Pacific 24

Having completed a successful ship boarding exercise, Royal Marines from Type 22 frigate HMS Cornwall leave the scene aboard the ship's Pacific 24 seaboats.
Class overview
Builders:	BAE Systems
Operators:	UK Government
Building:	60
General characteristics
Type:	RIB
Length:	7.8 metres
Beam:	2.6 metres
Propulsion:	Options include outboard petrol and inboard diesel with stern drive and water jet
Speed:	38 knots
Range:	Typical range at 30 knots: 150 Nm
Complement:	Crew: 2, Passengers: Up to 6
Armour:	500mm diameter heavy-duty collar, constructed from 1200g/m neoprene composite tube
Notes:	"BAE Systems".

The BAE Systems Halmatic Pacific 24 RIB, or Pacific 24, is a rigid inflatable boat used in various roles by the UK government.

The boats are mostly used for rescue, anti-piracy and counter-narcotics missions, and have a "dry running" capability, allowing their engines to be started out of the water, while still attached to a ship's davits.

The boats currently operate both as part of inshore and harbour patrols, and as the standard seaboat for Royal Navy & Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.

Sixty new boats are planned for HMNB Portsmouth as part of a £13.5m shipbuilding contract to help protect HMS Queen Elizabeth, the new flagship of the Royal Navy, as well as other ships using the harbour. 19 employees at BAE systems will build the new boats, beginning in early 2016.