predecessor MTB Brave Swordsman 1961
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cutlass | P274 | Vosper, Portchester | 1970 | sold 2.1982 | |||
| Sabre | P275 | Vosper, Portchester | 1970 | sold 1983 | |||
| Scimitar | P271 | Vosper, Portchester | 1970 | sold 1983 |
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Displacement standard, t |
80 |
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Displacement full, t |
102 |
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Length, m |
30.5 pp 32.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.10 |
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Draught, m |
1.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
CODAG: 2 Rolls-Royce Proteus gas turbines + 2 Foden diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
8500 + 240 |
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Max speed, kts |
40 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
1500(11.5) |
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Armament |
none |
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Electronic equipment |
radar |
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Complement |
12 |
Project history: Slightly smaller editions of the 'Brave' class, ordered in 1968 to serve as targets. The design permits installation of a third Proteus turbine and a light armament of missiles or guns if needed for the operational role, but they proved extremely useful simulating attacks by fast missile craft.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1979 Scimitar was sent to Hong Kong, and in July 1980 Sabre lost her bow in a collision with a breakwater at Alderney. They were placed in storage ashore in 1981.
Scimitar 1972
Cutlass 1979
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