River (Batch 2) class - FS - Corvette IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: MW Call Sign: GMED Shipyard: Kvaerner (Govan) Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeployment History of HMS Medway P223 2014-augOrderedOrdered 2015-jun-08Laid downLaid down first steel cut Jun 2015. 2017-oct-20LaunchedLaunched at BAE Systems Scotstoun yard 2019-sep-07Port VisitPort Visit Royal Victoria Dock DSEI 2019 Arrived at RVD for DSEI 2019. 2019-sep-19CommissionedCommissioned HMD Chatham at Chatham 2020-jan-20DeploymentDeployment Caribbean Sea departed HMNB Portsmouth for Carribean as APT(N) mission. 2020-feb-27NEWSCaribbean Sea HMS Medway Takes On Caribbean Mission 2020-may-13NEWSCaribbean Sea Merlin Lands on River Batch 2 OPV 2023-feb-03DeploymentDeployment Mare Harbour FIPV relieved HMS Forth, on station, for Falkand Islands Patrol Vessel duty. 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