• Source: Scimitar-class patrol vessel

The Scimitar class were a class of fast patrol boat formerly in service with the British Royal Navy.
The two vessels of this class were 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.
With the decommissioning of the survey launch HMS Gleaner in February 2018, the two Scimitar-class boats became the smallest commissioned vessels in the Royal Navy. The two vessels were returned to the U.K. from Gibraltar in 2020, having been replaced there by two Archer-class boats, but were reported as still operational in Portsmouth at the end of 2020. Both vessels were decommissioned in a joint ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base on 30 March 2022.




Vessels in the class






See also


Cutlass-class patrol vessel




References






External links


"Patrol Boats - Scimitar class". Royal Navy.

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• Kaliber 30 mm
• Scimitar-class patrol vessel
• Cutlass-class patrol vessel
• Archer-class patrol vessel
• Patrol boat
• HMS Scimitar (P284)
• List of patrol vessels of the Royal Navy
• HMS Sabre (P285)
• HMS Dagger (P296)
• Scimitar (disambiguation)
• HMS Scimitar