County-class patrol vessel explained

The County class is a class of offshore patrol vessels built for the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard (JDF). Based on the Dutch Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel, the first vessel entered service in 2005.[1] [2] [3] Three were originally purchased, but only one remains in service with the JDF. In 2017, an additional two vessels were purchased and both remain in service as of 2023.[4] The Jamaican vessels are equipped with a stern launching ramp, capable of deploying and retrieving a small jet boat, for rescue or pursuit. The vessels' bridge electronics were supplied by Alphatron Marine.[5] [6]

Ships in class

The three original vessels of the County class are, Middlesex (2005), and . They were delivered in 2005 and 2006. Two additional ships were ordered in 2016 and commissioned the next year, also with the names and .

NameShip BuilderCommissionedStatusNote
Damen ShipyardOctober 27, 2005In service with Nicaraguan Navy[7] [8]
April 7, 2006In service with SVG Coast Guard[9]
June 26, 2007In service with JDF Coast Guard
January 2017In service with JDF Coast Guard[10] [11]
January 2017In service with JDF Coast Guard

Service history

In 2012 the Jamaican Fire Brigade had only one of its four fireboats operational, and had requested that the County-class patrol vessels help fill in until its more modern replacement vessels were delivered.[12]

In 2017 Nicaragua purchased the original Cornwall and Middlesex.[13] [14] In 2019, Middlesex was purchased from the Nicaraguan Navy by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard and renamed Captain Hugh Mulzac.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Navy (Jamaica), Navy . . 2011-10-18 . 2011-12-03 . The capabilities of the Jamaican Coast Guard were greatly enhanced with the acquisition in 2005 and 2006 of three Damen offshore patrol vessels..
  2. News: SENTINEL Class Patrol Boat: Media Round Table . . 2008-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220012354/http://uscg.mil/acquisition/newsroom/pdf/sentinelmediabrief.pdf . 2009-02-20 . 2009-09-26 . dead.
  3. News: Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel . . 2011-06-15 . 2011-12-03 . The Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel is based on Damen’s Stan Patrol 4207 design. As of 2001, 16 vessels based on this design have been built and are currently in use by agencies such as the UK Border Agency and the Coast Guards of the Netherlands, Barbados, Jamaica, and Albania. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515050127/http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Vessel-Procurement/Mid-Shore-Patrol-Vessel . 2013-05-15.
  4. Web site: Jamaica Defence Force returns to Damen for fleet renewal . March 4, 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Alphatron Marine . 2014-09-22.
  6. News: 2005-10-01 . NavComms Bonanza at Europort . . dead . 2011-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506081214/http://www.maritimejournal.com/features101/onboard-systems/navigation-and-communication/navcomms_bonanza_at_europort . 2012-05-06 . On show at Europort Maritime will be the full working Lloyds approved INS bridge concept as supplied to a series of Damen Stan Patrol OSV 4207 coast guard vessels for the Jamaica Coast Guard..
  7. Web site: Las Patrulleras Damen entran en servicio en la Fuerza Navalde Nicaragua . March 8, 2021 . es.
  8. Web site: Nicaragua commissions new Damen patrol vessels . March 8, 2021 . en.
  9. Web site: Baird Maritime . 2019-01-20 . SVG Coast Guard to recommission ex-HMJS Middlesex . 2022-10-23 . Baird Maritime . en-US.
  10. Web site: Jamaica Defence Force returns to Damen for fleet renewal . March 4, 2021 . en.
  11. Web site: 30 December 2017 . Venezuelan patrol vessels Guartcaostas (PG-63) and Chitty Gurling (PG-64) and Jamaican HMJS Cornwall and Middlesex . March 8, 2021 . en.
  12. News: Jamaica to get more fire boats . . Alicia . Dunkley-Willis . 2013-11-07 . 2013-12-11 . 2013-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211170249/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/news/Jamaica-to-get-more-fire-boats_15387396 . dead . "It is the understanding between us and the marine police and the coastguards once these kinds of calls come in they will respond to our base. Our equipment and persons are still there. If we look at it most of the marine police stations tend to be beside fire boat stations," he told Observer editors and reporters..
  13. News: Las Patrulleras Damen entran en servicio en la Fuerza Navalde Nicaragua . . Julio . Montes . 2019-03-12 . en . The Damen Patrol boats enter service in the Nicaraguan Naval Force . 2019-08-09 . Los navios tenian el numero de astillero YN549860 y YV 549862, correspondientes al ex HMJS Cornwall, y el ex HMJS Surrey..
  14. News: Nicaragua commissions new Damen patrol vessels . . Alejandro . Sanchez . 2019-08-09 . . 2019-08-09 . Plans to acquire two Damen Stan Patrol 4207 craft from Damen were confirmed in December 2017. The ships are understood to have previously been operated by Jamaica until 2016 and were overhauled in the Netherlands..
  15. Web site: 2019-01-20 . SVG Coast Guard to recommission ex-HMJS Middlesex . 2022-10-23 . Baird Maritime.

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