River (Batch 2) class - FS - Corvette IMO: 9819301 MMSI: 232015625 Flight Deck: TM Call Sign: GTMR Shipyard: Kvaerner (Govan) Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeploymentAircraft History of HMS Tamar P233 2016-dec-08Laid downLaid down Originally allocated pennant no P225 2018-oct-17LaunchedLaunched Launched At Govan to complete fitting out. (Scotstoun at capacity, fitting out HMS Medway and HMS Trent). 2019-mar-22 Naming ceremony at Govan, initially with ITU callsign MDCU7 2020-may-27AircraftAircraft 1st Landing Wildcat HMA.2 of 815 NAS conducts first deck landing, in Plymouth Sound. 2020-jun-04 first raise of the White Ensign at HMNB Devonport 2020-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Operating on the Clyde. 2020-sep-07Port VisitPort Visit Tower Bridge Upper 1st visit to London, tied up alongside HMS Belfast. Departed 16 Sep. 2020-dec-17CommissionedCommissioned Formally Commissioned 2021-jun-10DeploymentDeployment St Ives Bay G7 G7 Summit 2021 standing off Carbis Bay, during G7 Summit in Cornwall 2023-jun-29Port VisitPort Visit Lancron Naval Base arrived in Port Moresby for 4 day visit. 2024-feb-25Port VisitPort Visit HMNZD Devonport visiting Auckland 2024-mar-16Port VisitPort Visit Port of Suva alongside in Suva Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications River (Batch 2) class 34crew 24troops 2000full load (tn) 90length (m) 5500range (nm) 24max speed (knots) 9875power (shp) 2Naval Engine diesel 1Naval Gun DS30M 30mm2Naval Gun Mark 44 6 barrelled 7.62mm mingun 1Naval Radar helicopter control radar KH Sharpeye1Naval Radar navigation radar KH Sharpeye Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar Royal Navy AW EH101 01 Royal Navy AW AW159 Wildcat HMA2 01 Builder Kvaerner (Govan), Govan