HMS Cutlass (P295)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cutlass.

HMS Cutlass 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 is part of the Royal Navy's Gibraltar Squadron and arrived in the territory in November 2021^[4] after undergoing sea trials in Liverpool.^[5][6] The boat was formally handed over to the Royal Navy in March 2022.^[7]

HMS Cutlass, 2022
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Cutlass
Builder	Marine Specialised Technology, Merseyside
Laid down	July 2020[1][2]
Acquired	November 2021
Commissioned	4 May 2022
Homeport	PJOB Gibraltar/HQ British Forces Gibraltar
Identification	Pennant number: P295 MMSI number: 232035463 Callsign: GDFJ
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Cutlass-class patrol vessel
Displacement	35 tons (full load)
Length	19 m (62 ft 4 in)
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]

Along with HMS Dagger, 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 The Scimitar-class boats were deployed in Gibraltar after 2003 but were withdrawn from the territory in 2020, being then replaced by two Archer-class boats on an interim basis until the arrival of the Cutlass-class vessels.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 4 May 2022, she was commissioned into the Royal Navy.^[8]

In May 2024, Cutlass deployed to Algarve coast for joint exercises with the Portuguese Navy.^[9]

See also

• British Forces Gibraltar