HMC Eagle

	HMCPV 'Eagle' off Broadstairs, Kent
History
Cayman Islands
Name	Iain
Owner	BP
Ordered	March 2004
Builder	Holyhead Marine, Holyhead; Delta ARRC Ltd, Stockport;
Laid down	7 March 2005
In service	4 July 2006
Out of service	2016
Identification	IMO number: 9335575; Call sign: ZCPH5; MMSI number: 319390000;
Fate	Sold to UK Border Force
United Kingdom
Owner	UK Border Force
Acquired	June 2016
Renamed	Eagle
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Coastal Patrol Vessel
Tonnage	29 GT; 31 DWT;
Length	17.75 m (58.2 ft)
Beam	5.63 m (18.5 ft)
Draught	0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Installed power	1,288 kW (1,727 hp)
Propulsion	Two Caterpillar C18 main engines; Two reduction gearboxes; Two waterjets;
Speed	34 kn (63 km/h) in full planing mode; 24 kn (44 km/h) up to 7m wave height;
Range	150 nmi (280 km)

HMC Eagle is a Border Force coastal patrol vessel of the United Kingdom, formerly Iain, an Autonomous Rescue and Recovery Craft operated by BP. She was originally built by Holyhead Marine, Stockport and was operated by BP as a rescue boat aboard larger offshore support vessels. Iain was acquired by the UK Border Force in June 2016 and renamed HMC Eagle.

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