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
General characteristics
Tonnage:	339 GT
Length:	34.9 m (115 ft)
Beam:	8 m (26 ft)
Draught:	3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion:	2 × Caterpillar 3406E marine diesel engines, 336 kilowatts (451 hp)
Speed:	10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement:	6 crew and up to 10 Customs Officers.
Notes:	Carries 2 × 7.3 m (24 ft) rigid hull inflatable boats Contains a "secure holding facility for up to ten apprehended illegal foreign fishers".

The ACV Ashmore Guardian is a patrol vessel used by the Customs Marine Unit of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. The former fishing supply vessel Roper K was converted in 2007-08 by Jurong SML in Singapore. It was leased to Customs, primarily to patrol the Ashmore and Cartier Islands for up to 330 days per year.