RN Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) - River Class

[ivorthediver]

Thanks Harry , it seems a well thought out system , already kitted out for the new advanced system of satellite coms , if I'm not mistaken .

[Pelican]

UK Defence Journal

Pictures taken for the UK Defence Journal this morning* show three Batch 2 River class Offshore Patrol Vessels at Scotstoun in Glasgow being fitted out.
[* Today Monday]

[Pelican]

Today HMS Forth sailed from Portsmouth for the South Atlantic to be permanently deployed as the newest Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel (FIPV).
See video and end of the article.

A history – the Royal Navy’s Falkland Islands patrol vessels

Today HMS Forth sailed from Portsmouth for the South Atlantic to be permanently deployed as the newest Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel (FIPV). In this guest article, Chris Sutton who served on some of the FIPVs provides a history of the RN vessels assigned to this role.
After the cessation of hostilities between the U.K. and Argentina in 1982, the Royal Navy committed a relatively large number of escorts and auxiliaries to the continued protection of the Falkland Islands whilst RAF Mount Pleasant was under construction. At the time, the RN escort fleet, whilst far more numerous than today, was stretched to maintain prolonged South Atlantic operations and the constant deployments were taking a heavy toll on the ships of the fleet. It became increasingly obvious that the economy of the Islands also needed to be protected and policed and to this end, three North Sea oil rig support ships were purchased outright from Seaforth Maritime.
Continues with many photos at:
https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/a-hist ... m-BvKDThQ8

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HMS FORTH
Also see - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... aces-clyde

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FIRST RN PERSONNEL JOINS HMS TAMAR

OFFSHORE Patrol Vessel HMS Tamar has welcomed the first members of her ship’s company.
Four Royal Navy personnel joined teams from BAE, DE&S and MCTA for contractor sea trials in the Firth of Forth.
Continues with photos at - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... -personnel

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Savetheroyalnavy.org

The Royal Navy's newest ship, third of the Batch II OPVs, HMS Trent arrived at her new home port of Portsmouth for the first time today.
On arrival, the Blue Ensign was lowered and replaced by the White Ensign. She will formally commission into the RN next year.

See - https://www.facebook.com/savetheroyalna ... 797364546/
Also - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... portsmouth

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HMS CLYDE’S LAST DRIVE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
20 December 2019

One of the great workhorses of the Royal Navy made her return to HM Naval Base Portsmouth today, after 12 years on patrol around the Falkland Islands and bringing her final voyage as a member of the Fleet to a close.

Continues with photos at - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... fGVPGmnSe0

Also video at - https://www.facebook.com/royalnavy/vide ... 994585771/

[jbryce1437]

I read somewhere that HMS Clyde is only leased and her lease is up and rumour is she could be sold to Brazil.

Jim

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HMS CLYDE’S LAST DRIVE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
20 December 2019

One of the great workhorses of the Royal Navy made her return to HM Naval Base Portsmouth today, after 12 years on patrol around the Falkland Islands and bringing her final voyage as a member of the Fleet to a close.

Continues with photos at - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... fGVPGmnSe0

Excerpt from the link provided above, reads:-

Her final captain has been Lieutenant Commander Richard Skelton, his second spell on the ship, five years after being her Executive Officer.

He said: “HMS Clyde has been a very good ship, so reliable and she’s had to be – the South Atlantic’s not a forgiving place. She was designed for a particular task, to be the Falkland Islands patrol vessel, something which she has done without return to the UK and without major docking for 12 years. The ability to demonstrate Britain’s global reach and to provide support to the islanders is critical to what we do and is precisely what Defence is about.

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Oh really............what about 2011 & 2017:-


Clyde's high and dry as she's out of the water for the first time in five years
09 January 2017

20170106-CLYDE on the Blocks 2.jpg

This is something no-one has seen in more than half a decade – HMS Clyde, high and dry.

The patrol ship has been almost constantly on duty in and around the Falkland Islands since her last overhaul in 2011.

Source royalnavy.mod.uk (where a further five images can be viewed)
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Ships Nostalgia
H M S Clyde Selbourne drydock Simonstown

HMS Clyde Simonstown 2017 Image_3_9.jpg

Source of Image: S A Navy news

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[Pelican]

I read somewhere that HMS Clyde is only leased and her lease is up and rumour is she could be sold to Brazil.

Jim

Harry posted this - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 1611423744 - on the previous page Jim.