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P226 HMS Spey

UK Royal Navy





IMO: 9819313
MMSI: 232015624
Flight Deck:
Call Sign: GSPY
Shipyard: Kvaerner (Govan)





  Events


History of UK HMS Spey P226

2016-dec-08OrderedOrdered
2017-aprLaid downLaid down Kvaerner (Govan)
2020-oct-28HomeportHomeport HMNB Portsmouth departed BAE Scotstoun for HMNB Portsmouth
2020-oct-28LaunchedLaunched Kvaerner (Govan) at Govan.
2021-jun-18CommissionedCommissioned Invergordon at Saltburn Pier, Invergordon.
2022-jan-26Port VisitPort Visit TO Nuku'alofa HADR called at HMNB Masefield to deliver UK aid items, following the Tonga-Hunga volcanic eruption and tsunami.
2022-marDeploymentDeployment visit to Pitcairn Island to distribute COVID-19 medical supplies.
2022-nov-24Port VisitPort Visit JP Kure alongside at Kure.
2023-febPort VisitPort Visit KH Ream Naval Base 5 day visit to Cambodia. 1st RN vessel to visit in 65 years.
2023-apr-23Port VisitPort Visit NC Noumea Naval Base visited Noumea
2023-jul-06Port VisitPort Visit AU HMAS Cairns tied up alongside HMS Tamar in Cairns.
2023-aug-07Port VisitPort Visit first Royal Navy warship visit to Brisbane, since Jul 1995.



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  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 30mm
2Naval Gun Mark 44 6 barrelled 7.62mm mingun

1Naval Radar helicopter control radar KH Sharpeye
1Naval Radar navigation radar KH Sharpeye

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
UK Royal Navy AW EH101 01
UK Royal Navy AW AW159 Wildcat HMA2 01





  Builder


UK Kvaerner (Govan), Govan






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