UKBF 42m Customs Cutter
HMC Valiant of the Border Force, 2008 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | 42m Customs Cutter |
| Builders | Damen Group, Netherlands |
| Operators | Border Force |
| Cost | £4.3M per unit |
| Built | 2001–2004 |
| In service | 2001–present |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Customs Cutter & Patrol |
| Displacement | 257 tonnes |
| Length | 42.80 m (140.4 ft) |
| Beam | 7.11 m (23.3 ft) |
| Draught | 2.52 m (8.3 ft) |
| Installed power | 4,176 kW (5,600 hp) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Range | 1,750 nmi (3,240 km) at 12 kn |
| Endurance | 14 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 12 |
The UKBF 42m Customs Cutter, formerly HMRC 42m Customs Cutter & UKBA 42m Customs Cutter, is a class of four patrol vessels, derived from the Dutch Damen Stan Patrol 4207 design, operated by the UK Border Force.