&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Tamar_(1).jpg) Tamar during a visit to London in September 2020
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tamar |
| Ordered | 8 December 2016 |
| Builder | BAE Systems Naval Ships |
| Laid down | 8 December 2016 (1st steel cut) |
| Launched | 10 October 2018 |
| Sponsored by | Brigitte Peach |
| Christened | 21 March 2019 |
| Commissioned | 17 December 2020 |
| Homeport | HMNB Portsmouth[1] (forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region, with primary logistics hub at the British Defence Singapore Support Unit in Singapore and British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories in Diego Garcia of British Indian Ocean Territory)[2] |
| Identification | Pennant number: P233 |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Tamar_badge.svg){kind=icon} |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Batch 2 River-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 2,000 t (2,000 long tons) |
| Length | 90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)[3] |
| Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) |
| Endurance | 35 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × PAC24 Mk4 Sea Boats; Unmanned underwater vehicles may be embarked for mine countermeasures |
| Troops | up to 50 |
| Crew | 34-45[5][6][7] |
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| Aircraft carried | Merlin capable flight deck; small UAVs may be embarked[4] |
| Notes | Fit with 16-tonne crane |
HMS Tamar is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy. Named after the River Tamar in England, she is the fourth Batch 2 River-class vessel to be built[13] and is forward deployed long-term to the Indo-Pacific region with her sister ship HMS Spey.
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- ^ Graham, Euan (19 October 2021). "Reflections on the Royal Navy's Indo-Pacific engagement". International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Work begins on third Royal Navy Patrol Vessel". GOV.UK. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Small Drones make big impact on HMS Tamar". Royal Navy. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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- ^ "River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessels, UK".
- ^ "Introducing the Royal Navy's new Offshore Patrol Vessels".
- ^ "Britain orders Kelvin Hughes radar system". United Press International. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Terma's SCANTER 4100 radar system has been selected and ordered by BAE Systems for integration on board Royal Navy's OPVs" (Press release). Terma A/S. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Combat Management Systems". BAE Systems. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "River-Class Batch 2 OPV 'HMS Trent' Commissioned With Royal Navy". Naval News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "HMS Tamar Raises Her Flag on Her Own River". Royal Navy. River Tamar. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.