Hide and seek: Royal Navy's smallest ships tested against Norway's elite

[@trs4u]

Those skjold-class corvettes have a tremendous "stay out of my fjord" look about them

[@tonys1636]

Calling them ships is stretching things a bit, they're boats. Not surprising though as shore establishments are called ships and one goes ashore when leaving.

[@badfairy9554]

The Royal Navy will save a ship but not a boat.

[@1chish]

Submarines are boats. Anything else is a ship.

[@TheGonzogibby]

Maritime definition past you by eh: If the function of a vessel is carried out ON deck, then it is a boat. If it happens INSIDE or below deck, then it is a ship *not including submarines: they are Boat-boats

[@Peter-d9p]

Total respect for the young people shown here. Total contempt for the useless government starving the military of funding because of its eternal absence of strategic vision

[@Groundsey]

Fond memories of the P2000s when they were associated with URNUs across the country.

[@FiadhaichCruaidh]

'Pining for the fjords'...? 😳

[@tomhorn6156]

One canoe and a radio Ugh, Ugh, thats all you need

[@Dan-zb7vn]

What use is a warship with no weapons, you might as well patrol with a pleasure boat or a canoe.

[@martinsachs3837]

So you try to tell us those boats can take on corvettes that are twice as fast in their home turf? seriously?

[@aaronleverton4221]

They're not taking the corvettes on, they're FAO's.

[@lachlanchester8142]

No?

[@NihonKaikan]

Of course they can...the corvettes will empty their magazines into this little thing, causing them to overheat and the enemy vessel will catch fire. That or the enemy crew will simply die from laughter.

[@colinevans2000]

As old training boats OK. During a conflict they will be obsolete, No Radar, maybe an odd 7.62 and a manpad.

[@maginotline7490]

Well we have America to back us in a conflict so lucky us this ship would probably just be used to ferry troops from one place to another

[@sirwalterkissmecrack]

They probably carry a magazine full of angry worded letters.

[@aaronleverton4221]

@IanDavidH Who were you getting supplied by prior to Dec '41?

[@iceman7975]

I agree as training units they are fine ,but as front line vessels they are under armed.Compared to the patrol boats we had during WW2, and the Brave class in the 60s,which also carried torpedoes 40mm bofors gun and depth charges and where really fast patrol boats ,these are fairly limited in capability.

[@bodazephyr6629]

Can these 'Fast training boats' even go faster than 25 knots?

[@NihonKaikan]

How embarrassing is it that the Royal Navy is now so pitiful? Britain sends little more than a dinghy with a little girl in command. HMS Pillowbiter strikes again.

[@cloaker1619]

Not to be that guy but uhhh... females are usually far deadlier in the military cause they have less ethics then men and less morals like they don't think twice about firing on other woman and children while men usually buckle. Also you do kind a sound a little sexist there mate.

[@whya2ndaccount]

Same topic, 2nd video in a few days.

[@damongraham1398]

Did they self deploy or get ferried over?

[@Belisarius1967]

Self deploy. They normally go via Netherlands and Denmark.

[@damongraham1398]

@@Belisarius1967 Can they self deploy to Israel or the Persian Gulf?

[@alanmcmillan6969]

They will do well. They are the Royal Navy.

[@FiadhaichCruaidh]

🤣👎

[@badfairy9554]

Have you seen their new frigates. They are awesome.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

@@badfairy9554 ery true.

[@badfairy9554]

@@alanmcmillan6969 😃

[@alanmcmillan6969]

@@badfairy9554 well, they will do their best!

[@AlainPrecy]

Si vous traduisier votre vidéo en français on comprendrai ce qu'il se passe

[@cambs0181]

Any sign of Ragna Lothbrok?

[@badfairy9554]

🤣🤣⚡⚡😂🔥🔥🔨

[@1chish]

Well this as usual got the knuckledraggers out in force rubbishing the Navy and demanding Frigates sink rubber dinghies full of people.

[@jameswoollard84]

This but with Brimstone

[@NihonKaikan]

Power supply? Overloading? Targeting radar? An engine that will take this dinghy and a 2000lb payload faster than 3 knots?

[@aikimechanic]

"Snipe call on channel 69." Bet.

[@reubenjackson7829]

They don't really go that fast

[@craigoverton]

Realistically in war these boats (not ships) wouldn’t be used. They aren’t even armed for Christ sake.

[@williamguillIII]

Why would they be training with air assets, if they wouldn't be used in war?

[@FiadhaichCruaidh]

The brit 'driftwood' class 🛁

[@AlainPrecy]

Je suis français et je veux du français sinon je balance me mobile par la fenêtre

[@williammagill9977]

These wee boats could easily tow a couple of dinghies each!

[@AlainPrecy]

Je suis français et je veux du français sinon je balance mon mobile par la fenêtre

[@RussTillling]

It’s the British Forces News monsieur!

[@draigygoch]

Points for being creative with assets in a largely bleak outlook for the proud RN

[@1chish]

Bleak outlook? Sorry did you not get the email about 2 new carriers, 8 new T26 Frigates, 5 new T31 Frigates, more new Astute subs with the Aussies and 4 new Dreadnought boomers?

[@death_parade]

@@1chish Sorry, what is the news about the new Astute class subs? Wasn't RN inventory of those to be capped at 7 boats? Thanks in advance.

[@1chish]

@@death_parade No news as far as I know. 7 boats were ordered and 7 boats are being delivered. Boat 7 will be commissioned in 2026. As regards the successor to Astute (SSN-A) according to the House of Commons Library dated March 7th this year they are currently in the final stages of design and specification alongside the Aussies who now have equal input. The UK version is scheduled to be in build by 2030.

[@death_parade]

@@1chish So what is going to be the sanctioned strength of SSN in the Royal Navy? 7 currently, but have they given a solid number for future? Like 10 or 14 or something?

[@1chish]

@@death_parade Look I don't know what the issue is here but the Astute programme will be fully delivered @ 7 boats by late 2025 with commissioning of Boat 7 in 2026. Of the 4 x Dreadnought SSBN boats 1, 2 and 3 are under build with Boat 1 (Dreadnought) in stage DP3. As regards SSN-A the RAN will build 5 but the Uk version numbers have not been confirmed. But assume at least a 1 for 1 number.,

[@peterscarah641]

WHY NOT TRAIN IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL , AFTER ALL WE ARE BEING INVADED.

[@Toodyslexicforyou]

By what nation?

[@budweiser600]

@@Toodyslexicforyou Why does it need to be a nation - conglomerate of third-world peoples, orchestrated by the global elite, with a staging post in northern France.

[@Toodyslexicforyou]

@@PowerfulMJ turkey a NATO ally has declared a formal war against us….. Albania Goverment has striked London with what missile? Btw when it comes to invasion we British are the usual suspects. We British didn’t dictate 1/5 of the world just to be called a victim no we are the perpetrators to not admit it is false and unlike the American teeth we are proud to let ours rot. At least we are humble in conquest. I find you unbritish in your attitude. Your punishment. France.

[@karl2851]

​@@Toodyslexicforyouyour punishment. Liberal democracy.

[@Toodyslexicforyou]

@@karl2851 ow god freedom I can’t bear it please won’t someone take by liberty to be sarcastic.

[@Semper_Iratus]

Sad, is what the royal navy has become.

[@1chish]

No what is sad is people like you writing cow manure like that.

[@russgrant512]

The purchase and employment of these boats allows those in charge of the navy, whether naval personnel, civil service or politicians, to claim that they're doing their bit for national security. It's a pathetic attempt to justify their positions without spending money. There's an element of "fiddling whilst Rome burns" here or even "the Emperor's new clothes". Someone is in for a rude awakening. The UK is woefully undefended and has been for 30 years. These vessels, suitable for basic seamanship training only, are the perfect example of treating national defence as if it's a luxury and not a necessity. Senior naval officers don't have the balls to stand up and say enough!

[@1chish]

@@russgrant512 Well lets just set aside your political word salad and get a simple fact out there: These ships are an integral part of the basic training regime for naval officers and crew. On THIS occasion that training took place on a NATO exercise calling on all the facets in which they had been trained and putting it all into use and context. So they very much play a prt in our national security. You think an Officer comes out of Dartmouth and skippers a Type 45 the following week? Quiote how you can connect a training ship being used for training with the rigmarole you peddled beats me. Maybe you just write this nonsense on any Royal Navy video....

[@russgrant512]

@@1chish I'm well aware of the role of these boats. I'm also well aware of the time it takes to train officers for command. Nowhere in my original reply did i say otherwise. These boats have been plying their training in one guise or another for quite some time. My point was less about training boats being used for training and more about the complete lack of multi role capability of those training boats. There's quite alot of alternative vessels that could have been purchased to fulfil a training role, which in pretty short order could undertake a more active defence role. I'm equally aware of the lack of spine that senior officers show when faced with cost cutting and standing up to political meddling. The navy knows it needs better and more capable craft, but there is an ever present need to protect their already long careers by not rocking the boat. no doubt you know better...

[@badfairy9554]

@@russgrant512 last year the Royal Navy had millions spent on it. New frigate ships, aircraft carriers. the new ray gun and more. Check it out. Awesome new ships. The Royal Navy is strong and the best.

[@rogertonks8368]

Most of my family served in the military... I love you so much but we are being invaded and you are doing nothing.

[@1chish]

So you would send a Frigate to sink people in rubber dinghies? Okayyyyy ... 🙄

[@NihonKaikan]

@@1chish To what frigate do you refer? The dinghy that they are using in this video? Besides which, they could send anything as long as it's armed and get rid of them or at least tow them out into the open ocean. Do that a couple times and they will stop.

[@omgitsabloodyandroid5161]

Smaller means less Gimmegrants

[@mistag3860]

Can this class vessel be used to protect our waters from small boats? I find it amazing that every day we are effectively invaded, yet the RN does nothing. What was, not that long ago, an impregnable fortress, guarded by the worlds most powerful Navy, is now a free for all, which I would find a little embarrassing if I were in the RN rn. Why is our coastline leaking like flaming colandar? Is anybody in charge? The coastguard bring them here for some reason, whereas these newish Royal Navy small vessels could escort, or tow them back to whence they came, legally, on the open seas, approx 14 miles out or more, critically, before they are in British waters, or territory, can we not even blockade ourselves? what a joke.

[@raphaelcaldwell3831]

This is not what I want my taxpayer money spent on if you’re going to train a ship do it on an actual ship. Not something one guy with an ak can take out

[@spudgun4286]

My thoughts exactly! Our country once had the greatest navy in the world but now we’re sending bath toys to fill in the unforgivable gaps. Shame 👎🏻

[@Toodyslexicforyou]

But it is for training??? Coastal ones you can’t have an aircraft carrier acting in the coast, it will just get stuck.

[@badfairy9554]

One does not get a driving licence in a Mini and then drive a F1. Small ships before a £billion warship.

[@johnpixie]

someone was not paying attention when they told you why they use small coastal ships