Cutlass-class patrol vessel

HMS Cutlass, 2022
Class overview
NameCutlass class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byScimitar class
Cost£9.9m for two, including 4 years support
In service2021–present
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement35 t (34 long tons) (full load)[1]
Length19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Propulsion3 × Volvo D13 engines (1,000 hp, 750 kW) driving 3 × MJP 350X Waterjets
Speed41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph)
Complement6 personnel and up to 6 passengers
Armament3 × 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.

  1. ^ "Cutlass Class Patrol Boat, United Kingdom". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ "UK's patrol boat HMS Cutlass completes initial trials". Naval Today. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference janes1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "HMS Cutlass, Gibraltar Squadron's new patrol boat, undergoes sea trials". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ @NavyLookout (31 March 2022). "The second new @RNGibSqn patrol boat, HMS Dagger has been delivered to Gibraltar" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 March 2022 – via Twitter.