Identify this Motor Boat?

[Leighb]

I have seen this Motor Boat on the Deben a few times recently. It is a large 40' or so commercial/military looking vessel. The wheelhouse sides are a faded chequered blue and yellow with SWORD very large and Fairly in small letters. On the bow is a ? name Northumbria. No ensign seen on any occasion. Engines sound large and powerful. Is it ex Border Force or Customs? Excuse fuzzy photo, down up from phone camera.

 

[Habebty]

I saw 3 of them at down Channel a few weeks ago, I think they are part of a Sea Cadet/sea training type organisation ?

 

[iantomlinson]

Nelson?????

 

[Greg2]

I have seen it moored in the marina further up the Deben, I think it is Melton Boatyard and the boat is a former Northumbria Police boat if memory serves. Can’t help with builder.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Formerly "Alert" possibly ?

 

[Leighb]

I have seen it moored in the marina further up the Deben, I think it is Melton Boatyard and the boat is a former Northumbria Police boat if memory serves. Can’t help with builder.

That certainly fits with the names and colour scheme. Does anyone know if Fairey ever built this type of boat. I looked on the net, but could only see the well known Swordsman, Swordfish, etc.

 

[Stork_III]

Picture of Northumbria in 2012.

https://flic.kr/p/bEfAvL

 

[ex-Gladys]

Deffo not Alert...

 

[Aquaboy]

Lives in Mel Skeets yard

 

[Momac]

From 2015

 

[Leighb]

Thanks all, that identifies her clearly, I should have connected the "Battenberg" colour scheme with Police use.

 

[oldgit]

Oooo...............a pair of V8 Detroits and nearly 900 HP, curiously no mention of fuel consumption in the advert.