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	Castle class patrol vessel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 'Castle' class was intended as a series of six offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy, designed in response to criticism of the previous 'Island' class.
		In the event, only two ships were built, HMS Leeds Castle and HMS Dumbarton Castle; these had significant improvements over the 'Island' class - they are 300 tonnes bigger, more stable in heavy seas, 3 knots faster and are fitted with a large flight deck that is capable of supporting a Sea King.
		The 'Castle' class is to be replaced by a River class-based vessel, HMS Clyde.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castle_class_patrol_vessel (243 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (Dr-Dz) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMS Dumbarton Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement.
		HMS Dumbarton Castle is a British Castle Class offshore patrol vessel of 1427 tons displacement launched in 1981.
		The Dupleix is a French Georges Leygues Class destroyer of 3830 tons displacement and a crew of 218 launched in 1978.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /R4B.HTM (2057 words)

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	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Castle+class+patrol+vessel (551 words)

	River class patrol vessel - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The River class is a class of three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the six ships of the Island class.
		A single, modified vessel based on the River class is also to be built for the Royal Navy, replacing the Castle class.
		A modified vessel, HMS Clyde is under construction at the Portsmouth Dockyard, to replace the two vessels of the 'Castle' class in the Falkland Islands.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/River_class_patrol_vessel (279 words)

	Royal Navy Online Research :: Information about Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This invariably tends to be a Castle class patrol vessel patrol vessel.
		This is comprised of the new River class patrol vessel patrol vessels, with a varying number of Hunt class minesweeper (1978) Minesweeper (ship) that rotate fishery protection duties with their mine counter measures work.
		Currently, a single Warship and a supporting RFA vessel is on Patrol boat as part of Operation Oracle and the Armilla Patrol, another aspect of the UK's contribution to the War on Terror.
	www.in-northcarolina.com /search/Royal_Navy.html (3168 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (Lar-Lh) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Laxen is a Danish Flyvefisken Class multi-role warship.
		The Leander Class frigates were originally armed with twin 4.5 inch guns and two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, later replaced in at least three Leander Class ships with Seacat missile launchers, and a Limbo anti-submarine mortar.
		HMS Leeds Castle is a British Castle Class offshore patrol vessel of 1427 tons displacement launched in 1980.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /R92.HTM (2697 words)

	Royal Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atlantic Patrol Task (South) constitutes the RN's considerable commitment to the South Atlantic and West African areas which is comprised of single warship accompanied by an RFA vessel.
		This is comprised of the new River-class patrol vessels, with a varying number of Hunt-class minesweepers that rotate fishery protection duties with their mine counter measures work.
		Currently, a single warship and a supporting RFA vessel is on patrol as part of Operation Oracle and the Armilla Patrol, another aspect of the UK's contribution to the War on Terror.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Navy (2900 words)

	Royal Navy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Atlantic Patrol Task (South) constitutes the RN's commitment to the South Atlantic and West African areas which is comprised of an escort vessel accompanied by an RFA vessel.
		This is comprised of the new River-class patrol vessels, with a varying number of Hunt class minesweepers that rotate fishery protection duties with their mine counter measures work.
		Currently, a single escort vessel is on patrol as part of Operation Oracle, another aspect of the UK's contribution to the War on Terror.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Navy (2155 words)

	Naval Technology - River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)
		In February 2005, the UK Ministry of Defence placed a contract with Vosper for a further vessel, a variant of the River Class, to act as the Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel.
		The patrol vessel is powered by two Ruston 12 RK 270 medium speed diesel engines, rated at 4,125kW, 1,000rpm, which drive twin controllable pitch propellers.
		The vessels have a speed of 20 knots and a range of 7,800nm at 12 knots.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/river_class (1077 words)

	Island Class Patrol Vessels
		The Island Class are lighter than the Castle class with a displacement of 1,100 tones.
		The two principle tasks of the class are the patrolling of British fishing grounds on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) and the protection of the North Sea Oil and Gas fields from terrorist threats..
		As fishery protection vessels they patrol the 200 mile fishing limit around the British coastline, which encompasses some of the world's richest fishing grounds.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/island.htm (551 words)

	Sinclair User 27 - Soft Centre 1
		You are piloting a patrol craft through deep space, on the look-out for pirates and hostile aliens.
		The castle is a complex labyrinth of rooms, courtyards, crypts and tunnels.
		The adventure is liable to be terminated abruptly at any time by the arrival of guards, falling to your death, or being electrocuted on the wire fence, and there are also a generous number of useful objects to be found such as a glass, a hacksaw and a crowbar.
	www.sincuser.f9.co.uk /027/sftcnta.htm (2846 words)

	HMS Leeds Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leeds Castle after Leeds Castle, near Maidstone in Kent.
		The first Leeds Castle (K384) was a Castle-class corvette (though later on re-designated a frigate), built in 1944.
		HMS Leeds Castle (P258) is a Castle-class patrol vessel launched in 1980.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Leeds_Castle (124 words)

	eLibrary Project : River class patrol vessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The "''River'' class" is a Ship class,class of three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the six ships of the Island class patrol vessel,''Island'' class.
		A single, modified vessel based on the River class is also to be built for the Royal Navy, replacing the Castle class patrol vessel,''Castle'' class.
		A modified vessel, HMS ''Clyde'' is under construction at the Portsmouth,Portsmouth Dockyard, to replace the two vessels of the 'Castle' class in the Falkland Islands.
	elibraryproject.com /info/River/class/patrol/vessel.html (354 words)

	HMS Leeds Castle (P258) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Her sister-ship is HMS Dumbarton Castle, which was commissioned in 1982.
		She was involved in the 1982 Falklands War, operating between the British territories of Ascension Island, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands as a dispatch vessel.
		She is currently serving as the Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel, a deployment that will encompass all of the South Atlantic Overseas Territories.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/hms_leeds_castle__p258_ (314 words)

	Castle class patrol vessel -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 'Castle' class was intended as a series of six offshore patrol vessels for the (Click link for more info and facts about Royal Navy) Royal Navy, designed in response to criticism of the previous (Click link for more info and facts about 'Island' class) 'Island' class.
		Since the (Click link for more info and facts about Falklands War) Falklands War, one ship has been kept long term in the (A group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British crown colony) Falkland Islands as a guardship.
		The 'Castle' class is to be replaced by a (Click link for more info and facts about River class) River class-based vessel, HMS Clyde.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Ca/Castle_class_patrol_vessel.htm (271 words)

	Ships of the Royal Navy - Island Class Patrol Vessels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Island Class vessels were first commissioned in 1978 and their primary purpose is fishery protection and the protection of North-Sea oil and gas platforms.
		The vessels are relatively old now although this does not harm their operational capability as these vessels do not require a high-level of modern naval equipment.
		That said, it is likely that this class will need to be replaced in the medium-term by a similar class of vessels.
	www.gillespie.ndo.co.uk /Navy/Island.htm (242 words)

	Empty File
		As well as the Coastguard's own vessels, the 15 RAN Fremantle Class Patrol Boats and their replacements and Customs' eight Bay Class vessels will assist with maritime policing, surveillance and interdiction, with Coastguard staff aboard.
		For sea patrolling, the RAN provides the equivalent of six patrol boats and the Australian Customs Service provides the equivalent of one and a half smaller Bay Class Vessels.
		The current patrol presence in the Heard and McDonald Islands fisheries zone is inadequate for sustained illegal fishing patrols.
	nisdv.bravehost.com /volunteer_coastguard.html (4165 words)

	ROYAL NAVY FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Atlantic_Patrol_Task_(North) is normally carried out by a single warship and/or RFA vessel in the Caribbean during the hurricane season from May to November.
		This invariably tends to be a Castle-class patrol vessel.
		Currently, a single warship and a supporting RFA vessel is on patrol as part of Operation_Oracle and the Armilla_Patrol, another aspect of the UK's contribution to the War_on_Terror.
	www.abait.com /Royal_Navy (2597 words)

	Ships of the Royal Navy - Castle Class Patrol Vessels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Castle Class vessels are the largest dedicated patrol vessels operated by the Royal Navy.
		The Castle class have a secondary-warfare role as minelayers.
		The Castle class does not have a hangar and so does not normally carry a helicopter.
	www.gillespie.ndo.co.uk /Navy/Castle.htm (355 words)

	Patrol Vessels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		These patrol vessels are employed to protect Britain's economy by protecting it's fishing vessels off the coast.
		The 5 Island Class patrol vessels make up the Offshore division, in addition to their fishery protection tasks outside the twelve mile coastal limit carry out regular surveillance patrols of the offshore gas and oilfield installations, to make sure that our oil and gas supplies are never in danger.
		The two Castle Class patrol vessels, which are in service with the Offshore Division, have a landing deck and fuelling facilities for the Sea King helicopter.
	www.bos.oneuk.com /patrol_vessels.htm (191 words)

	Union-Castle Line
		CLUNY CASTLE (3) was built in 1903 by Barclay, Curle and Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 5147grt, a length of 419ft 1in, a beam of 50ft 2in and a service speed of 12 knots.
		COMRIE CASTLE was built in 1903 by Barclay, Curle and Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 5167grt, a length of 419ft 1in, a beam of 50ft 2in and a service speed of 12 knots.
		GARTH CASTLE (2) was built in 1910 by Barclay, Curle and Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 7612grt, a length of 452ft 7in, a beam of 54ft 4in and a service speed of 13 knots.
	www.red-duster.co.uk /UNION15.htm (2019 words)

	Union-Castle Line
		The company's largest ship at the time she was the first in the fleet to have her dining room lit by electric light and the first of three similar vessels built between 1881 and 1883.
		In 1888 she was given a triple expansion engine which enabled to complete the mail run in 17 days and in 1894 was lengthened by 44ft and a second dummy funnel added.
		She was deployed operating one class cruises to the Norwegian Fjords and the Mediterranean.
	www.red-duster.co.uk /UNION7.htm (2696 words)

	Royal Navy: Offshore Patrol Vessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) is planned to replace HMS Dumbarton Castle and HMS Leeds Castle, two Castle Class ships currently employed in the Falkland Island role.
		Weighing in at 1,850 tonnes, the new OPV will have a crew of 34 (compared with 51 for the old Castle class ships) and be armed with a single 30mm gun.
		She will carry out patrol duties around the Falklands and their dependencies, and is able to accommodate a single helicopter up to Merlin size.
	www.martin-org.de /static/pages/8598.html (122 words)

	Peacock Class Offshore Patrol Vessels
		The five Peacock Class Offshore Patrol Vessels were ordered in 1981 to replace the ageing converted Ton Class Minesweepers as Hong Kong Patrol vessels.
		With a displacement of 652 tons, the Peacock Class measured 62.2 metres in length, 10 metres in beam and 2.72 metres in draught.
		The Peacock Class were the first warships fitted with the single 76mm Oto Melera Gun and they were also armed with four General Purpose Machine Guns and two rocket launchers amidships.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Postwar/Patrol/peacock.htm (535 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Navy - n3a10 - Patrol Vessels - Island Class - Castle Class - River Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Patrol vessels are used for fishery protection and patrolling Britain's offshore gas and oilfield installations.
		In addition these useful ships can be used further afield, eg Castle class are used in the Falklands patrol role.
		Vosper Thornycroft contracted in May 2001 for the construction, lease and support of three vessels over an initial five-year period to replace the ships of the Island Class (see previous entry). HMS Tyne was launched on 27 April 2002.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /navy/listings/l0019.html (265 words)

	Articles - HMS Dumbarton Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first Dumbarton Castle, originally of the Scots Navy was a frigate taken into the Royal Navy in 1707.
		The second Dumbarton Castle was launched as Castle-class corvette K388 and was later redesignated frigate F388.
		The third Dumbarton Castle (P265) is a Castle-class patrol vessel launched in 1981.
	www.crunner.com /articles/HMS_Dumbarton_Castle (112 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first reformation and major expansion of the Navy Royal, as it was then known, occurred in the 16th Century during the reign of King Henry VIII whose ships, the "Henri Grace a Dieu ("Great Harry")" and "Mary Rose", engaged the French navy in a battle in the Solent in 1545.
		In UK waters, the RN's presence isn't as considerable, but the protection of fishery areas and offshore gas and oil installations is provided by the Fishery Protection Squadron which is comprised of the new River-class patrol vessels.
		Though a permanent RN presence in the Far East and Pacific regions has ended, the RN deploys a significant Naval Task Group (NTG) approximately every three years as part of the Five Powers Defence Arrangements which was signed by the governments of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Royal_Navy (1789 words)

	PATROL VESSELS
		Patrol vessels are built in aluminium or in steel and aluminium.
		Patrol Vessels Note: This series has not been completed.
		These patrol vessels are employed to protect Britain's economy by protecting it's fishing vessels off the...
	www.germania-eberstadt.de /64653-patrolvessels (346 words)

	OIL MARINER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Numerous other ships, ferries, cargo ships and offshore support vessels, were known only to fellow British mariners who followed their progress, their movements detected from occasional mentions in the subtext of news reports, and technical data in the maritime press.
		In December 1990 the RFA support vessel Gold Rover had the misfortune to lose it's rudder, and it was decided that the Oil Mariner should tow it to Montevideo for repairs.
		Apart from being already on charter to the MoD she was by far the closest tug of any size to the location of the damaged vessel, though those in charge of the operation appear to have looked longingly at higher horse-power vessels which would have cost large sums to relocate.
	www.mmass.co.uk /Features/featomar.htm (3212 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Dumbarton Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Castle class has taken it in turns to rotate duties around the Falklands – three years in the South Atlantic, three years based in the UK – for the past two decades.
		Although the core of Dumbarton Castle’s time is spent around the Falklands, she pays regular visits to the more remote dependency of South Georgia (about twice every three months) and occasional ones to the South Sandwich Islands.
		As ‘Falklands guardship’ – as she’s commonly referred to – it is Dumbarton Castle’s duty to protect the islands and the UK’s territorial waters, including fishery stocks, oil and gas installations, to a 200-mile limit.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/dumbartoncastle.asp (748 words)

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