HMS Trent (P224)
HMS Trent entering Portsmouth for the first time
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Name | HMS Trent |
Operator | Royal Navy |
Ordered | August 2014 |
Builder | BAE Systems Naval Ships |
Laid down | 7 October 2015 (Steel cut) |
Launched | 20 March 2018 |
Sponsored by | Pamela Potts |
Christened | 13 March 2018 |
Commissioned | 3 August 2020 |
Homeport | HMNB Gibraltar |
Identification |
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Status | Forward deployed to Gibraltar for Mediterranean/Gulf of Guinea operations[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Batch 2 River-class patrol vessel |
Displacement | 2,000 tonnes |
Length | 90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)[2] |
Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
Speed | 25 kn (46 km/h) |
Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) |
Endurance | 35 days |
Boats & landing craft carried | Two rigid inflatable boats |
Capacity | 70 |
Complement | 34 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Merlin capable flight deck |
HMS Trent is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel, named after the River Trent. This is the sixth Royal Navy ship named Trent. She is the third Batch 2 River-class vessel to be commissioned and is forward deployed long-term to Gibraltar.
Construction[]
On 6 November 2013 it was announced that the Royal Navy had signed an Agreement in Principle to build three new offshore patrol vessels, based on the River-class design, at a fixed price of £348 million including spares and support. In August 2014, BAE Systems signed the contract to build the ships on the Clyde in Scotland. The Ministry of Defence stated that the Batch 2 ships are capable of being used for constabulary duties such as "counter-terrorism, counter-piracy and anti-smuggling operations". According to BAE Systems, the vessels are designed to deploy globally, conducting anti-piracy, counter-terrorism and anti-smuggling tasks currently conducted by frigates and destroyers.
Steel was cut, marking the start of construction of Trent, on 7 October 2015 at the BAE Systems Govan shipyard in Glasgow. Trent was officially named – the equivalent to a traditional slipway launch – on the south bank of the Clyde at BAE's Govan yard on 13 March 2018, completing her first sea trials in June the following year.[3] She made her first entry into Portsmouth Harbour on 19 December 2019.[4]
Operational history[]
She was commissioned on 3 August 2020[5][6] and deployed to the Mediterranean for NATO Operation Sea Guardian, before returning to the UK in September.
The 2021 defence white paper announced that HMS Trent would be permanently based in Gibraltar for operations in the Mediterranean and in the Gulf of Guinea.[7] HMS Trent arrived in Gibraltar in April 2021.[8]
References[]
- ^ "HMS Trent leaves Portsmouth as she heads to her new role in the Mediterranean".
- ^ "Work begins on third Royal Navy Patrol Vessel". GOV.UK. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "HMS TRENT COMPLETES SEA TRIALS". Royal Navy.
- ^ "EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENCE AS HMS TRENT DEBUTS IN PORTSMOUTH". Royal Navy.
- ^ "HMS Trent departs on her first deployment" (Press release). Royal Navy. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "HMS Trent Commissioned Into Royal Navy In Portsmouth". Forces News. Portsmouth. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "What the 2021 Integrated Review means to the Royal Navy ?". 23 March 2021.
- ^ "HMS Trent arrives in Gibraltar, its new operating base".
External links[]
- River-class patrol vessels
- Ships built on the River Clyde
- Ships of the Fishery Protection Squadron of the United Kingdom
- 2018 ships