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The Scimitar class were a class of fast patrol boat formerly in service with the British Royal Navy.. The two vessels of this class were 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.
Scimitar-class Gibraltar patrol craft Scimitar; Sabre; River-class offshore patrol craft Clyde; MTB 102 motor torpedo boat; Gay-class interchangeable motor gunboat / torpedo boats [1] Gay Archer - launched 20 August 1952; Gay Bombardier - launched 20 August 1952; Gay Bowman - launched 19 December 1952; Gay Bruiser - launched 19 December 1952
Along with HMS Dagger, she is replacing the Scimitar-class patrol vessels in Gibraltar. The Scimitar -class boats were deployed in Gibraltar after 2003 but were withdrawn from the territory in 2020, being then replaced by two Archer -class boats on an interim basis until the arrival of the Cutlass -class vessels.
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]
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 .
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[7] [8] The squadron also uses three Pacific 24 rigid-hulled inflatable boats [9] and deploys one diving support boat (DSB Crabb, named for Royal Navy diver Lionel Crabb). The 2021 defence white paper indicated that henceforth, one River-class offshore patrol vessel , HMS Trent , would also be permanently based in Gibraltar for operations in ...
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.