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'''''SD Northern River''''' is a large multi-purpose auxiliary ship operated by [[Serco Marine Services]] in support of the United Kingdom's [[Naval Service (United Kingdom)|Naval Service]] and is currently the largest ship operated by Serco Marine Services, both in terms of dimensions and [[gross tonnage]].<ref name="Steve Bush 2014">{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Steve|title=British Warships and Auxiliaries|year=2014|publisher=Maritime Books|page=86 |isbn=978-1904459552}}</ref>

Her duties involve target towing during naval training exercises, transport of naval equipment, noise ranging and data gathering, as well as serving as a submarine escort. ''SD Northern River'' can embark the [[NATO Submarine Rescue System]].<ref name="Steve Bush 2014"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy |url=https://www.navylookout.com/supporting-the-fleet-serco-services-for-the-royal-navy/ |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=Navy Lookout |date=3 December 2018}}</ref> In September 2024, the ship was photographed carrying RNBM ''Apollo'', an autonomous minehunting vessel equipped with Towed Synthetic Aperture Modular Sonar.<ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/1835964817695252951?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet |title=@NavyLookout SD Northern River inbound to Devonport this morning carrying RNBM Apollo (Autonomous Minehunting boat with Towed Synthetic Aperture Modular Sonar) |number=1835964817695252951 |user=NavyLookout |date=17 September 2024 |access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref>

SD ''Northern River'' also reportedly specializes in Special Forces (SF) operations, participating, for instance, in Exercise Chameleon 23-1 off [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia|the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus]] in early 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sof.news/exercises/chameleon-23-1/ |title=UK SF Exercise – Chameleon 23-1 |date=26 April 2023 |publisher=SOF News |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>