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Royal Navy names new offshore patrol vessel

The first ship in a second batch of River-class offshore patrol boats has been formally named by Britain's Royal Navy

Britain's Royal Navy has officially named the first ship in the second batch of updated River-class offshore patrol vessels from BAE Systems. HMS Forth is about 295 feet long and displaces 2,204 tons of water. It has a top speed of about 24 knots and is equipped with a 30mm cannon and a helicopter flight deck.

The ship was named Thursday at a BAE Systems shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland. [...] "HMS Forth, part of the updated River-lass of Offshore Patrol Vessels, is one of the most advanced ships of its type and will provide the Royal Navy with the means to undertake vital operations safely and effectively," Vice Adm. Simon Lister, chief of Materiel for the Ministry of Defense's Equipment and Support organization, said in a press release.

Zitat:HMS Audacious has been spotted taking her first trip out of dry storage in Barrow-in-Furness

She has been ten years in the making but now the 318ft long, 7,400 tonne nuclear-powered HMS Audacious took her first trip in water on Friday, April 28, during a floating out ceremony in Cumbria. She will then start her testing program, before leaving Barrow for sea trials next year.

Part of a £1billion project, Audacious is the fourth out of seven astute class submarines commissioned by the Government to set a new standard in weapons. When armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, she will be capable of striking targets up to 750 miles from the coast with pinpoint accuracy. [...] She was officially named during a ceremony at BAE Systems’ Submarines site in Cumbria, back in December.

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HMS Prince of Wales getauft

In der schottischen Werft in Rosyth wurde heute die HMS Prince of Wales, der zweite der beiden zukünftigen Flaggschiffe der Royal Navy, getauft. [...] Die HMS Prince of Wales ist das Schwesterschiff der HMS Queen Elizabeth, die bereits ihre Seeerprobung aufgenommen hat und vor drei Wochen erstmals ihren zukünftigen Heimathafen in Portsmouth anlief. [...]

Mit einer Besatzung von 679 Mann wird HMS Prince of Wales voraussichtlich 2019 Seetests durchführen, bevor sie in den Dienst der Royal Navy eintritt. Zurzeit läuft in den USA die Ausbildung auf der F-35B. Bis Ende dieses Jahres ist geplant, dass Großbritannien 14 dieser Jets besitzen wird. Die ersten Flugerprobungen vom Deck der HMS Queen Elizabeth sind für 2018 geplant.

Zitat:Royal Navy commissions aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales

The British Royal Navy has commissioned aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales into the naval fleet during a ceremony at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. HMS Prince of Wales is the second Royal Navy aircraft carrier to be commissioned. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the lead ship in the class, was commissioned in December 2017.

The ceremony was attended by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the ship’s sponsor. Other officials who have graced the event include the First Sea Lord admiral Tony Radakin and US Sixth Fleet commander vice-admiral Lisa Franchetti. The £3.1bn, 65,000t carrier is the largest vessel ever built for the Royal Navy. [...]

The ship is heavier and larger than its fellow aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. It is equipped with two gas turbines and four diesel engines. The commissioning comes after the ship completed its first sea trials since leaving Rosyth in September.