HMC Nimrod

	HMC Nimrod alongside at Underfall Yard, Bristol, UK
History
Cayman Islands
Name	Euan
Operator	BP
Ordered	1 March 2004
Builder	Delta Power Group, Delta; Delta ARRC Ltd, Stockport;
Laid down	5 May 2005
Launched	14 July 2005
Commissioned	8 August 2006
In service	2006
Out of service	2016
Identification	IMO number: 9335587; Call sign: 2JQP9; MMSI number: 235118129;
Fate	Sold to UK Border Force
United Kingdom
Operator	2016–present: UK Border Force
Acquired	July 2016
Renamed	Nimrod
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)
Armament	None

HMC Nimrod is a Border Force coastal patrol vessel of the United Kingdom, formerly Euan, an Autonomous Rescue and Recovery Craft operated by BP. She was originally built by Delta Power Group, Stockport and was operated by BP as a rescue boat aboard larger offshore support vessels. Euan was acquired by the UK Border Force in July 2016 and renamed HMC Nimrod.

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