The Island-class is a class of Police
patrol boat operated primarily by the
MOD Police
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The MDP's primary responsibilities are to provide armed security and counter terrorism services to designated high ...
Clyde Marine Unit at
HMNB Clyde. They are tasked with protecting high value Royal Navy ships such as the
Vanguard-class submarine
The ''Vanguard'' class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises four vessels: , , and , built ...
s.
Royal Marines
The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...
currently operate two ex police boats of the class ''Mull'' and ''Rona''- these were handed over to the Royal Marines during 2013. Rona and Mull are interchangeable in their roles and can be used by both RM and MDP. The RMs also have a third vessel named Eorsa.
Mod Police Portsmouth Marine Unit also operate ''Gigha'' and ''Lewis''. Gigha was the prototype and first of class.
Royal Marines take delivery of new Island Class vessels
royalnavy.mod.uk, 07/03/2013[15m Police Boat](_blank)
, holyheadmarine.co.uk, Retrieved 15 June 2014
Specifications
The Island-class patrol vessel has the following specifications:
Current fleet
MoD Police
*''Gigha (Portsmouth Marine Unit)''
*''Iona''
*''Skye''
*''Lismore''
*''Barra''
*''Harris''
*''Lewis (Portsmouth Marine Unit)''
*''Jura''
*Tiree
Royal Marines
*''Mull''
*''Rona''
*''Eorsa''
See also
*MoD Police
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The MDP's primary responsibilities are to provide armed security and counter terrorism services to designated high ...
*List of active Royal Marines military watercraft
List of active Royal Marines military watercraft is a list of landing craft and other watercraft in service with the Royal Marines. It consist of a varied fleet of transport vessels, patrol vessels and special forces watercraft (I.e mini submari ...
References
External links
Image of an Island-class patrol vessel at UK Armed Forces Commentary
(blogspot.ie)
Royal Marines
Military boats
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