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Island class patrol vessel (2013)

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In commission
  
11

Displacement
  
19.9 tonnes

Type
  
Police Patrol Boat

Length
  
14.90m (OA)

Island-class patrol vessel (2013)

Builders
  
Holyhead Marine Services

Operators
  
MoD Police Clyde Marine Unit and Royal Marines

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 of the class Mull and Rona- which are MoD Police boats that currently serve as RM vessels and 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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Specifications

The Island-class patrol vessel has the following specifications:

  • 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

    MoD Police

  • Gigha
  • Iona
  • Skye
  • Lismore
  • Barra
  • Harris
  • Lewis (Portsmouth Marine Unit)
  • Jura

    • Royal Marines

  • Mull
  • Rona
  • Eorsa

    • References

    Island-class patrol vessel (2013) Wikipedia
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