BRNC picket boat on the River Dart
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Class overview | |
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Name | Picket boat |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Succeeded by | Sea-class workboat |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol / training vessels |
Length | 12.8 [1] |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Complement | 5 |
The picket boat of the Royal Navy, (also sometimes called a P1000) was a twin screw boat in use at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth primarily to train officer cadets in boat handling and seamanship.