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Royal Navy confirms names of Gib Squadron’s new patrol boats
A Gibraltar Squadron patrol boat pictured during a recent exercise. Replacement vessels for the squadron are being purpose-built in the UK and will be delivered over the next two years. 21st April 2021
The Queen has approved the names of two new fast patrol boats being purpose-built for the Royal Navy’s Gibraltar Squadron, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
The vessels will be named HMS Dagger and HMS Cutlass.
Dagger is a name new to the Royal Navy.
It was due to have been assigned to a weapon-class anti-submarine escort in late World War II but the conflict ended and the ship was cancelled.
BMT celebrates a year of ship design achievements
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, BMT has continued to work collaboratively with its maritime customers and partners to deliver a near business-as-usual service, and as the year draws to a close the business is celebrating a year of successful and diverse ship design project milestones and contract awards from across the globe.
From concept and design through to in-service support, throughout 2020 BMT has provided engineering consultancy for national governments on their naval procurement programmes. This includes helping to define specifications or requirements for maritime assets and reviewing evolving designs; in September, BMT was awarded a contract to conduct industry studies to advance the design of the next generation of U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship (T-AGOS(X)). BMT is the Prime Contractor partnered with Philly Shipyard. BMT and Vard Marine also celebrated the acceptance of HMCS Harry DeWolf, an Arctic