HMS Tiger Bay

HMS Tiger Bay alongside HMS Fearless at Portsmouth, 1985
History
Argentina
NamePNA Islas Malvinas
OperatorPrefectura Naval Argentina
BuilderBlohm + Voss, Hamburg, Germany
In service1978
IdentificationGC-82
FateSeized, 14 June 1982
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tiger Bay
NamesakeTiger Bay
Acquired14 June 1982
FateSold, 1986
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeZ-28-class patrol boat
Displacement65 long tons (66 t)
Length27.6 m (90 ft 7 in)
Beam5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Draught1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Depth3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15
Armament

HMS Tiger Bay was a Z-28-class patrol boat operated by the British Royal Navy, previously the Argentine Coast Guard vessel PNA Islas Malvinas (GC-82), which was seized at Port Stanley by the crew of HMS Cardiff on 14 June 1982 following the Argentine surrender during the Falklands War.

  1. ^ "Guardacostas Clase Z-28". histarmar.com.ar (in Spanish). 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.