11.03.2017, 10:47
Zitat:Defense Newshttp://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2017/03/...489074210/
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.
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