore and Cartier Islands for up to 330 days per year. ^[1]

References

1. "Australian Customs Vessel Ashmore Guardian" (PDF). Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
2. "Vessel "Roper K"" (PDF). ShipLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2014.
3. "Jurong SML Converts Ashmore Guardian Patrol Vessel" (PDF). Dilphin: SembCorp Marine. January–February 2008. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2014.