| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Brave class |
| Built | 1969–1971 |
| In service | 1970–1981 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 102 long tons (104 t) |
| Length | 100 ft 0 in (30.48 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) |
| Range | 425 nmi (787 km; 489 mi) at 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 12 |
The Scimitar class was a class of three unarmed fast patrol boats operated by the British Royal Navy for the training purposes in the 1970s. They were built by Vosper Thornycroft in 1969 to 1971 and were withdrawn from use in 1981.