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	River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs)
		As fishery protection vessels, they will patrol the 200 mile fishing limit around the British coastline to ensure that UK and EU and regulations (such as limits on net sizes and catch rates) are adhered to and they will also mediate disputes between fishermen of different nationalities.
		The River Class will also be able to perform other duties such as patrolling North Sea Oil and Gas fields, assisting HM Customs and Excise, guarding against pollution and environmental threats to the sea, undertaking scientific and marine studies and assisting vessels or persons in distress.
		The River Class will be available for patrol duty for twice as many days a year than the Island Class and it is therefore claimed that this enables the three new ships to carry out the same tasks as the five vessels they replace.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/river.htm (1486 words)

	Naval Technology - River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)
		The River Class is equipped with a Rhode and Schwarz military communications suite operating in HF/VHF and UHF bands, Furuno maritime VHF communications set, INMARSAT-B satellite communications and GMDSS Area A3 military communications.
		River Class roll damping capability, provided by the semi active stabiliser tank, is useful in RIB launch and recovery operations.
		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.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/river_class (1100 words)

	HMS Mersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The third HMS Mersey was the name of a class of Protected cruisers were relatively modern, in that they were the first cruisers that had discarded their sailing rigs in the design, that was synonymous with the old wooden warships, and were now solely steam powered warships.
		She was launched at Chatham, United Kingdom in March 1885, but had a relatively mundane career and was sold for breaking in 1905.
		She is a River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) designed primarily for fishery protection duties around [UK] waters and was launched at Southampton.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/h/hm/hms_mersey.html (664 words)

	"By Sea, Air, and Land" Chapter 3
		These revolutionary vessels were unsuited to patrols in the rough seas off Vietnam and were too mechanically complex for the repair facilities in the combat theater.
		The PBR, the ubiquitous workhorse of the River Patrol Force, was manned by a crew of four bluejackets, equipped with a Pathfinder surface radar and two radios, and commonly armed with two twin- mounted.50-caliber machine guns forward, M-60 machine guns (or a grenade launcher) port and starboard amidship, and a.50-caliber aft.
		The 57-foot, fiberglass-hulled vessels were armed with machine guns and grenade launchers and carried surface radars and minesweeping gear for clearing explosives from the key waterways.
	www.history.navy.mil /seairland/chap3.htm (19569 words)

	Navy Matters \| River Class
		Vessel length is about 80 metres (260ft), armament will be restricted to just a single 20mm calibre main gun and machine guns.
		Like the Island Class the new ships will have good sea keeping abilities and will be very maneuverable in order to match the qualities of the vessels that they will have to deal with.
		The vessel includes a flight deck for land based small/medium helicopters and aviation facilities can be enhanced to handle larger helicopters or to provide storage and maintenance facilities for helicopters.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /fopv.htm (925 words)

	River class patrol vessel biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The 'River' class is the latest class of Offshore Patrol Vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the 'Island' class.
		The ships are larger than the 'Island's, and, in addition to all of their other features, have a large open deck aft, which allows the ships to be fitted with specific equipment for a specific role, which can include fire-fighting, disaster relief and anti-pollution work.
		Instead they were constructed under an arrangement with the shipbuilder, Vosper Thorneycroft, which sees the Navy charter the vessels from the shipbuilder, with the shipbuilder responsible for all maintenance and support for the ships during the period of the charter.
	www.biography.ms /River_class_patrol_vessel.html (226 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Royal Navy
		RFA vessels wear the Blue Ensign, defaced with an upright gold killick anchor and are manned predominantly with civilian mariners of the MOD Civil Service.
		The first reformation and major expansion of the Navy Royal, as it was then known, occurred in the 16th century during the reign of Henry VIII whose ships, Henri GrÃ¢ce a Dieu ("Great Harry") and Mary Rose, engaged the French navy in the battle of the Solent in 1545.
		New additions to the fleet were therefore minimal during the 1920s, the only major new vessels being the two units of the Nelson class of battleships and fifteen heavy cruisers of the County and York classes.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Royal_Navy (5717 words)

	Patrol boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A patrol boat is a small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence duties.
		They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force and may be intended for marine (blue water) and/or estuarine or river ("brown water") environments.
		Patrol boats are typically around 30m (100 ft) in length and usually carry a single artillery gun as main armament, and a variety of lighter secondary armament such as machine guns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patrol_boat (224 words)

	2nd Class GB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The vessel waslaunched in 1860 in Cartagena, Spain.
		The vessel was decommissoned at Hong Kong on November 6, 1928 and sunk as a target near the China coast on November 21, 1828.
		The vessel was decommissoned at Hong Kong on April 19, 1911 and struck from the Navy rolls in June 17, 1911 and sold.
	www.spanamwar.com /span2ndclassgunboats2.htm (2123 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - New approach with HMS Tyne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		This first River-class offshore patrol vessel, due to be handed over to the Navy next month, was named by Lady Squire, wife of Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, Chief of the Air Staff.
		As a patrol ship, Tyne’s primary role will be to enforce national and EU fisheries legislation around the British coastline and the protection of oil and gas installations, although she will be able to fulfil other roles, including environmental protection work.
		VT is hoping that an export version of the River class will provoke interest from outside the Royal Navy for use in a diverse range of operational scenarios linked to national Exclusive Economic Zones.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2002/0210/0002100901.asp (672 words)

	River Class Fleet Minesweepers (MSF)
		classes of mine warfare vessels, the River Class were not built with Glass Re-enforced Plastic (GRP) but with a traditional steel hull.
		Unlike the Hunt Class, which is designed principally for coastal work, the River Class was intended to operate in deep water and ocean environments, if necessary for long periods of time without support.
		For this role her gun was removed, and she was fitted with extra accommodation and a class room and additional radar's, gyros and computers.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Postwar/Mine/river.htm (780 words)

	HMS Clyde, a New Offshore Patrol Vessel (Helicopter) for the Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The vessel is destined to be the patrol ship for the Falkland Islands.
		Similar River Class vessels already in service and built by VT. They are used for fishery protection work around the UK coast.
		Among the ship’s enhanced features compared to the River Class is a flight deck capable of accepting helicopters up to the size of the new Merlin aircraft.
	www.defense-update.com /products/c/clyde.htm (267 words)

	bymnews.com
		The decision to transfer the crew and abandon movistar was made in the light of the extreme weather expected.
		When asked for assistance, the Royal Navy responded immediately and HMS Mersey, a River class offshore patrol vessel built for UK fishery protection, has left Milford Haven in South Wales and is expected to rendezvous with ABN AMRO TWO in approximately eight hours’ time and shepherd ABN AMRO TWO to the nearest coast.
		Food and personal items were transferred with the crew of movistar and ABN AMRO TWO is equipped with two ten-man life rafts if required.
	www.bymnews.com /new/content/view/29574/48 (268 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Navy - n3a10 - Vessels - Island Class - Castle Class - River Class - HMS Dumbarton Castle - Tyne - ...
		Patrol vessels are used for fishery protection and patrolling Britain's offshore gas and oilfield installations.
		Castle class Castle class vessels have been used in the Falklands patrol role.
		Each vessel has a large working cargo deck that that allows the vessel to be equipped for a specific role such as disaster relief, anti-pollution, fire fighting, rescue work or interception of other vessels.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /navy/listings/l0019.html (260 words)

	Liverpool Photos
		Liverpool's river front was given the honour of being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 based on Liverpool's history as a Maritime Mercantile city.
		River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) used for fishery protection duties around UK waters and was launched at Southampton.
		The Albion Class, Landing Platform Dock Ships (LPD’s) primary function is to embark, transport, and deploy and recover (by air and sea) troops and their equipment, vehicles and miscellaneous cargo, forming part of an Amphibious Assault Force.
	www.redstarline.org.uk /liverpool_mersey.html (804 words)

	Maritime Security - Offshore Patrol Vessels - Corvette-sized OPVs - Coastal Patrol - CASR In Detail - Canadian American ...
		Iceland as case studies for smaller patrol vessels.
		These vessels are shorter than originally intended and, in the process of redesign, lost their planned hangar.
		The primary role for the Rivers [4] is fisheries patrol (which is reflected in both its light armament and a modest top speed, see specifications).
	www.sfu.ca /casr/id-opv-small.htm (595 words)

	Molniya Class - Project 1242.1 / 1241.8
		With a skilled operator, Russian-built patrol craft armed with Sunburn antiship missiles would be a significant threat to any seagoing adversary.
		On of the major types of the vessels built by Vumpel is the Project 1241.8 Molniya Missile Boat.
		Vympel can only sell its patrol craft to foreign buyers since it is unlikely the Russian navy will procure new equipment in the near future.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1242.htm (1035 words)

	HMS Tyne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She served in World War II and the Korean War and was scrapped in 1972.
		The sixth and current Tyne (P281) is a River-class patrol vessel.
		This is a list of ships with the same or similar names.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Tyne (174 words)

	Endeavour and Sundowner join Little Ships crossing - by Classic Boat magazine
		Other newcomers to the crossing, which takes place every five years, include the recently rebuilt 55ft (16.8m) 1921 gaff-rigged Dundee ketch, Angele Aline and Coronia, a 72-ton steel passenger yacht, built 1935 in Great Yarmouth, and renamed HMS Watchful when she was requisitioned by the Admiralty.
		Trekking from further afield to attend the event are Amazone (ex-Mermaiden), a 72ft (22m) steel yacht from Holland, and Wairakei II, a 52ft (15.9m) motor yacht, built 1931, coming from Mallorca via the canals.
		Two newly-restored vessels, the Leigh cockler Endeavour and the East Kent Maritime Trust's motor yacht Sundowner, will be joining the flotilla of over 60 Dunkirk Little Ships as they make their return to the beaches this weekend.
	www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20050426093738cbnews.html (267 words)

	Offshore Patrol Vessels
		Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) offer an interesting alternative to navies looking at the future balance of their surface fleets in the 21st Century.
		There will also be an examination of what partner nations are looking for in their own patrol craft and what industry can offer as solutions in these areas.
		Admiral Jaeger will analyse vessel design, national requirements, core capabilities and other factors that impact upon fleet makeup using the Norwegian Navy’s vast experience of patrol craft operation as a reference.
	www.iqpc.co.uk /gb-2736/diary (484 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - TYNESIDE CEREMONIES FOR FISHERY SHIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The River-class patrol vessel is due to arrive in North Shields on October 20.
		Two days later, the freedom of the Borough of North Tyneside will be bestowed on the vessel – with the demise of HMS Newcastle, Tynesiders are keen to maintain affiliations with the Senior Service.
		King Harald V is visiting London with his royal yacht Norge – a former RN anti-submarine escort – and Tyne has the honour of escorting the vessel up the Thames and serving as its guardship for the duration of the king’s visit.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2005/0509/0005090202.asp (262 words)

	Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		HMS MERSEY was commissioned in 2004 and is the third River class to enter service after her sister ships TYNE and SEVERN.
		The River Class is the Royal Navy's newest class of ship to enter operational service into the Fleet.
		She routinely patrols the British fishery limits, which expand out to 200 miles from the UK shoreline, and the International Waters beyond.
	www.dartmouthregatta.co.uk /guardship6.html (629 words)

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		The vessel then stopped and the first mate was sent with the papers to the U-boat, but the task was difficult due to the high seas and the darkness.
		This is a reflection of the heavy Allied losses in capital ships to Japanese action in the Pacific 1942 - Commander of the USN's Eastern Sea Frontier is given operational control of certain USAAF units for antisubmarine patrol duty in the Atlantic.
		The vessel was taken in tow by armed trawler HMS Man O'War, beached south of Cape Figalo, Algeria and became a total loss.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/march/26Mar.txt (1164 words)

	OPV Offshore-Patrol-Vessels / naval / police / coast guard ships with Jastram marine steering hydraulic cylinders and ...
		Asian off-shore patrol vessel seatrials - armed and equipped with twin RIBs
		"The vessel is classed by the American Bureau of Shipping as ABS+A1E+AMS, and meets or exceeds US Navy criteria, including the Ocean Service 1(a) requirement that it be able to weather the full force of tropical cyclones, this being, for design purposes to comprise a minimum assumed wind speed of 100 knots on the beam"
		Patrol vessel - armed - Carribean - Columbia
	www.jastram.com /patrol/default.htm (497 words)

	Patrol offshore / naval / police / coast guard vessels - Jastram marine steering hydraulic cylinders and electronic ...
		Patrol offshore / naval / police / coast guard vessels - Jastram marine steering hydraulic cylinders and electronic control systems
		This ABS Type Approval certifies that the design of the Model S cylinders is in accordance with the ABS rules and requirements, and the quality of the products is in consistent compliance with the ABS manufacturing standards.
		The Jastram Model S cylinders are most frequently installed on commercial work boats, supply vessels, large passenger vessels, megayachts, tankers, and icebreakers.
	www.bc1.com /netpac/jastram/patrol/default.htm (570 words)

	Volvo Ocean Race News at Gunwharf Quays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Four of the seven Volvo Ocean Race yachts made it safely into Gunwharf Quays on Sunday afternoon but there was high drama out to sea when moviestar crew had to abandoned their vessel.
		The Royal Navy having immediately responded to a request for help by sending the Fisheries Patrol vessel HMS Mersey, a River Class Offshore Patrol vessel from Milford Haven in Wales.
		However, TWO seems to be outrunning their escort which has a top speed of just 20 knots according to the Royal Navy web site while TWO is hitting mid 20s despite their extra cargo.
	www.gunwharf-quays.com /VolvoOceanRaceNews-16.htm (494 words)

	Royal Navy
		Between 1793 and 1815 the Royal Navy lost 344 vessels to non-combat causes - 75 by foundering, 254 shipwrecked and 15 from accidental burnings or explosions.
		Victory class ship of the line: HMS Victory (Flagship of the Second Sea Lord)
		Invincible class aircraft carrier: HMS Invincible (Reserve, mothballed)
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/royal_navy.html (3830 words)

	RiverBills
		It was a picture of the start of the changing of the colors on the bluffs that grace our river along the Great River Road between the cities of Grafton and Alton, IL.
		It was a picture of the Grafton Ferry as it crosses the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers heading for the ferry landing in Grafton, IL.
		There is an article in the New York Times about the St. Louis area of the Mississippi River and the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway.
	www.riverbills.com (1637 words)

	Port Out - Starboard Home - A Final Voyage with the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company - February 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		I can't be 100% certain but it looked like a River Class patrol vessel.
		She is certainly a good sea vessel and though the seas were quite choppy for the first half of the voyage she was remarkably stable.
		To the south what looked like a survey vessel with an A frame (certainly not the PRINCE MADOG) as the vessel observed had prominent exhausts could be seen heading in a NE direction appeared and making very heavy weather.
	www.merseyshipping.co.uk /voyagerep2006/pandodub0206/pandodub0206.htm (3648 words)

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