She's Back! HMS Severn Officially Recommissioned Into Navy

Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Severn has been officially recommissioned into the Royal Navy. 🛳️
She was decommissioned in 2017 but was seen as too valuable an asset to let go.
The official recommissioning ceremony took place in London over the bank holiday weekend.
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[@POTThaesslich]

"but was seen as too valuable an asset to let go." read: there was no money for a replacement

[@jwenting]

they need the deck space to fish up more "refugees" in the Channel after being given exact coordinates by the French navy.

[@ScottRothsroth0616]

Rough timestamp 0:18.

[@Anglo_Browza]

We just built two new aircraft carriers

[@goldfish2379]

Have you actually seen what we've got patrolling the pacific? We are leading the biggest strike force since WW2.

[@simperous4308]

@@goldfish2379 the Royal Navy has 22 ships. You’re a laughing stock…

[@geoffwalters3662]

Salute cousins. Retired US Infantry and all my best.

[@whizzytheelephantadventure1063]

Advance upon the cake!

[@pannenkoekspek]

Can we have that camo back on all ships please?

[@stevegray1308]

I wonder just how much was wasted by spending all the money decommissioning it and then spending it again recommissioning it. Also, who has been paying for it during the intervening years. What short term thinking. This is at the same time as we scrap frigates early while waiting to replace them with a much inferior model that a bloke with a blunt screwdriver could probably cut holes in and sink.

[@RobMcGinley81]

Why do they have their Gongs mounted on their shoulders? Looks kind of ridiculous IMHO. In Australia we wear our medals over our hearts.

[@StickTheGlue]

When you're an officer you follow different rules. It must be to see who they can catch cringing first

[@garyreid7865]

mod are clowns

[@martinsmith5998]

yes we need more help in the channel to pick up illegal migrants, border force cannot cope with the numbers

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

You mean Uber Force?

[@orson_krennic831]

Probably gone to help the RNLI to ferry them in "safely"

[@bigbootros4362]

ME's aren't used to holding rifles 😄

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Better than the USN who no longer hold rifle in boot camp

[@Mountain_Man_]

Even though im a American this puts a smile on my face

[@zachboyd4749]

That makes two of us! 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧

[@YachtReport]

Great to see my grandfather’s ship namesake officially return to service.

[@YachtReport]

@David Davison This has nothing to do with my comment.

[@phillipcaihoang8845]

Awesome to hear And thanks your grandfather for his service. May I ask if he has any stories about his time aboard the ship, I do love tales of peoples service aboard their warships and tanks

[@harrier331]

@David Davison If the Canadians agreed to buy submarines without detailed technical inspections... The fault lies with them... It's a very simple concept, assess what is being bought, I would class that as incompetence on the Canadian naval department of aquisitions behalf.

[@YachtReport]

@@phillipcaihoang8845 There was a book produced about his ship’s adventures called ‘The Severn Saga’. I have the book. Amazing tales about them fighting with the German warship Königsberg.

[@ArcticuKitsu]

@@YachtReport It's true though so might as well take a dose of reality :)

[@j.j.anthony1200]

Too many ships are decommissioned while they are still needed. We are living in times where we need to invest in our armed forces more than ever.

[@gamerfan8445]

Like the kitty hawks

[@j.j.anthony1200]

@@gamerfan8445 if it can still do the job and survive a while, it has to be an asset.

[@gamerfan8445]

@@j.j.anthony1200 it a 80,000 ton aircraft carrier. It still useful

[@j.j.anthony1200]

@@gamerfan8445 yes I know, I believe they are still useful.

[@j.j.anthony1200]

@@gamerfan8445 I'm sure allied countries would be happy to purchase the kitty hawk class carriers if the US government doesn't want them anymore, they still have to be worth a lot of money and could do the job well.

[@densalbeach1]

Great to see Ross cutting the cake, bet his family was so proud of him at his passing out parade. It was amazing to watch our son's at HMS Raleigh.

[@grahamlongley8298]

Yeah!! will be great when he leaves- get a trainees job in Greggs for sure

[@residentelect]

@@grahamlongley8298 Nah, with those blade skills he'd be much better suited to Toby Carvery...

[@MURDOCK1500]

"Advance upon the cake" A nice bit of subtle humour there 😄

[@grahamlongley8298]

Notice how he needed a woman to guide him. It is, after all, a woman's job.

[@josephlezano7691]

Great recommission of HMS Severn and Ceremonial Service and honour to 96 year old Second World Veteran Mr . Medhurst . And nice to see the very good and very much liked former Governor of Gibraltar , Vice Admiral Sir Adrian John's KCB ,CBE ,KStJ DL , presenting this honour to the gentleman . Sir Adrian , served as Governor of Gibraltar , 2009 to 2013 . Accompanied by his wife , Lady John's . With Best Wishes . British Gibraltar UK Overseas Territory 🇬🇧

[@grahamlongley8298]

Pity they could not have spent some of the money on some of the injured vetrans instead.

[@Sanity800]

Rule Britannia & from a pongo, well done the Senior Service..🇬🇧

[@ca9968]

Next up..The Ark Royal and a few Harrier Jets...?

[@charliezz6746]

If only really should have kept some of the harrier navy fleet till at least the F35 came into service with the RAF.

[@Cous1nJack]

@@charliezz6746 the fact we haven’t needed them in the interim proves we didn’t need them in the interim.

[@charliezz6746]

@@Cous1nJack The navy during that time had no aircraft except helicopters they really could have done with keeping the harrier during that time even Italy and Spain kept their harriers and yet the UK government decided to scrap the entire fleet the country that invented and lay claim to its invention one of the worst descions in history.

[@Cous1nJack]

@@charliezz6746 In your opinion.. We have had air power and rinsed Libya, Afghan etc with strikes and air support during that period. What I said stands.

[@charliezz6746]

@@Cous1nJack Yeah it may be but the opinion getting rid of the harrier fleet was stupid and short sighted is shared by the majority of people in the Navy RAF and general aviation community also all those conflicts were fought alongside other NATO and US forces so it wasnt as though it was the RAF fighting a war on its own with only limited air power.

[@willnewton3051]

Does anyone else find the concept of bayoneting a cake to be hilarious 😂😆

[@maxbacon4828]

They do not like it up ,em!.

[@Predator42ID]

Hilarious, now I want to cut my wedding cake like that. I was originally thinking of a K-bar but the Brits idea I like a lot better. Only with a lighter weight rifle and not that led weight they call the L-85.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

@@Predator42ID Ye maybe do it on a slab of Norwegian salmon and fire a couple bullets

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

@@Predator42ID raw sashimi smoked with gunpowder

[@Daimo83]

An Admiral with an afghanistan medal from a landlocked country... makes you think. A mighty warship with a fine history of battles, glad to have her back in service.

[@Damo2690]

Admirals are managers it's a good thing that they get cross service experience

[@redlioness6627]

Ships do launch cruise missiles et alia to landlocked countries.

[@notrut]

I wonder if the old chap receiving the Legion d'Honneur knows that shysters Peter Mandelson and Dominic Grieve received theirs years ago ...? No, I don't know why either ...

[@abrahamdozer6273]

That's the "Thank you Peter Mandelson and Dominic Grieve for not being in France" medal.

[@brianwild4640]

The Legion d'honneur, created by Napoleon Bonaparte, is conferred for gallantry in action or 20 years of distinguished military or civilian service in peacetime. not just for what they said in the video basically if france likes you you get a medal

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

I thought the French handed medals out to anyone who didn't run away. They're pretty rare...

[@alanrogers989]

Reactivated to hunt down scary French fishing boats breaking the Brexit fishing rules. True story.

[@maxbacon4828]

Dinghies as well?.

[@jwenting]

@@maxbacon4828 especially those. Can fit a lot of "refugees" on that aft deck while you steam back to port in victory.

[@gui205]

Royal dont have enough ship to protect the country. It's really sad to see they have to recommissioned old patrol ship ....

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@jwenting "victory" what a delusional armchair Admiral you are.

[@Anglo_Browza]

Gui205 two new aircraft carriers 🤑

[@butlersmodellingpaintingan3974]

Nice to see legacy scheme applied to things other than aircraft and a fitting tirbute

[@G1NZOU]

Really makes these OPVs look unique, OPVs might not be the most impressive posting but new recruits can have some more pride in them when they look this cool.

[@k.k2439]

Hoping to join the navy early next year.

[@harrycantwell6252]

Good luck

[@lachlanchester8142]

What role

[@k.k2439]

@@lachlanchester8142 CATERING SERVICES (CHEF)

[@lachlanchester8142]

@@k.k2439 lovely, good luck

[@ruebencover5795]

It's a good life. I had a great time when I was in

[@trueblue5324]

Was on board the HMS Belfast 2 weeks ago and seen the Severn pitched beside her, was great to hear about the history of the ship. HMS Belfast looks far more fierce in person than it does on google, can’t imagine what the Germans must of thought when they seen her sail towards them!

[@redlioness6627]

Probably the very same they thought of her sister ship HMS Edinburgh as they attacked her en route back from Murmansk!

[@Predator42ID]

Target practice. You didn't see a fear factor until all the old BBs were retired and scrapped sans the US ones which continued to terrify everyone on the receiving end.

[@grahamlongley8298]

I would be just as terrified if I was the one pressing the firing button if I had to stand next to those guns as they went bang.

[@joewalker2152]

Si vis pacem, para bellum, God Bless the Navy, God save the Queen.

[@redlioness6627]

@MrAbletospeak And the Queen is a fake!

[@scottyb68]

@MrAbletospeak there is but one God. If you don't believe at least show some respect to us that do. It won't hurt you none.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

I was a 17 year old OS Marine engineer almost a half century ago and "good on ya Ross Cowie"!

[@kiwifruitpoo]

Is the CO a diver and a submariner? What is the dagger lapel pin?

[@Cous1nJack]

That’s the command course emblem under the dolphins. I think if he was green lid he’d have daggers on his cuff.

[@carltrotter7622]

Loving the narrator, he's amazing.

[@sshep86]

I really like these new paint jobs. I would love to see those really abstract zebra dazzle patterns on something big. Maybe one of the carriers. Would look awesome, if not a little straining to the eye.

[@grahamlongley8298]

Try it on your car & see if it works. But do not tell the insurance Co what you did😯

[@ANWRocketMan]

Straining on the eye was kind-of the point!

[@sshep86]

@@ANWRocketMan To be honest though it was more about making it difficult to judge size, speed and even shape and thus rendering speed judgement difficult. Therefore very difficult to judge aim of weapons such as torpedoes. But disorientation is the basic principal.

[@gitfoad8032]

Remember how 'lord' Coe 'omitted to include' the Belfast in the Olympic bumpf, or decided to delete it at £cost from the London 'photos.

[@captbumbler5356]

Great to see a ship come back into service, lets hope they bring back more we need them with the way the world is going

[@georgemcqbdevteam37]

Saw HMS Severn when I went to HMS Belfast

[@UKbydrone]

I saw her recently anchored off the Isle of Wight, we were anchored off Spitbank fort spreading ashes of my grandparents ashes as they met in Portsmouth during in WW2

[@ProfessorPesca]

How does a 3-ringer submariner end up commanding a patrol vessel?

[@pparker768]

More time at home

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

Speed up the Type 26 and 31 programmes!

[@alexandergemmell664]

God bless the members of Her Majesty’s Royal Navy 🇬🇧

[@myrandomlife8881]

1:43 someone drop something

[@Cous1nJack]

These were leased from new with an option to extend.

[@fauxfox2974]

Rule Britannia

[@fauxfox2974]

@@cap5856 🇬🇧 🇺🇸👍👌

[@fauxfox2974]

@@cap5856 right back at you my friend. UK/US band of brothers ✊

[@ronjermy7622]

british ships are the best

[@aloysiusjones3985]

Officers, always seem to have crooked teeth and crooked hats.🇦🇺🍺👍

[@wasylbakowsky5199]

She was recommisioned because they had a requirement to control and enforce UK waters and fisheries following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Prior to that, she was not needed...

[@desubtilizer]

It was only launched on 4 December 2002 and decommissioned 15 years later seemed a bit premature

[@jdaze1]

Gotta keep that MIC in business.

[@daviddouglas6610]

I worked on here in southampton in vickers when she was new

[@frank1672]

The Senior Service. Jolly Jack-Tars.

[@Phil_AKA_ThundyUK]

Recom more please.

[@theogangryscotsman7607]

The French pirate fishermen better be ready for a vicious taunting

[@AtheistOrphan]

‘Hello Sailor!’

[@hoangho6781]

1:41 anybody notice something Hint below and right

[@mrstrife806]

It is really cause the ship good performance or British navy Funding Cuts that ship get recommissioned ???

[@K1W1fly]

HMS Eight will be the next one...

[@Mrbobinge]

HMS Eighrt. Never forget the redundant 'r'.

[@casanova419]

Well maybe if they make smaller medals and ribbons they should have left over money to buy a ship.

[@kolasillers7776]

Cleaned that ship many times in Falmouth.

[@andrewdaley3081]

All on your own that's amazing. 🇬🇧👍

[@lesliedellow1533]

Is this what it has come to? We can’t even afford to build a new patrol boat, but have to recommission an old one?

[@Decrepit_biker]

She should never have been decommissioned. She wasn't old when taken out of service. Just an example of cutting back too much and realising the mistake....

[@tams805]

She doesn't fulfill a dema ding role, so the time and money to build a new ship would have been a waste. And anyway, the shipyards have been busy.

[@G1NZOU]

We already built five new batch 2 river class, the original plan was to decommission the three batch 1 OPVs and the modified batch 1 HMS Clyde with the new 5, so that's a net gain of 1 to the OPV fleet, however these multiple year long plans got changed last minute and it was decided to recommission HMS Severn and and not go ahead with decommissioning HMS Tyne or Mersey. HMS Clyde has been replaced by HMS Forth and as Clyde had seen more intensive use in the Falklands it was judged that it be sold, the Royal Bahrain Navy now has it commisioned as Al-Zubara. It's not really about "afford", we're already building the Type 26 frigates now, and have plans for the Type 31 and Type 32 frigates as well, designing a new patrol boat or adding on another batch 2 river class order would take more time and be added to the long schedule of vessels to be built in British shipyards and this vessel is only 18 years old, doing a bit of remedial work and recommissioning her is the most practical and fastest way to get another hull in the fleet.

[@fauxfox2974]

@@Decrepit_biker she was built in 2001/2002 if I’m not mistaken so she’s not exactly old and it makes financial sense to re fit and repurpose. The money saved will no doubt go towards the other vessels being built.

[@Decrepit_biker]

@@fauxfox2974 still money was wasted to de commission and the re commission the ship, when it was clearly needed!

[@GameArchiver]

So it's just a patrol boat?

[@eastcoastuk1120]

BUT WHICH SEVERN. The 7 BOWLS or the 7 plagues or the 7 Angels. own up which one. AND the specially painted PALID green for the 4th horse of the Apocolypse. I have been waiting or this one. DEATH. and the seventh plague.. MU.

[@NoName-sb9tp]

The Royal Navy used to have battleships by the dozens. Now she couldn't even let go a small patrol ship.

[@greb3298]

No good navy uses battleships anymore... cruisers and destroyers have made them completely obsolete

[@NoName-sb9tp]

@@greb3298 you could say that. But look at the Royal Navy now. It’s a shell of what it used to be.

[@olssong7941]

@@NoName-sb9tp It's better.

[@PhoenixT70]

@@olssong7941 In a literal sense, yes, the modern RN could sink the 1945 RN in an afternoon and probably not lose a significant ship doing it. In a relative sense, the RN can barely stand up to _India_ today without American help. It hasn't even got a proper fleet carrier, let alone a supercarrier, and _Queen Elizabeth's_ air wing currently consists of USMC F-35Bs while the FAA tries to remember how to fly. The RN is in sorry shape, and with the economy on fire across the West, that's unlikely to change anytime soon.

[@williamjpellas0314]

This is a tacit admission by the RN and MOD that Royal Navy hull numbers are much too low. Severn will help for a few years with low threat environments such as anti-piracy and fisheries patrols, and that's better than nothing. But a significant expansion of the RN is crucial to UK defense going forward. We'll see if the politicians have the spine for it.

[@deserteagle-nx1hl]

Does Ross have lipstick on? 2:07

[@ClaytonSSRoblox]

Uk power is getting bigger and bigger

[@johnbratley6926]

Fingers crossed, sticking plaster solution to an escalating problem. There will be more conflict with our EU neighbours as fish stocks are further depleted and the third world is beating a wider path to our shores. Are we really the biggest soft touch in Europe ? We have the highest population density and a declining standard of living someone please tell the horde waiting on the French shore we are NOT the land of milk and honey.

[@catsupchutney]

I like the dazzle paint scheme.

[@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube2858]

Needs a Turner oil painting

[@andrewthomas405]

He can go trawler hunting

[@britishprofessor9957]

The only one not leaking

[@robwestern7702]

Straight to china aye

[@number8485]

Great to see the RN making the most of every available vessel.

[@grahamlongley8298]

But to do what of any EFFECTIVE use exactly?- that is the real question one should be asking. (& before you suggest it--feeding cake to hungry illegals does not count)

[@andrewkerr3836]

Let's have her ploughing along the English channel causing a wave to push the Dingie Divers back onto french beaches. 🚣🌊

[@maxbacon4828]

Now you,re talking!.

[@leVraiHibou]

goodthingsneverday..veteranswillinduceyouthtoloveBRITAINthemost!!

[@benwilson6145]

Should have been a shifting spanner not a bayonet.

[@georgebarnes8163]

metric or imperial?

[@bernieshort6311]

A Bahco of course (wink)

[@benwilson6145]

@@bernieshort6311 Only the best for our brave chaps

[@harrybond007]

Only the English could do this, classy

[@redlioness6627]

Nice to see the Royal Navy still use 10 year old cabin boys, I bet he enjoyed that cake!

[@RackHasAttacked]

I was watching it from the other side of the river in the tower of London

[@thomasw695]

So that's what hinding behinds Belfast

[@lancerolen9414]

Dear Forces News and anyone reading i hope all is well. I just want to say that Jesus Christ loves and cares for you. If you haven't done so please accept Him as your savior and Lord. And remember to enjoy and cherish all that is good and right in life for we only get one life and we don't know what tomorrow will bring.

[@thibaudduhamel2581]

Why in hell did the Legion d'Honneur been awarded by a british officer? I'm French and can't fathom why we couldn't find any french officer to bestow this honot to this veteran.

[@Anglo_Browza]

Well French people didn’t liberate France! Anglo people did! 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🤣😂 How’s France today? Still crying? The best is yet to come! You wanna turn on the Anglo’s while you under Germany’s control?! Hahahaha oh France you fools

[@thibaudduhamel2581]

@@Anglo_Browza wow your brain really must be leaking through your ears, looks like you exerted yourself a little too much there, here take some tea it’ll pass.

[@Jan-dn6jo]

Great, and armament fine for patrol boats if she was staying local, but considering she will be patrolling the south china sea, just a 30mm deck cannon 2 miniguns and two machine guns!! Hows it going to deal with any incoming aircraft or missile threats? A Gatling gun system called a Phalanx would be good (Sprays the target area or incoming missiles/aircraft with up to 75 rounds per second with 20mm shells) The single shot 30mm is really only good for vessels and little else. But I suspect cost had something to do with it. Bet the captain and crew feel vulnerable.

[@G1NZOU]

Well it's not patrolling a warzone, there are plenty of other ships that can temporarily take over the OPV's duties should threat levels get more tense, as well as allied nations like the Malaysian and Singaporean navies, but for fly the flag patrols one isn't particularly worried about hostile aircraft.

[@danielcoote1638]

You should be given a commission as clearly you know alot more than the actual people in charge 🙄

[@Jan-dn6jo]

@@danielcoote1638 18 years in the military including more sea time than I want to remember....not everyone who comments on this channel is a novice.

[@Jan-dn6jo]

@@G1NZOU We will see what the "air threat" is when she's sailing past china....

[@G1NZOU]

@@Jan-dn6jo that's the thing though, if China were to actually attack a Royal Navy vessel and start a conflict it makes sense to attack a high strategic value target like one of the carriers, a destroyer or perhaps a frigate, that's a lot of risk for not much gain from attacking such a small patrol vessel without much offensive armament. If we were at war it'd be a different matter but China at the moment is relying on their active defence strategy, which is forcing the hand of neighbouring countries into taking the first action, they're more likely to continue trying to coax Vietnamese boats into an incident or Indian boarder troops into an engagement than they are to actually do more than send very strongly worded protests over the radio at a British boat passing through.

[@lisaburnett3368]

May l respectfully request what her duties will be ? And l truly hope it will patrolling the Dover straights for obvious reasons.

[@timwhitford6855]

Should have renamed her " Troutbridge "

[@nicholaszozar2709]

😂😂😂😂 left a bit right a bit.

[@ThatCarGuy]

Way to under armed, needs to have a small 16 cell VLS.

[@adamatch9624]

Not really as it’s being used for training

[@ThatCarGuy]

@@adamatch9624 What? This class ship is used routinely in the middle east and used for guarding fisheries. While guarding fisheries you shouldn't need a VLS(doesn't hurt) but going to the middle east where those dumb Iranian missile boats are more heavily armed, yeah this class is under armed.

[@jameshubble9652]

@@ThatCarGuy I'm pretty sure they only deploy destroyers and frigates to the middle east. These kind of vessels usually stick to british internal and overseas territories and humanitarian missions to Africa and the Americas.

[@ThatCarGuy]

@@jameshubble9652 They send these gals out too, the HMS tamar is going to the SCS region which is much more dangerous. HMS Trent was in the ME in 2020, just as some current examples. I dont deny they are generally used for the channel or other fishing areas, but they do get sent abroad and IMO need a VLS for their size. /watch?v=VdMEClq_M5I&t=12s&ab_channel=NavyLookout

[@streaky81]

24 cell. Prime Forces News comment section memes. Don't forget the catapult for the F35's and the pair of Rolls Royce reactors (else it'll be way underpowered).

[@guyfawkes7182]

and the oldest Russian cruiser will spank it we need 50 of the new types to control the skies around Britain with Russia having hyper sonics and super caveating torpedoes

[@Tuhoeterra]

ahh yes the ol A3 arsenal

[@russellmiles2861]

So this ship was commissioned in early 2000 then taken out of service without a midlife refit 5 years ago. And now with little upgrade has been brought back into service because BritEx has left gaps in boarder patrol. Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to just lease a new ship from private market if it only going to be used for a few years - without upgrade the ship will struggle to be available for sea.

[@paulc9588]

She commissioned in late 2003 not early 2000 so not even 18 years old. 3 years in reserve so has only been in service for ~15 years. It makes more sense to run this ship for a few years than take an expensive lease on a one-off non-standard (for the RN) ship which inevitably leads to complications when in service. Better to keep the original class of 3 intact. They are simple, robust ships with common systems and in good condition. Very cheap to run and maintain so ideal for the basic OPV role.

[@soilentgreen7]

you remainers have to make everything about Brexit. Go away

[@johnmunro4952]

@@soilentgreen7 brexit is poisoning nearly every corner of our lives. It's time the Brexists admitted their mistake so we can get on with putting things right.

[@nemo6686]

@@johnmunro4952 Somehow, I doubt Brexit's the most poisonous thing in your life.

[@tams805]

She was in reserve. What do you think that means?! The whole point of ships in reserve is that they are maintained to a standard where they can be quite quickly recommissioned. And this is done because it meets needs better than relying on the private sector.

[@user-hp5fz3qs1u]

Something they know and we don't

[@guitarhamster102]

Haha Uk so damn poor yall need to recommission ships

[@nemo6686]

How the mighty have fallen, when recommissioning a little OPV is news.

[@dynamo1796]

We also commissioned two brand new cutting edge aircraft carriers in the past 5 years, what exactly is your point? Stop trying to cause trouble :D

[@nemo6686]

@@dynamo1796 And you will struggle to maintain operations of a full carrier task group, hence it's a big deal when a tiddly rented OPV gets recommissioned. The point is the diminution of what was once the greatest enterprise on earth reflecting the decline of Britain and the self-indulgence of its people. I'm sorry if honest insight is troubling to you.

[@tams805]

This is the armed forces news. Of course more trivial stuff gets covered. Hell, they seem to cover the Gurkha recruitment and training every year, even though it's routine.

[@kodiak64]

Yes, I'm sure the UK's enemies are trembling at the sight of that peashooter on the bow. Utterly embarrassingly weak armament, even for a small vessel like that.

[@Glee73]

she's a coastal patrol ship.. not exactly a ship killer. gets the job done. if they needed to defend from bigger ships in today's warfare, they would would more likely call in aircraft to finish the job.

[@gordon7470]

Looks very GAY paint job. Air Force will have pink aeroplanes next 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ashfielder]

Insightful commentary there Gordon.

[@G1NZOU]

Nice try but the RAF already used pink as desert camo for their planes, ever since WWII.

[@StickTheGlue]

Well the LRDG were rolling around the desert in a pink car back in the day and the British police are patrolling in rainbow police cars now so...

[@markvick6138]

any old iron

[@YorkyOne]

Launched December 2002 so, not that old.

[@mcfcguvnors]

Boats are being recommed to patrol for migrants what a sad way for a great vessel to re enter service :/ no need for any of this if we had a PM with a backbone