The HMS Forth visited the river that shares its name for a nine-day visit during the Edinburgh Military Tattoo to support the Royal Navy. The HMS Forth will spend nine days on the Forth during this year’s Royal Navy Edinburgh Military Tattoo to reinforce local ties and accept visitors on board. ...
HMS Tamar, which is part of a five-strong OPV contract with BAE Systems, worth a combined £635 million, has been formally named at a ceremony in Glasgow. The next-generation River Class ship will boost Britain’s counter-terrorism and anti-smuggling work and provide essential support to defence operations. The 90-metre vessel, which is equipped ...
HMS Forth, the first of the Royal Navy’s next-generation of Offshore Patrol ships has been formally commissioned into the Fleet. Held at her home base of Portsmouth, the commissioning ceremony for HMS Forth represents the second ship to join the Royal Navy in less than six months. After the aircraft carrier HMS ...
The first of the Royal Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) has been formally named at the BAE Systems Scotstoun shipyard, with Lady Sponsor Rachel Johnstone-Burt breaking a bottle of whisky over the bow. Named in honour of the Forth River, the new 90m OPV is due to start sea trials prior ...