HMC Nimrod

HMC Nimrod alongside at Underfall Yard, Bristol, UK
History
Cayman Islands
NameEuan
OperatorBP
Ordered1 March 2004
Builder
  • Delta Power Group, Delta
  • Delta ARRC Ltd, Stockport
Laid down5 May 2005
Launched14 July 2005
Commissioned8 August 2006
In service2006
Out of service2016
Identification
FateSold to UK Border Force
United Kingdom
Operator2016–present: UK Border Force
AcquiredJuly 2016
RenamedNimrod
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeCoastal Patrol Vessel
Tonnage
Length17.75 m (58.2 ft)
Beam5.63 m (18.5 ft)
Draught0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Installed power1,288 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
Range150 nmi (280 km)
ArmamentNone

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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