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The Australian Government has delivered a Guardian-class patrol boat, named VOEA Ngahau Siliva, to the Government of Tonga.
The eighth Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GPB) was gifted by the Australian Defence Force to the people of Tonga. Credit: LSIS Richard Cordell /© Commonwealth of Australia 2020.
The Australian Government has delivered a Guardian-class patrol boat, named VOEA Ngahau Siliva, to the Government of Tonga.
The vessel was delivered during a ceremony held at Henderson in Western Australia.
It was accepted by High Commissioner to Australia Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho and Armed Forces’ Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Siu Fifita on behalf of Tonga.
This is the second boat delivered to Tonga and the eighth Guardian-class vessel that was delivered under the Pacific Maritime Security Program.
In June last year, Australia delivered the first Guardian-class patrol boat to Tonga to help address regional maritime security threats in the Pacific region.
Australia Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said: “Australia and Tonga have long worked together in pursuit of our shared goals for sovereignty, security and prosperity in the Pacific.
“Tonga’s second Guardian-class Patrol Boat is a considerable step up in Tonga’s maritime capability, and I have no doubt the vessel will admirably serve Tonga and the Pacific region in meeting their maritime security goals.
“This programme, which is the successor to the Pacific Patrol Boat Program, demonstrates a 60-year commitment to the Pacific and to regional maritime security.
“We have already delivered seven Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boats, with another five under construction at Henderson.”
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The eighth Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GPB) was gifted by the Australian Defence Force to the people of Tonga. Credit: LSIS Richard Cordell /© Commonwealth of Australia 2020.
The Australian Government has delivered a Guardian-class patrol boat, named VOEA Ngahau Siliva, to the Government of Tonga.
The vessel was delivered during a ceremony held at Henderson in Western Australia.
It was accepted by High Commissioner to Australia Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho and Armed Forces’ Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Siu Fifita on behalf of Tonga.
This is the second boat delivered to Tonga and the eighth Guardian-class vessel that was delivered under the Pacific Maritime Security Program.
In June last year, Australia delivered the first Guardian-class patrol boat to Tonga to help address regional maritime security threats in the Pacific region.
Australia Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said: “Australia and Tonga have long worked together in pursuit of our shared goals for sovereignty, security and prosperity in the Pacific.
“Tonga’s second Guardian-class Patrol Boat is a considerable step up in Tonga’s maritime capability, and I have no doubt the vessel will admirably serve Tonga and the Pacific region in meeting their maritime security goals.
“This programme, which is the successor to the Pacific Patrol Boat Program, demonstrates a 60-year commitment to the Pacific and to regional maritime security.
“We have already delivered seven Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boats, with another five under construction at Henderson.”
Australia delivers second Guardian-class patrol boat to Tonga
The Australian Government has delivered a Guardian-class patrol boat, named VOEA Ngahau Siliva, to the Government of Tonga.
