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HMS Sabre (P285) is a 16-metre Scimitar-class fast patrol boat. It was commissioned into the Gibraltar squadron on 31 January 2003 and is used for police, customs and rescue purposes. [ 2 ] It had previously been used in Northern Ireland since 1993 as MV Grey Wolf [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and was based in Lough Neagh where it was manned by Royal Marines .
The force consisted of the only two Brave-class patrol boats to be completed along with one Dark-class boat. [1] [2] In January 1969, an order was placed with Vosper Thornycroft for three fast training boats to replace the Braves and remaining Dark-class boats in the training role. The design chosen was a smaller derivative of the Brave-class ...
HMS Scimitar (P271) was a Scimitar-class fast training boat launched in 1969 and sold in 1983. HMS Scimitar (P284) is a Scimitar-class patrol vessel, formerly MV Grey Fox. She entered service in 1993, was transferred to the Royal Navy in 2002 and renamed Scimitar, and as of 9 March 2022 is decommissioned, no longer in service and up for disposal.
With the decommissioning of the survey launch HMS Gleaner in February 2018, the two Scimitar-class boats became the smallest commissioned vessels in the Royal Navy. [2] The two vessels were returned to the U.K. from Gibraltar in 2020, having been replaced there by two Archer -class boats, but were reported as still operational in Portsmouth at ...
Scimitar-class fast training boat; Scimitar-class patrol vessel; Shaldag-class patrol boat; Sin Hung-class patrol boat; Skjold-class corvette; Skrunda-class patrol boat; Solas Marine fast interceptor boat; Soviet guard ship Groza; Sparviero-class patrol boat; Stenka-class patrol boat; Storebro SB90E; Storm-class patrol boat; Strike Assault Boat
HMS Scimitar was a Scimitar-class fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy. She is a Lifespan Patrol Vessel type boat and formerly served in inland waterway duties in Northern Ireland as MV Grey Fox. She was acquired to serve with the Gibraltar Squadron, tasked with policing, customs and search and rescue duties.
HMS Sabre was a Scimitar-class fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy.She was commissioned into the Gibraltar Squadron on 31 January 2003 along with her sister Scimitar, and used for police, customs and rescue purposes. [1]
Scimitar class; Cutlass class: In commission: 1985–present: Active: 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police) General characteristics; Type: Patrol boat & training vessel: Displacement: 54 t (53 long tons) Length: 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in) Beam: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) Draught: 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Propulsion: 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels: Speed: 25 ...