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Island-class Police patrol vessel
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Class overview
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Builders
| Holyhead Marine Services
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Operators
| MoD Police
Clyde Marine Unit (primary) . Portsmouth Marine Unit. Force Protection Group Royal Marines
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Preceded by
| 14m police boat
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Succeeded by
| new hull in design phase
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Subclasses
| RM patrol craft
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Built
| 294 miles at 33kts full load
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In commission
| 12
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General characteristics
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Type
| Police Patrol Boat
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Displacement
| 19.9 tonnes
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Length
| 14.90m (OA)
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Beam
| 4.58m
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Draught
| 0.90m (Full Load)
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Propulsion
| Twin Caterpillar C18 @ 715bhp (533kW) coupled to Rolls-Royce FF37 Waterjets
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Speed
| 33kts @ 19.9 tonnes
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Complement
| 3
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Armament
| Capable of carrying variety of weapons fit
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Armour
| Ballistically protected
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The
Island-class
is a class of Police
patrol boat
operated primarily by the
MOD Police
Clyde Marine Unit at
HMNB Clyde
. They are tasked with protecting high value Royal Navy ships such as the
Vanguard-class submarines
.
Royal Marines
currently operate two ex police boats of the class
Mull
and
Rona
- these were handed over to the Royal Marines during 2013. Rona and Mull are interchangeable in their roles and can be used by both RM and MDP. The RMs also have a third vessel named Eorsa.
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Mod Police Portsmouth Marine Unit also operate
Gigha
and
Lewis
. Gigha was the prototype and first of class.
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Specifications
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The Island-class patrol vessel has the following specifications:
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- Weight (full): 20,000 kg (20 tonnes)
- Length: 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
- Width : 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
- Speed: 33
kn
(61 km/h; 38 mph)
- Endurance: In excess of 275
nautical miles
(509 km)
- Crew: 3
- Armament: Weapon mounts for GPMGs, GMGs and HMGs
Current fleet
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MoD Police
- Gigha (Portsmouth Marine Unit)
- Iona
- Skye
- Lismore
- Barra
- Harris
- Lewis (Portsmouth Marine Unit)
- Jura
- Tiree
Royal Marines
See also
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