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  • UK Modified River class

    UK River class
    Corvette
    ships



    2007    


        Derivatives / Succeeded by
    UK Port of Spain class --
                            BR Amazonas class 2012
                                                    UK River (Batch 2) class --
    TH Modified River class 2013


    Specifications

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    36crew
    22troops
    1854full load (tn)
    81.50length (m)
    13.60beam (m)
    3.80draught (m)
    5500range (nm)
    19max speed (knots)
    2Naval Engine diesel - Ruston RK270

    Aircraft

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        Typical Max
    Landing platform only. No hangar
    UK Royal Navy AW EH101 01
    TH Royal Thai Navy AW Super Lynx mk110 01

    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Shipyards

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    UK HMD Portsmouth - Portsmouth1


    List of Ships

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    TTTrinidad and Tobago Coast GuardPort of Spain class Port of Spain----
    Amazonas class BR Brazilian Navy P120 BNS Amazonas 2012--
    TTTrinidad and Tobago Coast GuardPort of Spain class Scarborough----
    Amazonas class BR Brazilian Navy P121 BNS Apa 2012--
    TTTrinidad and Tobago Coast GuardPort of Spain class San Fernando----
    Amazonas class BR Brazilian Navy P122 BNS Araguari 2013--
    UKRoyal NavyP257HMS ClydeGXRS - CD2007--
    BH Royal Bahrain Naval Force 80 RBNS Al Zubara 2020--
    THRoyal Thai NavyOPV 551Modified River class HTMS Krabi2013--
    UKRoyal NavyP222River (Batch 2) class HMS ForthGFTH2018--
    UKRoyal NavyP223River (Batch 2) class HMS MedwayGMED - MW2019--
    UKRoyal NavyP224River (Batch 2) class HMS TrentGTNT2020--
    UKRoyal NavyP233River (Batch 2) class HMS TamarGTMR - TM2020--
    UKRoyal NavyP226River (Batch 2) class HMS SpeyGSPY2021--

    10 units


    Events

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    2005-feb-25OrderedUK P257 HMS Clyde from VT Shipbuilding, Portsmouth
    2005-junLaid downUK P257 HMS Clyde
    2006-jun-14LaunchedUK P257 HMS Clyde
    2007-jul-5CommissionedUK P257 HMS Clyde
    2007-aug-20DeploymentUK P257 HMS Clyde assigned to BFSAI
    departed HMNB Portsmouth to become Falkland Islands Patrol ship, relieving HMS Dumbarton Castle, and replacing the Castle class vessels in this role.
    2017-jan-9RefitUK P257 HMS Clyde completed refit at Simons Town in Apr 2017
    2018-mayUK P257 HMS Clyde Relief as Falklands Guardship delayed, possibly by 6 months or more, after serious faults discovered in newly built HMS Forth, the relieving vessel.
    2019-dec-15Port VisitUK P257 HMS Clyde Visited Lisbon on return leg to UK as Falklands Guardship.
    2019-dec-20Port VisitUK P257 HMS Clyde returned to HMNB Porstmouth after 12 years, flying her paying off pennant, to prepare for decommissioning, having been replaced in the Falklands by HMS Forth.
    2020-augFate: transferedUK P257 HMS Clyde from BAE Systems to Bahraini Navy as RBNS Al Zubara
    2020-augCommissionedBH 80 RBNS Al Zubara Handed over at Portsmouth
    2020-oct-9DeploymentBH 80 RBNS Al Zubara departed BAE Systems Portsmouth, on 1st voyage to Bahrain






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