Hinged deck edge light strip extensions - small/narrow flight decks

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Hinged deck edge light strip extensions - small/narrow flight decks

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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
HMS-Medway-Flight-Deck StRN - Copy.jpg
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
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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.
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Re: Hinged deck edge light strip extensions - small/narrow flight decks

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RFA Argus - A135 - although not exactly having a small/narrow flight deck!!

Might this be yet another variation of the feature I have unofficially described as 'deployable flight deck marking strip/deck edge light strip (bum line) extension(s)'? - hinged?

The feature in the following attachment is derived from an image a contained in a tweet on NavyLookout.

The white deck-edge marking line is interrupted and continues again as a broken white line further inboard away from the starboard deck edge across the deck to the port deck-edge fwd of which are the letters 'CH'.

NavyLookout
@NavyLookout
Replying to
@NavyLookout, 815NAS and @HMS_Medway
Landing on @RFAArgus
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RFA Argus - A135 - although not exactly having a small/narrow flight deck!! - (continued)

Another variation of the feature I have unofficially described as 'deployable flight deck marking strip/deck edge light strip (bum line) extension(s)'? - hinged?

Further to the previous post ........

The feature (within red outline) in the following attachment is derived from an image a contained in Save The Royal Navy January 10, 2019 in an article titled:- The plan for a British hospital ship gains political support
RFA-Argus-Sierra-leone save the royal navy (2).jpg
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See also the 2nd image in this link to DUFF TV where under magnification the feature can clearly be seen projecting a white extension (off the stbd deck-edge) of the 'CH' broken line
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RFA Argus - A135 - although not exactly having a small/narrow flight deck!! - (continued)

Another variation of the feature I have unofficially described as 'deployable flight deck marking strip/deck edge light strip (bum line) extension(s)'? - hinged?

Further to the previous posts ........

1.
Image of the extension deployed on stbd deck-edge on RFA Argus A135 in November 2011 - when a Wildcat makes first landing at sea, in preparation for four weeks of 'operating limit trials' to lay the foundations for flying the new helicopter when it enters front line service. Note that the extension extends over the stbd flight deck catwalk.
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Sources;
a) helis.com an article titled:-
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 in UK Fleet Air Arm
Navy s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea
also:-
b) UK Armed Forces Commentary an article titled:-
The Wildcat at sea and the Year of the 45
Lyme Bay, on Monday November 7 2011, at Noon precisely

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2.
This image; taken high off the port qtr, May 2020 - gives a clear view of the extension again in the deployed outboard position.

z EXVHS8lVcAch9GL UK Defence Journal showing rfa argus.jpg

Source;UK Defence Journal
@UKDefJournal
Crew of RFA ARGUS celebrating 75 years since VE day by marking out '75' on the flight deck.

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I was not previously aware that the extension was put to use for deck trials for the 'Wildcat' ... always assumed that it was put to use on the Type 23's during 'Merlin' operations :oops:
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