HMS SEVERN LAUNCHED BY VOSPER THORNYCROFT
Royal Navy News
06th December 2002
HMS Severn was launched by shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft (VT) in Southampton on 4th December and is the second of three new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) that are being leased to the Royal Navy. VT is financing the £60m build of the three ships and will lease the vessels to the Royal Navy and support them in service for five years. At the end of that time, the MOD can extend the charter, purchase outright or return them to VT.
The other vessels are HMS Tyne and HMS Mersey. The first of the class, HMS Tyne, was launched on 05 June 02 and will be handed over to the Navy shortly. HMS Severn is due for acceptance next spring, while HMS Mersey will be handed over in Autumn 2003.
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