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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 and is currently the largest ship operated by Serco Marine Services, both in terms of dimensions and gross tonnage.[1]
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SD Northern River |
| Launched | 18 July 1997 |
| In service | 2012 |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,605 GT[1] |
| Length | 92.8 m (304 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Beam | 18.8 m (61 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Draught | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
| Complement | 14 crew, can embark military personnel for training or emergency[1] |
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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.[1][2] In September 2024, the ship was photographed RNBM Apollo, an autonomous minehunting vessel equipped with Towed Synthetic Aperture Modular Sonar.[3]
SD Northern River also reportedly specializes in Special Forces (SF) operations, participating, for instance, in Exercise Chameleon 23-1 off the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus in early 2023.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1904459552.
- ^ "Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ @NavyLookout (17 September 2024). "@NavyLookout SD Northern River inbound to Devonport this morning carrying RNBM Apollo (Autonomous Minehunting boat with Towed Synthetic Aperture Modular Sonar)" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "UK SF Exercise – Chameleon 23-1". SOF News. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links
Media related to IMO 9179323 at Wikimedia Commons
