Gay-class patrol boat
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The Gay class were a class of twelve fast patrol boats that served with the Royal Navy from the early 1950s. All were named after types of soldiers or military or related figures, prefixed with 'Gay'. The class could be fitted as either motor gun boats or motor torpedo boats, depending on the type of armament they carried.
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HMS Gay Bombardier, fitted out in the motor torpedo gunboat design, undergoing trials in Portsmouth Harbour in 1953 | |
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Name | Gay class |
Builders |
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Operators | Royal Navy |
Succeeded by | Dark class |
Built | 1952–1954 |
In commission | 1953–1971 |
Completed | 12 |
Retired | 12 |
Preserved | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fast patrol boat |
Displacement |
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Length | 75 ft 2 in (22.91 m) |
Beam | 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m) |
Draught | 4 ft 1 in (1.24 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
Complement | 13 |
Armament |
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