police boat

brad_88 · Post by **brad_88** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:10 pm

hey guys i was at work the other day, and the place im working at is right next door to where the police boats are kept and repaired. i took a photo off my phone of one of the ones that was either just getting built or repaired. for those who want to have a squiz

i hope it works haha im not sure what the callsign is but on the hull at the front it says, WP23, but this is a bit strange cause the other boat is delphinus according to the spread sheet, but i dont no hey sorry bout the quality

Post by **Bonez** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:07 pm

I don't know too much about the boats either, and i've never heard them on air.

One would guess that it stands for Water Police 23.

Reminds me of watching water rats late at night on channel 9... "VKC TO SYDNEY WATER POLICE, ARE YOU THERE JACK?"

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:16 pm

I hadn't heard of the WA Police getting a new boat. It might be a police boat from another state: WA shipbuilding companies often successfully tender for work for other police services.

If it is for the WA Police: good stuff - it's a top looking vessel!

brad_88 · Post by **brad_88** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:14 pm

there are 2 identical ones like that as well, that are tied up at seperate docks. seen one of them driving on 2 different days, might of been a test not sure

westernwedgey · Post by **westernwedgey** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:00 pm

I heard a rumour that we are to get an ex water police boat from NSW once they take delivery of the 6 new ones being built here by astal ships...

I also recently heard one of the boats on channel late at night (fri i think) the callsign was ____? Whiskey 102, cant say for sure but i thought VKI was calling Tango Whiskey...

They were retrieving something in the water from under the Canning Bridge while VP101 (Palmyra) was on the bank watching/waiting...

dazla · Post by **dazla** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:05 am

Where is the picture of the boat?

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:51 am

westernwedgey wrote: I also recently heard one of the boats on channel late at night (fri i think) the callsign was ____? Whiskey 102, cant say for sure but i thought VKI was calling Tango Whiskey...

Yes Water Police is TW. I'm pretty sure its TW151, TW152 etc for the boats, and TW10x for their vehicles