HMS Spey (P234)

HMS Spey is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy. Named after the River Spey in Scotland, she is the eighth Royal Navy ship to be named Spey and is the fifth Batch 2 River-class vessel to commission and is forward deployed long-term to the Indo-Pacific region with her sister ship HMS Tamar.

HMS Spey in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 2021
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Spey
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered8 December 2016
BuilderBAE Systems Naval Ships
Laid down21 April 2017 (1st steel cut)
Launched19 June 2019
Sponsored byLady Alison Johnstone
Christened3 October 2019
Commissioned18 June 2021
HomeportHMNB Portsmouth (forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region with primary logistics hub at the British Defence Singapore Support Unit in Singapore)
IdentificationPennant number: P234
StatusIn active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeBatch 2 River-class patrol vessel
Displacement2,000 tonnes
Length90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)
Beam13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Endurance35 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
Two rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs)
Troopsup to 50
Crew34-45
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar
  • Terma Scanter 4100 2D radar
  • BAE CMS-1
  • Shared Infrastructure operating system
Armament
Aircraft carriedMerlin capable flight deck; small UAVs may be embarked
NotesFit with 16-tonne crane
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