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Current Name |
HMS Mersey |
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Ships Sign |
P 283 |
|
IMO |
9261346 |
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Call Sign |
GBSY |
|
Operator |
Royal Navy, Warship Support Minor Warships, Bristol, United Kingdom |
|
Owner |
VT Marine Services, Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
|
Flag |
United Kingdom |
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Port of Registry |
Portsmouth |
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Type of Ship |
patrol boat of the Royal Navy |
|
Completion |
2003 |
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Shipyard |
Vosper Thornycroft (VT), Woolston Docks, Southampton, United Kingdom |
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Displacement [t] |
2.109 |
|
Overall Length [m] |
79,75 |
|
Registered Breadth [m] |
13,60 |
|
Maximum Draught [m] |
3,80 |
|
Propulsion [KW] |
8.296 |
|
Propulsion [BHP] |
11.280 |
|
Speed [Kn] |
20,0 |
|
Additional Information |
3rd patrol craft [PS] of the >River Class< (4 vessels, also see >HMS Severn<) - main armament: 1x 20-mm AA gun Oerlikon GAM B01, 2x 7.62-mm machine gun - these vessels are employed in the Fishery Protection role primarily - in operational terms, one of the major innovations is a large working cargo deck that allows the ships to be equipped with specific facilities for a particular role, such as disaster relief, anti-pollution, fire fighting, rescue work or interception of other vessels - a heavy crane with capacity for 25 tonnes is therefore fitted to handle standard containers |
