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          HMS Tyne

          HMS Tyne is the first of a trio of River-class patrol ships built to safeguard the fishing stocks in UK.  The ship is one of the busiest in the Fleet. Like younger sisters Severn and Mersey, she spends on average nine out of every ten days of the year at sea.

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          Our primary role is enforcement of national and EU fisheries legislation within British Fishery Limits. Tyne has also been designed to carry out a number of other tasks including – but not limited to – environmental protection, search and rescue and maritime security.  With a crew of just 42, split into 3 watches, the ship is able to patrol for in excess of 300 days per year.

          Designed to take over from the veteran Island-class boats, HMS Tyne was built in Woolston Docks, Southampton and is based at HM Naval Base Portsmouth.  She is the sixth ship to bear the name Tyne in the Royal Navy.

          COMMANDING OFFICER

          Dan Thomas

          Dan Thomas
          RANK:
          Lieutenant Commander
          JOINED:
          1995
          SPECIALISATION:
          Aviation
          PREVIOUS UNITS:
          Served in - various Naval Air Squadrons, Frigates, Destroyers and Battle Staffs.
          Military experience

          Operations - deployed throughout the world on Exercises and Operations.
          Served in Bosnia with 845 NAS between 1997 - 1999 as well as Arctic Training in Norway and Desert / Amphibious in Egypt.
          One of 4 Lynx Flight Commanders during Op TELIC 1 (UK presence in Iraq) in 2003.
          Served as a Warfare Officer in the Middle East, Mediterranean, South America, Caribbean and Falkland Islands
          Hobbies - fitness, motor sports and being a family man.


          OPERATIONS

          Operation Fishery Protection

          CURRENT STATUS: active
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          MISSION SUMMARY

          River-class ships inspect fishing vessels operating up to 200 miles off the UK’s coastline. Their task is to enforce UK and EU regulations designed to preserve fish stocks for future generations. The Royal Navy operates on behalf of the Marine Management Organisation.

          UNIT DIARY

          Surface Fleet
          HMS Tyne
          • March Diary Entry30/03/12

            This month has seen the completion of a programmed maintenance period alongside HM Naval Base Portsmouth providing new, and upgrading existing, equipment to ensure the ship is more capable than ever of completing her varied tasking.

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          • February Update07/03/12

            The start of 2012 has been very similar to every other year for HMS Tyne and her Ship’s Company - extremely busy.

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          • Tyne lands a Lord Mayor04/05/11

            The fishery patrol vessel HMS Tyne took part in an unusual operation off the coast of Wales in aid of charity. Swapping patrol duties for taxi work, the 80-metre River-class vessel delivered a Cardiff council worker to the island of Flat Holm, five miles into the Bristol Channel.

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          LATEST NEWS

           

          TOP STORIES

          HMS Tyne
          Weekend Proved Busy for Royal Navy Rescue Operations
          22 May 2012

          As well as providing more than 600 personnel to parade...

          Tyne and 771 combine to rescue injured fisherman
          Tyne and 771 Combine to Rescue Injured Fisherman
          15 May 2012

          This is the dramatic moment an injured French fisherman is...

          Fishery Protection Squadron
          Strength In Numbers
          23 February 2012

          Royal Navy Fishery Protection Vessel HMS Mersey was joined by...

          Fishery protection by the RN
          Fishery Protection: The RN looking after a whole industry
          01 February 2012

          A profile of the work of the Navy's oldest front-line...

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          ABOUT THE UNIT

          KEY STATISTICS


          Pennant

          P281

          Displacement

          1,700tonnes

          Complement

          42personnel

          Length

          79.8Metres

          Beam

          13.6metres

          Draught

          4.4metres

          Top Speed

          20knots

          Range (Nautical)

          5,500nautical miles

          Launch Date

          05/02

          Commissioned date

          04/07/03

          Vessels Inspected Every Year

          400

          TAKE A LOOK

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              HMS Tyne at Bournemouth Air Festival

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              Fishery Protection Squadron

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              Fishery Protection Squadron

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              Fishery Protection Squadron

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              Tyne's Boarding Team about to inspect a vessel

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              Tyne's seaboat returning the ship at speed

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              Rendezvous with HM Ships Explorer and Example

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              Rendezvous with HM Ships Explorer and Example

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              Rendezvous with HM Ships Explorer and Example

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              Rendezvous with HM Ships Explorer and Example

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              AB(SEA) Spence demonstrates

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              A GPMG is put through it's paces

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              Tyne and 771 combine to rescue injured fisherman

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              Tyne and 771 combine to rescue injured fisherman

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              Lt Cdr Will Peters and John Holloman

          UNITS IN TIME


          HMS Tyne HISTORY

          TRACK THE HISTORY OF SHIPS NAMED HMS Tyne
          • The First Tyne

            The first HMS Tyne was a 28-gun 6th rate launched at Topsham. In 1823 her boats captured the pirate schooner Zaragozana in the Bahamas.

          • The Second Tyne

            The second HMS Tyne was a 28-gun 6th rate launched at Woolwich in 1826. She saw service in North American waters, then transferred to the South America station, sailing more than 82,000 miles during this commission. Her last three commissions were spent in the Mediterranean before she was hulked at Devonport as a provision storeship. In 1854-55 she earned her first battle honour for service in the Baltic campaign of Crimean War.

          • The Fourth Tyne

            The fourth HMS Tyne was the Moss Line Merchant ship SS Mariotis, purchased for completion as a troopship and store carrier. In 1909 she became the Depot ship for the torpedo boat destroyer flotilla.

          • Ship History

            In 1920 she sank at her mooring off Sheerness.

          • The Fifth Tyne

            The fifth HMS Tyne was laid down in 1938 as a destroyer depot ship.

          • Ship History

            She became the flagship of Rear Admiral (Destroyers), Home Fleet until 1944, when she left Scapa for her first refit since commissioning.

          • Ship History

            After a work-up at Scapa, HMS Tyne sailed for Ceylon and arrived at Trincomalee in December to join the Fleet Train, as the flagship of Rear Admiral (D), British Pacific Fleet. She arrived at San Pedro Bay at the beginning of April and remained until the end of May, supporting the 18 destroyers and seven sloops and frigates with the Fleet and Fleet Train. She remained with the British Pacific Fleet until August 1946.

          • Ship History

            After a refit at Devonport, she returned to service in 1950, joining the Mediterranean Fleet as the flagship of Flag Officer Flotillas, and remained until 1953, when she withdrew to Hong Kong.

          • Ship History

            In 1954 she was refitted and converted for use as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, who flew his flag in her until August 1956, when she was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet as the flagship of the Flag Officer, Second in Command. She returned to Portsmouth in 1957 and was refitted and re-commissioned as the Home Fleet flagship, serving also as the depot ship for the Second Submarine Squadron. HMS Tyne finally paid off in 1961, at Portsmouth, where she was placed in "Operational Reserve" and employed as a harbour accommodation ship. In July 1964, she was placed on the Disposal List and was eventually sold for scrap in 1972.

          Current Jobs

          Defence Technical Non Grade Scheme (Marine Engineering)

          The engineering branch includes weapons  marine and air engineering. Marine Engineers manage the repair and maintenance of the ships electrical and mechanical systems alongside and at sea.  Later in your career you will become involved in the procurement and building...
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          Marine Engineering Grad Entry

          The Engineering Branch includes weapons, marine and air engineering. Marine Engineers manage the repair and maintenance of the ships mechanical and hydraulic systems alongside and at sea. Later in your career you will become involved in the procurement and building of...
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