Brave Borderer 1960
Brave Swordsman 1961
Brave Swordsman 1968
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Brave Borderer | P1011 | Vosper, Portchester | 7.1.1958 | 1.1960 | target 1972 | ||
| Brave Swordsman | P1012 | Vosper, Portchester | 22.5.1958 | 7.1960 | target 1972 |
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Displacement standard, t |
89 |
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Displacement full, t |
114 |
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Length, m |
27.4 pp 30.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
7.80 |
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Draught, m |
1.80 |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
3 Rolls-Royce Proteus gas turbines |
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Power, h. p. |
10500 |
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Max speed, kts |
50 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 25 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 4 - 533 TC |
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Electronic equipment |
presumably type 293Q radar |
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Complement |
20 |
Project history: The last operational fast patrol boats built for the RN, these had welded aluminium frames, a double mahogany skin and fiberglass sheathing below the waterline. A feature of the design was the great beam to accommodate the three engines, which with the hydraulic flap in the transom helped to maintain the trim.
Although the requirement for FPBs had officially lapsed with the demise of Coastal Forces they played a useful role as targets and in fishery patrol duties. They were originally intended to have the 84mm CFS-2 (Coastal Forces System Mk 2) stabilized gun system, an adaptation of the Centurion tank's 20pdr. The prototype tested in Bold Pioneer had many teething troubles and when Coastal Forces were axed the development was not pursued. Although originally intended to have four TT they were given side-launching cradles to save weight.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015