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ACV Ashmore Guardian
ACV Ashmore Guardian
ACV Ashmore Guardian in Darwin, May 2011
Career (Australia) Civil Ensign of Australia Australian Customs Flag
Name: ACV 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: Maritime Mobile Service Identity number: 503562000
IMO number: 8215285
Call sign: VNW6069
General characteristics
Tonnage: 339 
Length: 34.9 m (115 ft)
Beam: 8 m (26 ft)
Draught: 3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x 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 x 7.3 m (24 ft) rigid hull inflatable boats
Contains a "secure holding facility for up to ten apprehended illegal foreign fishers".[1]

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[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]

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