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Tyne gives foreign officers a chance to command a warship

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The crew of HMS Tyne gave junior officers from around the globe the chance to command a warship for the first time.

The patrol ship, which acts as the eyes and ears of the Navy around the UK and ensures fishermen stick to legal quotas, gave students on the International Small Ships Command Course the full range of challenges the captain of an 1,800-tonne warship might face: from losing a sailor overboard and coping with fires, to dealing with breakdowns, salvage operations, SOS calls and navigating in congested waters.

Nine officers – from Nigeria, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Guyana, Kenya and Lebanon – are being assessed on the course which is run by HMS Collingwood in Fareham.

The practical phase – in the South Coast Exercise Areas between Portland and the Isle of Wight – demands some sea time, providing them with the opportunity to command as well as learn how the RN operates offshore patrol vessels.

Ships of a similar size to Tyne – 1,700 tonnes, 260ft long – are the backbone of many of the students’ navies, while the River class in general serve as a crucial breeding ground for captains of British frigates and destroyers.
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Lucky Severn as patrol boat outfoxes would-be submarine commanders

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In the cross-hairs of a prospective submarine commander is HMS Severn – and beyond evasive manoeuvres, there’s not a lot she can do about it.

The patrol ship dropped normal fishery protection duties for a few days to help train submarine skippers of tomorrow in the final ‘live action’ phase of their training and assessment on the infamous Perisher course.

After a few days of high-speed manoeuvres with the Trafalgar-class submarine and Severn playing cat and mouse in close proximity, Perisher closed with a day-night exercise with the added frisson of HMS Somerset entering the fray.

The frigate was charged with hunting down the submarine – and making sure Severn, playing the role of a vital supply ship, was not torpedoed.

Hugging the coast disguised as a fishing vessel with her radars switched off, running different engine configurations and with bright lights flooding the cargo deck, Severn successfully remained undetected and watched the game of hunter and hunted from a safe distance.
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Madeleine Moon MP asking questions regarding offshore patrol vessels, whether there are any plans to increase numbers and for an assessment of OPV needs after leaving the EU. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?i ... #g54224.r0

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The Royal Navy provides up to three vessels for the purposes of fisheries control, including the enforcement of EU fishing quotas in the offshore waters of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Fisheries control in the waters off Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Cefas has one vessel which undertakes scientific research in offshore waters, including the monitoring of fish stocks.

Work is also being conducted to scope the utility of using other vessels, such as those owned and operated by Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities, for offshore monitoring.

Operating outside the Common Fisheries Policy will give us the opportunity to establish a new fisheries regime that better meets the UK’s needs. We are reviewing all aspects of fisheries management, including the future requirements for patrol vessels, and will work with stakeholders, Devolved Administrations and other Government Departments to agree the most effective way to achieve this.

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There was document showing how much the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs was paying the RN for the service, it originally included provisions for all thee rivers, but declined rapidly, and now there are never three allocated to it.

Coming out of the Common Fisheries Policy will be a massive change for the current plan, and with that the Royal Navy should sack off fisheries protection and hand it over to a civilian agency just like the Scottish government do. Pay for it through an increase in licence revenue once there is more value being landed through UK ports.

Leave the RN for more important stuff.
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On 24 April 2017, in a written answer to a question raised by Sir Nicholas Soames, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Defence Harriet Baldwin stated Severn would be decommissioned in 2017, with Mersey and Clyde following in 2019[14]. As of April 2017, no date has been given Tyne's decommissioning.

Has anyone expressed an interest in purchasing a Batch1 yet?

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Galloglass wrote:Clyde following in 2019
That will be interesting, with "escort" numbers being stretched and no comparable "guard ship" to step in.
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Galloglass wrote:
Has anyone expressed an interest in purchasing a Batch1 yet?

What could be the price? :?:
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Oi. News thread only.

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ArmChairCivvy wrote:That will be interesting, with "escort" numbers being stretched and no comparable "guard ship" to step in.
Enterprise again?
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ArmChairCivvy wrote:
Galloglass wrote:Clyde following in 2019
That will be interesting, with "escort" numbers being stretched and no comparable "guard ship" to step in.
shark bait wrote:
ArmChairCivvy wrote:That will be interesting, with "escort" numbers being stretched and no comparable "guard ship" to step in.
Enterprise again?
Surely Forth will replace Clyde, she will have been commissioned for at least 12 months before Clyde is retired?

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Galloglass wrote:Has anyone expressed an interest in purchasing a Batch1 yet?
According to bdmilitary.com (paywalled) Bangladesh appear to be interested and gave them the once over in September last year
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