HMBS Leonard C Banfield (P 02) is patrol vessel of the Barbados Coast Guard.[1][2] She was commissioned on 14 September 2007. She is built to the design of the Damen Group's Stan 4207 patrol vessel, a class of 42-metre (138 ft) 240 ton vessels.[1]
 The Jamaican Coast Guard operates vessels of the same design as Leonard C Banfield.
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| Builder | Damen shipyard, Gorinchem |
| Acquired | August 2007 |
| Commissioned | 14 September 2007 |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2010[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Leonard C. Banfield-class patrol vessel |
| Type | Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 200 tons |
| Length | 42.8 m (140 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 2.52 meters |
| Ramps | stern launching ramp for rigid-hulled inflatable boat |
| Installed power | 5600hp |
| Propulsion | 2x Caterpillar 3516B DITA diesels |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range | 1800 nautical miles at 12 knots |
| Endurance | 4 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | rigid hulled inflatable deployed via a stern launching ramp |
| Complement | 14 |
| Sensors and processing systems | 2x JRC radars |
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According to Aviation Week the vessel and her sister ships primary armament was a non-lethal water cannon, but she was also armed with machine guns.[1] They reported she was capable of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) and had an at sea endurance of 4 days. She is built to withstand sea state 8 conditions. She was built in the Netherlands at Damen′s Gorinchem Shipyards.
She and her sister ships are equipped with a stern launching ramp, like some other cutters built to Damen designs.[1] The stern launching ramp allows a water-jet–powered pursuit boat to be launched and retrieved without bringing the cutter to a halt.
Aviation Week reports that the local Barbadian Press reported the vessels cost $6 million each.[1] The HMBS Leonard C. Banfield is the first in a class that also includes the HMBS Rudyard Lewis, commissioned on the 13 of September 2008, and the HMBS Trident, commissioned on the 25 of April 2009.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Joris Janssen Lok (2007-10-01). "Barbados Bound". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.
- ^ "Patrol boat replacement". Jane's Defence Weekly. 2008-03-17. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2009-09-26.