HMS Tyne (P281)
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HMS Tyne (Pennant number P281) is the sixth Royal Navy ship to carry the name Tyne. She is a River class offshore patrol vessel vessel built by Vosper Thornycroft in Southampton to serve as a fishery protection unit within the United Kingdom's waters along with her two sister ships Mersey and Severn. All three were commissioned into service in 2003 to replace the five older Island class patrol vessels.
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Description
The ships have large working decks to allow the vessels to cope in several roles, such as disaster relief, fire fighting, rescue work, and interception of other vessels. For this purpose a crane capable of lifting 25 tonnes for the use of standard containers is fitted. The deck is also large enough to permit the transport of other craft such as Oil Spill Recovery Tractors and landing craft.
General Information
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | River class patrol vessel |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Ordered: | April 2001 |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Commissioned: | January 2003 |
| Homeport: | Portsmouth |
| Displacement: | 1,677 tonnes |
| Length: | 79.9 m |
| Beam: | 13.6 m |
| Draught: | 3.8 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Ruston 12RK 270 Main engines developing 4,125 kW @ 1,000 rpm |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,800 nautical miles (14,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats and landing
craft carried: | 2 × Halmatic Jet Pacific 22 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) |
| Complement: | 30 (+ Royal Marine boarding party) |
| Armament: | 1 × 20 mm British Manufacturing and Research Company (BMARC) KAA
2 × General purpose machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: | Capable of supporting one small/medium helicopter (Sea King or Merlin) |
