| HMS Dagger (P296) | |
|---|---|
 HMS Dagger at Gibraltar, 2022 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Dagger |
| Builder: | Marine Specialised Technology, Merseyside |
| Laid down: | July 2020[1][2] |
| Commissioned: | 14 July 2022 |
| Homeport: | PJOB Gibraltar/HQ British Forces Gibraltar |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cutlass-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 35 tons (full load) |
| Propulsion: | Three Volvo D13 engines; triple MJP 350X waterjets[3] |
| Speed: | 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) |
| Complement: | 6 personnel + up to 6 passengers |
| Armament: |
3 × general purpose machine guns (bow & stern-mounted); [For but not with: 1 × .50 machine gun] |
HMS Dagger is a Cutlass-class fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy. She is a fast patrol boat with a maximum speed around 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) designed for sovereignty protection and coastal security duties. She arrived in Gibraltar in April 2022[4]
Along with HMS Cutlass, she is replacing the Scimitar-class patrol vessels in Gibraltar. The Scimitar-class boats were deployed in Gibraltar after 2003 but were withdrawn from the territory in 2020, being then replaced by two Archer-class boats on an interim basis until the arrival of the Cutlass-class vessels.
On 14 July 2022, she was commissioned into the Royal Navy.[5] In April 2023, Dagger was called upon to escort the Spanish patrol ship Infanta Cristina as she made an illegal transit through Gibraltar territorial waters.[6] In the Spanish view, the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, which Spain signed, incorporated British sovereignty over the land, but not the waters, of Gibraltar.[7] Britain rejected this view. In May 2023, HMS Dagger paid a foreign port visit to Tangier in Morocco.[8]
In August 2024, HMS Dagger was called upon to escort the Spanish Navy patrol vessel Rayo which, in the British view, made an illegal transit through Gibraltar territorial waters.[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Scott, Richard (24 July 2020). "MST wins UK MoD contract for new Gibraltar fast patrol craft". Janes.com. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/mst-wins-uk-mod-contract-for-new-gibraltar-fast-patrol-craft.
- ↑ "Marine Specialised Technology (MST) Selects MJP Waterjets for UK Mod Gibraltar Squadron Contact". Marine Jet Power. 11 August 2020. https://marinejetpower.com/news/marine-specialised-technology-mst-selects-mjp-waterjets-for-uk-mod-gibraltar-squadron-contract/.
- ↑ "Royal Navy's HMS Cutlass Jet-propelled Patrol Vessels Completes Initial Trials". 16 November 2021. https://militaryleak.com/2021/11/17/royal-navys-hms-cutlass-jet-propelled-patrol-vessels-completes-initial-trials/.
- ↑ "Second new £5m Royal Navy patrol boat HMS Dagger arrives in Gibraltar". 1 April 2022. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/april/01/20220401-dagger.
- ↑ "Commissioning of new patrol ship completes £10m investment in Gibraltar Squadron". 14 July 2022. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/july/14/220714-hms-dagger-welcomed-into-the-fleet.
- ↑ NavyLookout (21 April 2023). "@RNGibSqn escorting 🇪🇸Spanish corvette SPS Infanta Cristina making yet another illegal incursion into British #Gibraltar Waters". https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1649346987748204544.
- ↑ https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/1649346987748204544
- ↑ "Media Release: A short hop with a big impact". 17 May 2023. https://cdn.me-qr.com/pdf/14870568.pdf.
- ↑ https://www.gbc.gi/news/royal-navy-challenges-incursion-escorts-spanish-navy-vessel-out-bgtw
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