Celebrating 25 Years
September 21, 2020 – HMS Trent has now completed her second patrol on NATO security operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Continuing to support Operation Sea Guardian, the patrol ship has vigilantly aided efforts to detect and disrupt suspicious and illegal activity. While on patrol, Trent met up with allied US Navy warship the USS Winston S Churchill. Named after the…
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July 24, 2020 – The MOD have signed a £9-million contract with British company Marine Specialised Technology for two new boats to replace the Gibraltar Squadron Fast Patrol Craft The six-year contract will support 30 jobs and create a further 25, with construction of the two boats beginning in July 2020 which will take approximately 18 months, with Boat 1…
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July 1, 2020 – HMS Severn has returned to operational status after her crew completed the three-week Operational Sea Training assessment. While colleagues across the Armed Forces have been helping the nation’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak, sailors in HMS Severn have successfully brought the offshore patrol vessel to readiness after she left the active fleet in October 2017. She…
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The information requested is provided in the following tables. Type 23 Frigates: FRIGATE 2015 2016 2017 2018 ARGYLL 25 0 111 141 IRON DUKE 85 132 94 0 KENT 124 67 0 57 LANCASTER 157 0 0 0 MONMOUTH 68 113 209 131 MONTROSE 0 0 41 145 NORTHUMBERLAND 48 0 0 117 PORTLAND 107 176 41 0 RICHMOND 180…
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March 9, 2020 – In the future, unmanned surface vessels will go beyond the ability of traditional ships to attack and defend in uncertain environments, giving us a technology advantage over our enemies. One of these next generation systems currently being developed is MAST-13, an unmanned high-speed boat that will be capable of completely autonomous navigation. The new system is…
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February 19, 2020 – Commodore Bob Anstey RN, Assistant Chief of Staff Submarines, United Kingdom, toured several components of Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 19. The visit was designed to build on the ongoing partnership and enhance interoperability as part of the two counties’ efforts to broaden and strengthen global maritime awareness and access. During the visit,…
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