HMS Medway (P223)

	HMS Medway on sea trials in 2018
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Medway
Ordered	August 2014
Builder	BAE Systems Naval Ships
Laid down	8 June 2015 (Steel cut)
Launched	23 August 2017
Sponsored by	Wendy Fallon
Christened	20 October 2017
Commissioned	19 September 2019
Homeport	HMNB Portsmouth (forward deployed to the Caribbean)
Identification	IMO number: 9752060; Pennant number: P223;
Status	In service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Batch 2 River-class patrol vessel
Displacement	2,000 tonnes
Length	90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)
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 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Troops	up to 50
Crew	34–45
Sensors and ; processing systems	Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar; Terma Scanter 4100 2D radar; BAE CMS-1; Shared Infrastructure operating system;
Armament	1 × 30 mm DS30B gun; 2 × general purpose machine guns; 2 × miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023);
Aviation facilities	Merlin-capable flight deck
Notes	Fit with 16-tonne crane

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.

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