Iraqi Patrol boat Fatah — Capt. Thomas Avilucea · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Patrol vessel & fast attack craft

Sea

Smaller ships and boats that guard a country's coast and its exclusive economic zone (EEZ): they stop smuggling and illegal fishing, rescue people at sea and protect ports. Fast attack craft add speed and guns or missiles for coastal combat.
For island nations such as Sri Lanka, patrol vessels and fast attack craft make up most of the fleet.

Well-known examples

**River class (UK)**LA(Phot) Al Macleod · OGL v1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Dvora class**Changlc · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**Hamilton class**U.S. Coast Guard · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Well-known examples — All

Offshore patrol vessels (OPV) fast attack craft such as the Dvora class (used by Sri Lanka Navy) Hamilton-class cutters River-class OPV (UK)

Countries with the most — Patrol vessels

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1Sri Lanka267
2Thailand255
3Colombia244
4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.227
5Egypt, Arab Rep.203
6Indonesia197
7China150
8India146
9Myanmar146
10Mexico126