HMS Sabre (P285) was one of two **Scimitar-class** fast patrol boats of the Royal Navy, originally built by Halmatic Ltd in the early 1990s as MV Grey Wolf for counter-terrorism operations on Northern Ireland's inland waterways before being renamed and commissioned in 2003. Measuring around 16 metres with a top speed exceeding 40 knots, she was armed with general-purpose machine guns and primarily served with the Gibraltar Squadron for nearly two decades, conducting maritime security patrols, force protection for visiting warships, search and rescue, and frequent responses to incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. Returned to the UK in 2020 and temporarily used for training in home waters, Sabre was decommissioned alongside her sister HMS Scimitar in a ceremony at Portsmouth on 30 March 2022, subsequently sold for private use and remaining on the civilian market as of early 2026. As of January 2026, she is no longer in Royal Navy service.
