For other ships with the same name, see HMRC Vigilant.
HMC Vigilant entering Weymouth Harbour, November 2017
History
United Kingdom
Name
Vigilant
Builder
Damen Group, Netherlands
Launched
2003
Commissioned
June 2003
Identification
IMO number: 9276353[1]
Callsign: ZITI4[2]
General characteristics
Class and type
UKBF 42m Customs Cutter
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
Two Caterpillar 3516B DI-TA Elec
Two 3.5:1 reduction gearboxes
Two 4-blade controllable pitch propellers
One Promac bow thruster
Two 106kWA generator sets
Speed
26 knots (48 km/h)
Range
1,750 nmi (3,240 km) at 12kn
Endurance
14 days
Boats & landing craft carried
One 7m RIB (32 kn)
One 3.8m Rescue Boat
Complement
12
HMC Vigilant is a Border Agency (customs) 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 operated by the UK Border Force.
^"9276353". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
^Boyle, Ian. "HM Revenue Cutters". Retrieved 21 June 2009.
^ abc""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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