Displacement:26 tonnes, L:14,30m. B:4,48m. D:1,30m. 2-V6 GM or 2-V8 GM diesels ?hp. 17,6 kn. range 240 nm. crew:6 + 1 doctor.
Steel hull with aluminium superstructure, normally carry a 2,50m. 2-crew X class Inflatable dinghy on board.
Fast Slipway Boat 1 (FSB1) stationed in Douglas since 1988, with number 47-032, call sign MJKE5.
Scheduled to be replaced by a 'Shannon' class boat in 2016.
(Isle of Man 1991,17 p. StG.469; 1999, 25 p. StG.833)
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