The HMS Smiter is a British P2000 class patrol boat. It is attached to the University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) of Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (850x567, 186 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (850x567, 186 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... A University Royal Naval Unit or URNU is a Royal Navy training establishment connected to a University, or an number of universities concentrated in one geographical area. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary authority area, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ...
External links
P2000 URNU page at Royal Navy website
The unit is home to a number of significant naval figures of the future.
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