Scimitar class patrol vessel


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Class overview
Builders: Halmatic
Operators:  Royal Navy
Preceded by: Archer-class patrol vessel
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: 30 knots (35 mph; 56 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 × L7 7.62 mm stern-mounted GPMGs

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.

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