HMS Sabre (P285)
HMS Sabre was a Scimitar-class fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy. She was commissioned into the Gibraltar Squadron on 31 January 2003 along with her sister Scimitar, and used for police, customs and rescue purposes. The two boats allowed the two Archer-class patrol vessel of the squadron, Trumpeter and Ranger, to be reassigned to the Cyprus Squadron in April 2003 and April 2004 respectively.
HMS Sabre off Gibraltar in 2011 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | LPV Grey Wolf |
| Operator | Royal Marines |
| Builder | VT Halmatic, Southampton |
| Commissioned | January 1993 |
| Out of service | September 2002 |
| Homeport | Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sabre |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Acquired | September 2002 |
| Commissioned | 31 January 2003 |
| Decommissioned | 30 March 2022 |
| Homeport | Gibraltar |
| Identification |
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| Status | Awaiting Disposal |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Scimitar-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 24 t (24 long tons) |
| Length | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MAN 2480LXE diesels, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range | 260 nmi (480 km; 300 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement | 5 (1 officer, 4 ratings) |
| Sensors and processing systems | Racal-Decca Bridgemaster 360, I band navigation radar |
| Armament | 2 × General purpose machine guns (stern-mounted) |
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