For other ships of the same name, see HMS Severn.
| HMS Severn (P282) | |
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 HMS Severn | |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Severn |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Ordered: | April 2001 |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Launched: | 4 December 2002 |
| Commissioned: | 31 July 2003 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P282 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | River-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1,677 tonnes |
| Length: | 79.9 m |
| Beam: | 13.6 m |
| Draught: | 3.8 m |
| Installed power: | 4,125 kW (5,532 hp) at 1,000 rpm |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Ruston 12RK 270 diesel engines |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,800 nautical miles (14,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 2 × Halmatic Jet Pacific 22 rigid inflatable boats |
| Complement: | 30 (+ Royal Marine boarding party) |
| Armament: |
1 × 20 mm British Manufacturing and Research Company (BMARC) KAA 2 × general purpose machine guns |
The ninth and current HMS Severn is a River-class offshore patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy. Named after the River Severn, the ship is the first to bear the name in 56 years.
She was built by Vosper Thornycroft in Southampton to serve as fishery protection units within the United Kingdom's waters along with her two sister ships Mersey and Tyne. All three were commissioned into service in 2003 to replace the five older Island-class patrol vessels.
Severn was affiliated with the city of Newport in September 2003 and awarded the freedom of the city in June 2006.[1]
Severn in Bordeaux, France
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Severn (P282). |
- Royal Navy site
- Additional pictures of HMS Severn including her visit to Dartmouth, Devon on 24 July 2010
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