 HMC Valiant
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Valiant |
| Builder | Damen Group, Netherlands |
| Launched | 2004 |
| Commissioned | April 2004 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | UKBF 42m Customs Cutter |
| Displacement | 257 tonnes |
| Length | 42.80 m (140.4 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) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Range | 1,750 nmi (3,240 km) at 12kn |
| Endurance | 14 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 12 |
HMC Valiant is a Border Force (customs), formerly UK Border Agency, 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 formerly operated by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, and since 2008 operated by the UK Border Agency and after its dissolution in 2013 operated by the UK Border Force.
- ^ "9293698". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Boyle, Ian. "HM Revenue Cutters". Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "Valiant - Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivers a Damen Stan Patrol 4207 to H.M. Customs and Excise" (PDF). Retrieved 21 June 2009.
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