Scimitar class patrol vessel
- Scimitar class patrol vessel
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 (LPV) built by Halmatic (now VT Halmatic), 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.
Vessels
* HMS "Scimitar" (P284) (ex-MV "Grey Fox")
* HMS "Sabre" (P285) (ex-MV "Grey Wolf")
External links
* [http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2003/0302/1003020601.asp Navy News | Gibraltar Squadron patrols the front line | February 06 2003]
* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2196 Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron official page]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/11/03/wgib03.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/11/03/ixworld.html Telegraph | News | Navy switches IRA patrol boats to guard Gibraltar | November 03 2002]
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