HMS Trent (P224)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Trent.

HMS Trent entering Portsmouth for the first time
History
United Kingdom
NameTrent
OrderedAugust 2014
BuilderBAE Systems Naval Ships
Laid down7 October 2015 (Steel cut)
Launched20 March 2018
Sponsored byMrs Pamela Potts
Christened13 March 2018
Commissioned3 August 2020
HomeportPortsmouth[1] (forward deployed to Gibraltar)
Identification
MottoLaureata per labore
(Latin: "Crowned with laurels through hard work")
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeBatch 2 River-class patrol vessel
Displacement2,000 tonnes
Length90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)[2]
Beam13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Endurance35 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		Two rigid inflatable boats
Troopsup to 50
Complement34–50[3][4][5][6]
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carriedMerlin-capable flight deck; small UAVs may be embarked
NotesFit with 16-tonne crane

HMS Trent is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel, named after the River Trent. This is the sixth Royal Navy ship named Trent. She is the third Batch 2 River-class vessel to be commissioned and is forward deployed to Gibraltar for operations in the Mediterranean and Gulf of Guinea.

Construction

Trent making way into Portsmouth harbour

On 6 November 2013 it was announced that the Royal Navy had signed an agreement in principle to build three new offshore patrol vessels, based on the River-class design, at a fixed price of £348 million including spares and support. In August 2014, BAE Systems signed the contract to build the ships on the Clyde. The Ministry of Defence stated that the Batch 2 ships are capable of being used for constabulary duties such as "counter-terrorism, counter-piracy and anti-smuggling operations". According to BAE Systems, the vessels are designed to deploy globally, conducting anti-piracy, counter-terrorism and anti-smuggling tasks currently conducted by frigates and destroyers.

Steel was cut, marking the start of construction of Trent, on 7 October 2015 at the BAE Systems Govan shipyard in Glasgow. Trent was officially named—the equivalent to a traditional slipway launch—on the south bank of the Clyde at BAE's Govan yard on 13 March 2018, completing her first sea trials in June the following year.[13] She made her first entry into Portsmouth Harbour on 19 December 2019.[14]

Operational history

Trent was commissioned on 3 August 2020[15][16] and deployed to the Mediterranean for NATO Operation Sea Guardian, before returning to the UK in September. The 2021 defence white paper announced that HMS Trent would be permanently based at Gibraltar as part of the Gibraltar Squadron for operations in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Gulf of Guinea.[17][18] Trent arrived at Gibraltar in April 2021.[19]

Soon after her arrival, Trent deployed to the Black Sea for training with the Ukrainian and allied navies (Operation Orbital).[20] Later in the year, with marines from 42 Commando on board, the patrol ship deployed to the Gulf of Guinea on counter-piracy operations.[21][22]

Trent on Operation Orbital, 2021

The ship went into dry dock in Gibraltar in mid-2022 for a maintenance and upgrade period and was to have returned to active operations in October.[23][24] However, a further initially undisclosed problem forced her to return to dry dock shortly thereafter.[25] That same month, the ship's commanding officer was removed from his post over alleged inappropriate texts to a female subordinate.[26] In December the ship again returned to dry dock for an unknown reason.[27] As of April 2023, the ship remained under maintenance at dockside.[28]

The vessel was reported to have returned to sea in May 2023[29] and initiated a deployment to West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea in July.[30] For her West Africa deployment, Trent again embarked a contingent from 42 Commando plus a Puma unmanned air vehicle team from 700X Naval Air Squadron.[31][32][33] The ship returned to Gibraltar at the end of October.[34]

Caribbean deployment 2023–2024

In early December 2023, Trent deployed to the Caribbean for an extended period to assume guardship duties there while her sister ship HMS Medway underwent a maintenance period at the Gibraltar dockyard.[35] Later that month, on 24 December, it was announced that Trent would be sent to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony. It came after neighboring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals.[36][37]

Subsequently, Trent, operating in conjunction with the US Coast Guard, participated in the interception of a smuggling speedboat off the US Virgin Islands which resulted in the seizure of 94 bales of narcotics weighing 2,757 kg (6,078 lb) and worth £220.56m.[38] Two further interceptions of smuggling speedboats subsequently took place off Martinique, resulting in the combined seizure of 200 kg (440 lb) of cocaine.[39]

In May, Trent was instrumental in a further drug seizure, in which the warship seized 2.5 tonnes of cocaine from a fleeing drug smuggling boat.[40]

In July, the patrol vessel deployed to the Cayman Islands to provide assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl,[41] and then in August she was deployed to the British Virgin Islands to assist after Tropical Storm Ernesto.[42] Later in the month, Trent, again operating with the US Coast Guard about 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) south of the Dominican Republic, was involved in the seizure of another 500 kg (1,100 lb) of cocaine valued at approximately £40m.[43] In September, the patrol ship intercepted a "narco submarine" attempting to smuggle £160 million worth of cocaine. [44]

Return to Gibraltar

Later in the month, HMS Trent completed her Caribbean deployment and returned to Gibraltar, stopping at Bermuda en route.[45] In October, HMS Trent departed Gibraltar for Malta to undertake her maintenance period there.[46]

References

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  24. ^ @NavyLookout (7 October 2022). "@HMSTrent returns to patrol duties today after completing maintenance period in #Gibraltar" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ @NavyLookout (16 October 2022). "Something of an unfortunate theme..." (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Curzon, Michael (2 November 2022). "Naval captain removed from post over 'inappropriate texts'". The Express. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  27. ^ @NavyLookout (12 December 2022). "@HMSTrent back for (unplanned) dry docking in Gibraltar" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 December 2022 – via Twitter.
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  29. ^ @NavyLookout (11 May 2023). "@HMSTrent leaving #Gibraltar this morning - hopefully technical problems finally cured" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via Twitter.
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