HMC Searcher

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The UK Border Force ship Searcher at Weymouth in 2016.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Searcher
Builder	Damen Group, Netherlands
Launched	2002
Commissioned	2002
Identification	IMO number: 9234800 MMSI number: 235081000 Callsign: ZQNK9
General characteristics
Class and type	UKBF 42m Customs Cutter
Length	42.80 m (140.4 ft)
Beam	7.11 m (23.3 ft)
Draught	2.52 m (8.3 ft)
Installed power	4,176 kW (5,600 hp)
Propulsion	Two Caterpillar 3516B DI-TA Elec Two 3.5:1 reduction gearboxes Two 4-blade controllable pitch propellers One Promac bow thruster Two 106kWA generator sets
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h)
Range	1,750 nmi (3,240 km) at 12kn
Endurance	14 days
Boats & landing craft carried	One 7m RIB (32 kn) One 3.8m Rescue Boat
Complement	12

HMC Searcher is one of four cutter ships operated by UK Border Force in the role of patrolling the waters of the United Kingdom. She was launched by Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands in 2002.