| History | |
|---|---|
 Palau | |
| Name | PSS President H.I. Remeliik |
| Namesake | Haruo Remeliik |
| Builder | Australian Shipbuilding Industries |
| Acquired | May 1996 |
| Decommissioned | March 13, 2020 |
| Status | retired |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pacific-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 162 tonnes full load |
| Length | 31.5 m (103 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 Caterpillar 3516TA diesel engines, 2,100 kW (2,820 hp), 2 shafts |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | 10 days |
PSS Remeliik is a Pacific Forum-class patrol boat, designed and built in Australia, and donated to Palau, to help the nation patrol its exclusive economic zone.[1]
In 1982, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea increased all nations' exclusive economic zones (EEZs) to 200 kilometres (120 mi).[1] After the agreement Pacific Forum meetings triggered Australia to design a class of small patrol boats to give to twelve small nations, including Palau, that were suddenly dwarfed by their EEZs.
Remeliik was designed for a lifetime of 20 years, and Australia was scheduled to replace it with a Guardian-class patrol boat in 2019.[1][2] Remeliik II is expected to be handed over in June 2020.[3]
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