HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | 8 August 1980 |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 3 June 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 26 March 1982 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | In service |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,427 tonnes |
| Length: | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.5 m (37 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.6 m (11 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Ruston 12RKC 5640 hp (4.2 MW) diesels, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 18 knot (33 km/h) max, 12 knot (22 km/h) cruise |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 45 (Temporary accommodation for an additional twenty-five Royal Marines) |
| Armament: | 30 mm Cannon, 4 x General Purpose Machine Guns |
| Aircraft: | One Lynx or Westland Sea King |
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HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265) is an offshore patrol vessel and its main role is the protection of the offshore assets of the United Kingdom, including oil and gas installations and fisheries out to the 200 mile (370 km) limit.
The Dumbarton Castle is to be replaced by a River class-based vessel, HMS Clyde, in 2007.
| Castle-class patrol vessel |
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Leeds Castle | Dumbarton Castle |
| List of patrol vessels of the Royal Navy |
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