.jpg) HMS Cutlass, 2022
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cutlass class |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Scimitar class |
| Cost | £9.9m for two, including 4 years support |
| In service | 2021–present |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 35 t (34 long tons) (full load)[1] |
| Length | 19 m (62 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | 3 x Volvo D13 engines (1,000 hp, 750 kW) driving 3 x MJP 350X Waterjets |
| Speed | 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) |
| Complement | 6 personnel and up to 6 passengers |
| Armament | 3 × general purpose machine guns (bow & stern-mounted) |
The Cutlass class is a class of fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy.
The two vessels of this class are a commercial HPB-1900 design, built to military specifications by Merseyside-based Marine Specialised Technology[2] at a cost of £9.9m for two (including 4 years support).[3] The vessels are being assigned to serve in a sovereignty protection and coastal security role with the Royal Navy's Gibraltar Squadron.[4] The first vessel, HMS Cutlass, arrived in Gibraltar in November 2021 while the second, HMS Dagger, arrived in Gibraltar in March 2022.[5]
As of 2023, the Cutlass class are the smallest commissioned vessels in the Royal Navy, being slightly lighter, in terms of displacement, than the Royal Navy's survey vessel HMS Magpie.
- ^ "Cutlass Class Patrol Boat, United Kingdom". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "UK's patrol boat HMS Cutlass completes initial trials". Naval Today. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ @NavyLookout (31 March 2022). "The second new @RNGibSqn patrol boat, HMS Dagger has been delivered to Gibraltar" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 March 2022 – via Twitter.