2 x Ruston 12RK 270 Main Engines developing 4125kW @ 1000rpm
Speed:
21 kts
Range:
5500 nautical miles at 12 knots
Complement:
36 (Room for 20 extra personnel)
Armament:
30mm gun
Aircraft:
Flight Deck Arrangements sufficient size to take for a Lynx, Sea King and Merlin Helicopters
Motto:
HMS Clyde (P257) is the ninth ship in the Royal Navy to bear the name. She was launched on 14 June2006 in Portsmouth Naval Base by VT Group shipbuilders in Portsmouth, England and is the fourth vessel of the River class and the first of a lengthened variety with a displacement of 1,850 tonnes and a 30mm Oerlikon KCB gun. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... VT Group plc is the company formerly known as Vosper Thornycroft. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... River Class The River class is a class of three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the six ships of the Island class. ... Oerlikon is a Swiss anti-aircraft artillery manufacturer made famous by its 20mm cannons in World War II. Copies and derivatives of these designs were used by the Germans, French, British and Japanese weapon manufacturers. ...
Clyde was the first ship built entirely in Portsmouth Naval base for 40 years and has been constructed along side the bow and superstructure sections for the new Type 45 destroyersHMS Daring (D32) and HMS Dauntless (D33). She was named in a ceremony on 7 September2006 as she had not received a traditional launching ceremony [1]. Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. ... Launch of HMS Daring. ... HMS Daring is the lead ship of the Type 45 or D Class of air defence destroyer (AAW) being built for the Royal Navy and the seventh to hold that name. ... HMS Dauntless is the second ship of the Type 45 or D Class of air defence destroyer (AAW) being built for the Royal Navy. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Upon commissioning into active service she will be sent to the South Atlantic to relieve HMS Dumbarton Castle as the Royal Navy's patrol vessel in the area based in the Falkland Islands. Unlike predecessors in this role it is anticipated that HMS Clyde will be able to stay in Atlantic waters for some five years until 2012 when she will return to the United Kingdom for a refit. HMS Dumbarton Castle main role is the protection of the offshore assets of the United Kingdom, including our oil and gas installations and fisheries out to the 200 mile limit. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See HMS Clyde for other ships of this name. A Patrol Ship currently under construction by VT ship builders in Portsmouth, England, For the Royal navy. ...
References
^ Royal Navy press release on launching of Clyde retrieved 11 September 2006
Mersey | Severn | Tyne | Clyde River Class The River class is a class of three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the six ships of the Island class. ... The fifth and current HMS Mersey has ended the long absence of a Mersey in the Fleet. ... The ninth and current HMS Severn is a River class offshore patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... The 6th Ship to use the name HMS Tyne. ...
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