River (Batch 2) class Amazonas class Corvette ships Order placed with BAE Systems in Aug 2014 for 3 Ocean Patrol Vessels. Thanks to a urea filter which reduces nitrogen oxide emissions from the diesel generators by about 90%, HMS Spey will be one of the most environmentally friendly ships to join the fleet. HMS Spey’s departure marks the completion of the Batch 2 OPV programme build phase, which has seen BAE Systems design, construct, commission and deliver five River Class OPVs to the Royal Navy in six years. No guests were invited for the ceremony to change the Blue Ensign – denoting a ship in government service – for White, and only essential personnel were on board with Spey, which is expected to depart Portsmouth next month for the first time. Once commissioned, she will enter a period of ship’s staff workup and her first maintenance period under the Contractor Logistics Support programme (CLS) which will be delivered by BAE Systems’ Maritime Services business, which delivers upkeep and maintenance for the entire Royal Navy surface fleet based at Portsmouth. She is the fourth Batch 2 River-class vessel to be built. Share with: Link: Copy link. HMS Spey’s departure marks the completion of the Batch 2 OPV programme build phase, which has seen BAE Systems design, construct, commission and deliver five River Class OPVs to the Royal Navy in six years. Final River-class Batch 2 OPV joins Royal Navy January 13, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic The final of five new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) has formally joined the Royal Navy in last week’s short ceremony to raise the White Ensign for the first time on HMS Spey (P234) . Apr 2, 2021 - Explore Navy Lookout's board "River class OPVs (Batch 2)", followed by 551 people on Pinterest. In April 2018 it was announced that both Batch 1 and Batch 2 ships would stay in service, except for one of the old ships, HMS Severn, which had already been decommissioned in 2017. The final of five new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) has formally joined the Royal Navy in last week’s short ceremony to raise the White Ensign for the first time on HMS Spey (P234). The Batch 1 ships of the class replaced the seven ships of the Island class and the two Castle-class patrol vessels. HTMS Krabi was the first of two ships adapting the River design for the Royal Thai Navy and built in Thailand. The River b2's have the construction standards to bring them up to a standard where they can, likely, be present at shooty events but they are still OPV's. Syndication © Copyright Military Leak 2021, All Rights Reserved. HMS Forth (P222), the first of the Royal Navy’s second batch of Offshore Patrol Vessels, sails down the Clyde towards the open sea for the first time (RN photo) At its peak, the programme sustained approximately 1400 jobs within BAE Systems and delivered a supply chain spend of almost £240m to more than 150 suppliers across the UK and Europe. RIB launch and recovery can be carried out in wave conditions up to Sea State 5, with wave heights between 2.5m and 4m, using single-man operation, single-point lift davits. Royal Navy press release. HMS TAMAR is the fourth River-class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel to be accepted by the UK Ministry of Defence since BAE Systems cut steel on the first of class, HMS Forth, in October 2014. Share. The original BAES OPV design has been modified with significant ‘warshipy’ type upgrades, as the article describes. Share with: Link: Copy link. Batch 2: Forth, Medway, Trent: On 6 November 2013 it was announced that the British Government had signed an Agreement in Principle to build three new offshore patrol vessels, based on the River-class design, at a fixed price of £348 million including spares and support for the Royal Navy. Share with: Link: Copy link. Royal Navy commissions 4th Batch 2 River-class OPV, Royal Navy’s final River-class OPV leaves Glasgow shipyard, BAE Systems launches Royal Navy’s 5th Astute-class sub, Royal Navy unveils names of two new patrol boats, BAE Systems rolls out forward section of Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigate, Royal Navy tests software to rapidly map the seabed, Final River-class Batch 2 OPV joins Royal Navy. It doesn't seem like five minutes since work started on the batch 2 Rivers. Tamar during a visit to London in September 2020. A total of nine were built for the Royal Navy (RN), four Batch 1 and five of the significantly different Batch 2. One Batch 1 (HMS Clyde), which was the Falklands guard-ship, has been decommissioned and sold to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force. The fifth and last ship, HMS Spey, which was christened in October 2019, is nearing the end of construction in Scotland. History Construction. Forum rules. The three ships of the Amazonas-class corvette in service with the Brazilian Navy were developed from the Batch 1 River-class design, and the Royal Navy’s Batch 2 ships were in turn based upon the Amazonas design. River Batch 2. The Royal Navy is looking at how they might increase the lethality of their new River Class Batch II Offshore Patrol Vessels. The Batch 1 ships of the class replaced the seven ships of the Island class and the two Castle-class patrol vessels. In early 2001, the Ministry of Defence placed an order with Vosper Thornycroft(VT) for three River-class offshore patrol vessels to replace the Island class. The Medway is the second Batch 2 River Class vessel to be The Marine Management Organisation – which patrols Britain's waters – has four Royal Navy river-class offshore patrol vessels at its disposal, which are tasked with enforcement and protection of fisheries. The fourth OPV in the Batch 2, HMS Tamar, was welcomed into the fleet in June 2020. River Batch 2. Breaking Military News And Defense Technology. A further two were announced in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review and order confirmed in Dec 2016. Having recently completed a programme of successful sea trials to fully test the vessel, HMS Spey will now join her four sister ships in the Royal Navy fleet. HMS Medway is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Navy.Named after the River Medway in Kent, she was the second Batch 2 River-class vessel to be commissioned and is assigned long-term as Royal Navy guardship in the Caribbean. The new offshore patrol vessel is an evolution of the 80m River Class vessels used by the British Royal Navy. Royal Navy commissions 4th Batch 2 River-class OPV The Royal Navy on December 17 welcomed HMS Tamar into the bosom Fleet, as for the fourth new River Class patrol ship was commissioned in Portsmouth. The 2000-ton newbuild was delivered to Portsmouth Naval Base in October from BAE Systems’ shipyards on the Clyde for the final stages of construction before Spey’s crew took custody of it on 7 January 2021. Kelvin Hughes has been selected to supply its SharpEye radar system for the new Batch 2 River class offshore patrol vessels HMS Forth, HMS Medway, HMS Trent, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey. HMS Spey, the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), departed BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow on her delivery voyage to her new home of Portsmouth Naval Base. On March 13 2020, Royal Navy released a video footage on HMS Medway official twitter account, showing a Royal Navy Merlin HC.4 helicopter landing on a River Batch 2 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on deployment for the first time. Final Royal Navy River Class Batch 2 OPV Departs Glasgow for Her New Home in Portsmouth. “Save the Royal Navy” describes itself as “an online campaign but not an organisation as such,” so not an official voice of the Royal Navy. Through these programmes, the Company is able to maintain critical engineering skills that are vital to sustaining the UK’s world-leading industrial base, as well as supporting the continual development of its employees’ capabilities in the design, construction, and integration of complex warships. Spey will need to complete a series of safety and readiness checks, successfully complete about a month of operational sea training later this year and then it can be formally commissioned into the fleet like its sisters HMS Tamar and Trent did during 2020. Unfortunately, all this time and effort and money has been expended on a tiny little hull with minimal utility. The five new Batch 2 ships provide overseas Forward Presence, performing maritime security duties and disaster relief operations, often supported by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel. Steel was cut on 10 October 2014 and started entering service from 2017, with the last being delivered in August 2020. RENDERS BY URBANSLICK The River class is a class of offshore patrol vessels built primarily for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.A total of nine are planned for the Royal Navy; four Batch 1 and five Batch 2. HMS Spey’s departure marks the completion of the Batch 2 OPV programme build phase, which has seen BAE Systems design, construct, commission and deliver five River Class OPVs to the Royal Navy in six years. On November 6, 2013, the Royal Navy announced it had signed an Agreement in Principle to build three new offshore patrol vessels, based on the River Class design. Forum rules. MilitaryLeak is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.