HMS Forth (P222)
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Forth |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Ordered | August 2014 |
| Builder | BAE Systems Naval Ships |
| Laid down | 10 October 2014 (steel cut) |
| Launched | 20 August 2016 |
| Sponsored by | Rachel Johnstone-Burt |
| Christened | 9 March 2017 |
| Commissioned | 13 April 2018 |
| Homeport | HMNB Portsmouth (forward deployed to Mare Harbour in the Falkland Islands) |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "Go Forth and Conquer" |
| Status | In service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 | Two rigid inflatable boats |
| Troops | 50 Royal Marines |
| Complement | 34-50 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Aviation facilities | Merlin-capable flight deck |
| Notes | Fit with 16-tonne crane |
HMS Forth is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel in active service with the Royal Navy. Named after the River Forth, she is the first Batch 2 River-class vessel to be built. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 13 April 2018, following a commissioning ceremony at her homeport HMNB Portsmouth. In January 2020 she replaced HMS Clyde as the Falkland Islands patrol ship.