Career
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned:	28th November 2003
Decommissioned:
Fate:	Active in service as of 2005.
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1,677 tonnes
Length:	79.5 metres
Beam:	13.6 metres
Draught:
Propulsion:	2 x Ruston 12RK 270 Main Engines developing 4125kW @ 1000rpm
Speed:	16.5 knots
Range:	7800 nautical miles at a speed of 12 knots
Complement:	30 (plus Royal Marines boarding party)
Armament:	1 x 20mm BMARC KAA Gun, 2 x General Purpose Machine Guns(GPMG)
Aircraft:
Motto:

The fifth and current HMS Mersey has ended the long absence of a Mersey in the Fleet. She is a River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) designed primarily for fishery protection duties around UK waters and was launched at Southampton. She was commissioned into the Fleet on the 28th November 2003, though she is not expected to begin fishery protection duties till February 2004. She is expected to be the pinnacle in OPV's for some time into the 21st century. This image is a temporary placeholder for articles(mostly those utilizing the table from Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Tables) which still need a picture to illustrate them. ... The source for an SVG image of the White Ensign can be found at User:David Newton/SVG Graphics/White Ensign. ... (Redirected from 28th November) November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Corps of Royal Marines, usually just known as the Royal Marines (RM), are the United Kingdoms amphibious forces and a core component of the countrys Rapid Reaction Force. ... The River Mersey is a river in the north west of England. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

ship's boats: 2 x Halmatic Jet Pacific 22 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB)

Affiliations

• HMS Eaglet — The third largest Reserve Training Centre in the UK with approximately 300 reservists there. They are based in the Liverpool area.
• TS Ardent — A Sea Cadet unit operating in the Bollington and Macclesfield area. It provides young people with knowledge of naval life and enabling them to have a sense of achievement and responsibility that will keep them in good stead for many years to come.