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HMS Dasher (P280) is one of 14 fast inshore patrol craft assigned to Coastal Forces Squadron.
HMS Dasher (P280) is currently on deployment
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HMS Dasher is a versatile ship that conducts a variety of roles including maritime security, navigation training, defence engagement, support to law enforcement, as well as development of the latest inshore tactics and doctrine.
Dasher was built by Vosper Thorneycroft and was commissioned into the fleet in 1988. She has previously been based in Faslane, Cyprus and Gibraltar Patrol Boat Squadrons. The majority of her tasking is now based around the UK and Northern Europe, especially in support of NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) exercises and operations.
Dasher has a core ship’s company of five (one Lt, two CPOs, one LH and one AB) but she can carry up to 20 people at sea. She frequently embarks additional personnel depending on tasking, including medics, engineers, reservists or URNU students
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Capable of mounting 3 General Purpose Machine Guns
British ships and units, which include the Royal Marines, are committed to operations around the world.
Baltic Protector marks the first deployment of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Maritime Task Group, with command of the group conducted by HMS Albion.
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HMS Dasher and her crew give undergraduates from universities the opportunity to discover their sea-legs – and a lifelong passion for sailing. It’s about inspiring the next generation, developing seamanship, team building and leadership skills in a maritime environment.
However, Dasher’s work isn’t limited to supporting the URNU. She also takes part on missions in both UK and European waters, flying the White Ensign in places larger vessels can’t reach.
The first was an 18-gun sloop of 1797, which became a convict hulk in 1832 and was broken up in 1838.
The second was a wooden paddle packet of 357 tons, launched at chatham dockyard on 5 december 1837 and sold in 1885.
This late Victorian Destroyer launched at Poplar in 1894, but was sold in 1912.
Dasher number 4, formerly the Rio de Janeiro, was an 8,200-ton escort carrier, launched in the USA in 1941.
Sadly, she was lost in a massive explosion in 1943, killing hundreds of her crew – the cause of which has been the subject of speculation.
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