Scimitar-class patrol vessel
Appearance
![]() HMS Sabre, 2011
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Halmatic |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Template:Sclass- |
In commission | 2003 – |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 24 tonnes (24 long tons) |
Length | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × MAN 2480LXE diesels, 2 shafts |
Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
Range | 260 nmi (480 km) at 19 kn (35 km/h) |
Complement | 7 (1 officer, 6 ratings) |
Sensors and processing systems | Racal-Decca Bridgemaster 360, I band navigation radar |
Armament | 2 × General purpose machine guns (stern-mounted) |
The Scimitar class is a class of fast patrol boat in service with the British Royal Navy.
The two vessels of this class are of a commercial design known as the Lifespan Patrol Vessel built by Halmatic (now BAE Systems Surface Ships), and formerly served in an inshore waterways anti-terrorist role in Northern Ireland. They were acquired for the Royal Navy in 2003 for service with the Gibraltar Squadron, releasing two Archer-class boats that had filled this role for service with the Cyprus Squadron.[1]
Vessels in the class
- HMS Scimitar (ex-MV Grey Fox)
- HMS Sabre (ex-MV Grey Wolf)
References
- ^ Royal Navy - Patrol Boats - Scimitar class, royalnavy.mod.uk, Retrieved 14 June 2014
External links
- Royal Navy - Patrol Boats - Scimitar class (royalnavy.mod.uk)