Fleet list

Ships and aircraft of HM Coastguard, the UK Border Agency and Marine Scotland

These are the vessels and aircraft that would constitute a combined Coastguard fleet if the merger this website proposes came to fruition.

 

HM Coastguard

Emergency Towing Vessel (Operated by Marnavi Spa*)

  • Ievoli Black

Boats

  • Hunter

  • Unknown number of RIBs

Fixed wing (Operated by 2Excel Aviation*):

  • 2 Beechcraft King Air B350ER - maritime surveillance, search and rescue

  • 2 Beechcraft King Air B350 - maritime surveillance, search and rescue

  • 2 Beechcraft King Air B200 - maritime surveillance, search and rescue

  • 2 Diamond DA62 - maritime surveillance

(Operated by RVL Group*):

  • 1 Beechcraft King Air B200 - pollution patrol, surveillance, search and rescue

  • 1 Cessna F406 - pollution patrol, surveillance, search and rescue

Helicopters (operated by Bristow*)

  • 10 Sikorsky S-92 - search and rescue

  • 10 Leonardo AW189 - search and rescue

  • 2 Leonardo AW139 - search and rescue

Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

  • 4 Schiebel Camcopter S-100 - EOS, search and rescue

 *Aircraft and ETVs are leased from private suppliers. I would propose purchasing aircraft and ships outright and manning them with full-time Coastguards.

UK Border Force

Telkkä-class

  • Protector

42m Customs Cutters

  • Seeker

  • Searcher

  • Vigilant

  • Valiant

Coastal Patrol Vessels

  • Active

  • Alert

  • Eagle

  • Nimrod

  • Hunter

  • Speedwell

  • Viper

  • Unknown number of RIBs

Channel patrol catamarans

  • BF Defender*

  • BF Ranger*

  • BF Typhoon*

  • BF Hurricane*

*These vessels were chartered for the role of migrant rescue in the English Channel. They are ex-windfarm service vessels with a high passenger capacity to cope with the number of people being rescued.

Royal Navy Fisheries Protection Squadron         

River Class

  • Tyne

  • Mersey

  • Severn

Marine Scotland

Minna class:

  • Minna

Jura Class:

  • Jura

  • Hirta

RIBs:

  • Iona

  • Ailsa

Research vessels:

  • Scotia

  • Alba na mara

Welsh Marine & Fisheries Division

  • Rhodri Morgan

  • Lady Megan

  • Catrin          

  • Gwenllian                                  

  • Siwan                

Northern Ireland Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Baltic Workboats 24m Baltic 2400 class

  • Banrion Uladh