This is a list of patrol boats of the Royal Navy.

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'' ** '' Ranger'' ** '' Trumpeter'' ** '' Tracker'' ** ''

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'' * offshore patrol craft ** '' Tyne'' ** '' Severn'' ** '' Mersey'' ** ''

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* Gibraltar patrol craft ** ''

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'' * offshore patrol craft ** * MTB 102 motor torpedo boat * interchangeable motor gunboat / torpedo boats ** - launched 20 August 1952 ** - launched 20 August 1952 ** - launched 19 December 1952 ** - launched 19 December 1952 ** - launched 22 January 1953 ** - launched 23 January 1953 ** - launched 3 September 1952 ** - launched 12 January 1953 ** - launched 12 June 1953 ** - launched 28 January 1953 ** - launched 18 February 1953 ** - launched 23 March 1954 * interchangeable motor gunboat / torpedo boatsDark-class Fast Patrol Boats
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Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

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Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...

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Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

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Lindisfarne Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important ...

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Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

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Alderney Alderney (; french: Aurigny ; Auregnais: ) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The island's area is , making it the third-largest ...

'' (1979) * offshore patrol craft ** '' Leeds Castle'' (1981) ** ''

Dumbarton Castle Dumbarton Castle ( gd, Dùn Breatainn, ; ) has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton. History Dumba ...

'' (1982) * patrol and training boat ** '' Attacker'' (1983) to

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

1992 as '' Trablous'' ** '' Chaser'' (1983) to Lebanon 1992 as '' Jbeil'' ** '' Fencer'' (1983) to Lebanon 1992 as ''

Jounieh Jounieh ( ar, جونيه, or ''Juniya'', ) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife ...

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'' (1983) to Lebanon 1992 as '' Saida'' ** ''

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'' (1983) to Lebanon 1992 as '' Arz'' *

Falkland Island The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...

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1988 as ''

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'' ** '' Swift'' (1984) to Ireland 1988 as ''

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'' ** '' Starling'' (1984) to

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1997 as '' Artemio Ricarte'' ** ''

Peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...

'' (1984) to Philippines 1997 as ''Emilio Jacinto'' ** ''

Plover Plovers ( , ) are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. Description There are about 66 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfa ...

'' (1984) to Philippines 1997 as ''Apolinario Mabini''

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Patrol A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as Law enforcement officer, law enforcement officers, military personnel, or Security guard, security personnel, that are assigned to monitor or secure a specific geographic area. Etymology Fro ...

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...