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词条 UKBF 42m Customs Cutter
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  1. Construction

  2. Name prefix

  3. Propulsion

  4. Armament

  5. Ships

  6. Operations

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

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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.[2][3]

Construction

The class were built to the Damen Stan Patrol 4207 design in the Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands between 2001 and 2004, and have a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure.[1] Much effort has been expended in making them quiet to reduce crew fatigue; their engines are raft-mounted, decks throughout the ships are of a floating type, and their compartments are constructed on a box-within-a-box principle.[1]

A {{convert|7|m|ft|adj=on}} rigid inflatable boat (RIB) can be launched from the stern slipway. They are fitted with a {{convert|2000|l|impgal|adj=on}} per minute fire fighting system for dealing with fires in other ships.

Name 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). Following transfer to the UK Border Agency this was shortened to the current HMC (Her Majesty's Cutter) and a new livery applied to the fleet of cutters.[4]

Propulsion

The class 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 {{convert|4176|kW|HP|abbr=on}}[1] gives them a top speed of {{convert|26|kn|km/h|lk=in}}.[1] A single Promac bow thruster is fitted[1] for slow speed manoeuvring in confined spaces. Electrical power is supplied by a pair of 106 kVA generators.[1]

Armament

Customs cutters are not normally armed with fixed firearms, nor are crews normally armed. What is often taken to be a gun on the bow of UKBA cutters is in fact a water hose.[5] When necessary, the Royal Navy, whose ships are armed, can be asked for assistance.

Ships

NameShip BuilderLaunchedCallsignIMO NumberNotes
HMC SeekerDamen Shipyard, Netherlands2001ZQNL29234795In service
HMC SearcherDamen Shipyard, Netherlands2002ZQNK9 9234800In service
HMC VigilantDamen Shipyard, Netherlands2003ZITI49276353 In service
HMC ValiantDamen Shipyard, Netherlands2004MBLL89293698In service

Operations

Customs cutters often intercept vessels suspected of smuggling of illegal narcotic drugs.

Vigilant seized an estimated 300 kg of cocaine off the south coast of the Isle of Wight in gale-force conditions during 2010. Officers from the UK Border Agency, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and Hampshire Police discovered the drugs in 11 rucksacks attached to a buoy off Tennyson Point, close to where a fishing vessel had been spotted acting suspiciously over the bank holiday weekend. Three people were arrested on the fishing vessel Galwad-Y-Mor (SU116) in Yarmouth, and were charged with conspiracy to import cocaine into the UK.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}}

Searcher seized cannabis said to be worth £12 million off the Sussex coast in July 2011. Searcher{{'}}s fast patrol intercepted and boarded a Dutch yacht, which was escorted into Newhaven Harbour, and four men were arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to prison.[6] One cutter was deployed to the Aegean Sea in 2016 in support of the migrant crisis.[7]

Interceptions and boarding by all customs cutters—no more detailed information is available—increased steadily from 514 in 1999–2000 to 1,981 in 2008–09[8]

See also

  • Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel
  • Hero-class patrol vessel
  • HMC Sentinel

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://www.cat.com/cda/files/254975/7/Valiant%20patrol%20boat%20review.pdf|title=Valiant – Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivers a Damen Stan Patrol 4207 to H.M. Customs and Excise|accessdate=2009-06-21}}
2. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/organisation/cutters/| title=The UK Border Agency's fleet of cutters| publisher=UK Border Agency| accessdate=1 May 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-secretary-launches-new-border-force-cutter-to-protect-uk-coastline|title=Home Secretary launches new Border Force cutter to protect UK coastline – News stories – GOV.UK|publisher=|accessdate=7 August 2016}}
4. ^As referenced and illustrated in this Police Oracle website article, featuring HMC Vigilant.
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/439366/customs-exorcised|title=Customs exorcised – Yachting Monthly|date=21 January 2010|publisher=|accessdate=7 August 2016}}
6. ^UKBA website: Luxury yacht gang jailed for cannabis smuggling plot, 17 October 2011
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-uk-deployment-for-nato-mission-in-aegean-sea-to-tackle-migrant-crisis|title=PM announces UK deployment for NATO mission in Aegean Sea to tackle migrant crisis – Press releases – GOV.UK|publisher=|accessdate=7 August 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-4686.html|title=HM Customs [Archive] – World Naval Ships Forums|publisher=|accessdate=7 August 2016}}

External links

  • Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel – Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel
{{UK Border Force}}

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