HMCC Vigilant
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| Name: | HMCC Vigilant |
| Builder: | Damen Group, Netherlands |
| Launched: | 2003 |
| Commissioned: | June 2003 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9276353[1] Callsign: ZITI4[2] |
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| Class and type: | Damen Stan Patrol 4207[3] |
| Displacement: | 238 GRT |
| Length: | 42.08 m (138.1 ft)[3] |
| Beam: | 7.11 m (23.3 ft)[3] |
| Draught: | 2.52 m (8.3 ft)[3] |
| Installed power: | 4,176 kW (5,600 hp) |
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| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,750 nmi (3,240 km) at 12kn |
| Endurance: | 14 days |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
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| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | Nil |
HMCC Vigilant is a customs cutter of the United Kingdom. She was launched by Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands in 2003 and is one of four 42-metre (138 ft) cutters operated by the UK Border Agency.
History
HMCC Vigilant was put into service for the British Government by the then HM Customs and Excise in 2004.
Prefix
The Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments merged to form HM Revenue and Customs on 18 April 2005, and from this time customs cutters changed their prefix from "HMRC" (Her Majesty's Revenue Cutter) to "HMCC" (Her Majesty's Customs Cutter).
Border Agency
In 2008, the fleet of customs cutters was transferred, along with border control duties, from HM Revenue and Customs to the newly formed UK Border Agency.
Construction
HMCC Vigilant is the third of the Customs and Excise's fleet of 42-metre customs patrol vessels. She was built in 2003 in the Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands, and has a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure.[3] Much effort has been expended in making her quiet to reduce crew fatigue; her engines are raft-mounted, decks throughout the ship are of a floating type, and her compartments are constructed on a box-within-a-box principle.[3]
Her 7-metre (23 ft) Rigid Inflatable Boat can be launched from her stern slipway. She is fitted with a 2,000-litre (440 imp gal) per minute fire fighting system for dealing with fires in other ships.
Propulsion
She is fitted with twin Caterpillar 3516B DI-TA Elec engines driving twin 4-bladed controllable-pitch propellers through a pair of 3.5:1 reduction gearboxes. The total installed power of 4,176 kW (5,600 hp)[3] gives her a top speed of 26 knots (48 km/h).[3] A single Promac bow thruster is fitted[3] for slow speed manoeuvring in confined spaces. Electrical power is supplied by a pair of 106kWA generators.[3]
References
- ↑ ""9276353"" (subscription required). Miramar Ship Index. R.B. Haworth. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ↑ Boyle, Ian. "HM Revenue Cutters". http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/HMRC.html. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 ""Valiant" - Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivers a Damen Stan Patrol 4207 to H.M. Customs and Excise". http://www.cat.com/cda/files/254975/7/Valiant%20patrol%20boat%20review.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
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