River Class Patrol Vessels
The River class is a class of
three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy
HMS Tyne P281
HMS Severn P282
HMS Mersey P283
The River Class is deployed for
fishery protection and other patrol missions around the United Kingdom.
HMS Tyne is the first of a trio
of River-class patrol ships built to safeguard the fishing stocks in UK.
The ship is one of the busiest in the Fleet. Like younger sisters Severn and Mersey, she spends on average nine out of every ten days
of the year at sea. The River Class
offshore patrol vessels carry sufficient fuel, stores and water supplies for an
endurance of 21 days.
Their primary role is enforcement
of national and EU fisheries legislation within British Fishery Limits. Tyne has also been designed to carry out a number of
other tasks including – but not limited to – environmental protection, search
and rescue and maritime security. With a crew of just 42, split into 3
watches, the ship is able to patrol for in excess of 300 days per year.
The vessel typically has a
complement of 28 but can accommodate a crew of 30 plus a Royal Marine boarding
party of 18, comprising 12 officers, 14 senior and 22 junior ratings.
Designed to take over from the
veteran Island-class boats, HMS Tyne was built in Woolston Docks, Southampton
and is based at HM Naval Base Portsmouth.
She is the sixth ship to bear the name Tyne in
the Royal Navy.
HMS Tyne is seen here alongside
in Leith preparing for 5 night stay and
hosting some VIP’s over the week.
Note: Tyne's home port is shown under her name, very unusual for a warship to have this.
