Hinged deck edge light strip extensions - small/narrow flight decks
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 9:43 pm
River Class Batch II OPV - hinged deployable flight deck marking strip and 'deck edge light strip' extensions
Both of the hinged deployable flight deck marking strip extension and atteched/hinged 'light strip extension' - designed to be stowed in their respective positions by folding over the port & stbd safety nets. The marking strip extension (stanchion) orientated upwards outboard of nets and the deck edge light strip extension orientated downwards inboard having been folded over the guardrail at the hinge point.
Both extensions in their stowed position/configuration
Source; Save the Royal Navy
Caption reads
The flight deck is theoretically “Merlin-capable”, although a Wildcat would be more comfortably accommodated. The omission of a hangar means it is unlikely the OPVs would permanently embark their own aircraft, rather ‘lilypad’ and help extend the range of aircraft based on other vessels or ashore
This arrangement is unlike the 'stanchion' arrangement on the Type 23 frigates, where these extensions are unstowed and secured in the hangar after utilisation.
For comparison(s); see the attachments in a series of posts in page 3 - Type 23 Duke Class thread in this forum.
Port extension in the deployed position/configuration
Source; HMS Medway on twitter
Note;
1) - the flight deck marking extension is lowered to horizontal with the hinged deck edge light strip extension lowered to horizontal as a continuation and outboard of, the flight deck marking extension.
2) - both of the short flight deck marking lines(bum lines(?)) - from which the port and stbd extensions are a continuation - are visible in the first attachment at the base of the stowed extensions.
Both of the hinged deployable flight deck marking strip extension and atteched/hinged 'light strip extension' - designed to be stowed in their respective positions by folding over the port & stbd safety nets. The marking strip extension (stanchion) orientated upwards outboard of nets and the deck edge light strip extension orientated downwards inboard having been folded over the guardrail at the hinge point.
Both extensions in their stowed position/configuration
Source; Save the Royal Navy
Caption reads
The flight deck is theoretically “Merlin-capable”, although a Wildcat would be more comfortably accommodated. The omission of a hangar means it is unlikely the OPVs would permanently embark their own aircraft, rather ‘lilypad’ and help extend the range of aircraft based on other vessels or ashore
This arrangement is unlike the 'stanchion' arrangement on the Type 23 frigates, where these extensions are unstowed and secured in the hangar after utilisation.
For comparison(s); see the attachments in a series of posts in page 3 - Type 23 Duke Class thread in this forum.
Port extension in the deployed position/configuration
Source; HMS Medway on twitter
Note;
1) - the flight deck marking extension is lowered to horizontal with the hinged deck edge light strip extension lowered to horizontal as a continuation and outboard of, the flight deck marking extension.
2) - both of the short flight deck marking lines(bum lines(?)) - from which the port and stbd extensions are a continuation - are visible in the first attachment at the base of the stowed extensions.