Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Maritime Unit Pacific Class Patrol Boat "LATA" (03), pictured in the channel between the Florida group of islands and the main island of Guadalcanal, heading back to her base at Honiara.

The Pacific class (also known as the Pacific Forum class and the ASI 315 class) is a class of 22 patrol boats built by Australia and donated to twelve South Pacific countries. Constructed from 1985 to 1997 and operated by militaries, coast guards or police forces of the twelve island nations, these boats are supported by the Pacific Patrol Boat Program.

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force Maritime Unit operates two Pacific Patrol Boats, Lata (03) and Auki (04), primarily for maritime surveillance and fisheries protection. They are also used for search and rescue operations, towing of disabled vessels, sea safety checks on vessels and inter-island transport, particularly for disaster relief operations. Australia continues to provide funding support for fuel and maintenance of the boats, as well as related shore infrastructure through the Australian Defence Cooperation Program (DCP).

Two Australian Navy advisors provide support to Royal Solomon Island Police Force Maritime Unit staff to assist with planning and conduct of maritime surveillance operations, the operation and maintenance of the patrol boats and general advice on training, personnel and financial management. Under a Life Extension Program which comprised a six-month refit funded by the DCP which was completed in 2011, the predicted service life of the class has been extended to 2027. The Australian Government, through the Pacific Maritime Security Program, is investigating ways to begin replacing the current patrol boats from 2017.

Length 31.5m Beam 8.1m Draught 1.8m Displacement 162 tonnes (full load) Max Speed 20 knots

Papua New Guinea 4 boats
Fiji 3 boats
Federated States of Micronesia 3 boats
Tonga 3 boats
Solomon Islands 2 boats
Cook Islands 1 boat
Kiribati 1 boat
Marshall Islands 1 boat
Palau 1 boat
Samoa 1 boat
Tuvalu 1 boat
Vanuatu 1 boat
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22 total