HMS Tyne

HMS Tyne was on a courtesy visit to the River Tyne at the weekend. She is the 6th ship in the Royal Navy to have been named after the River Tyne.

HMS Tyne serves as a  fishery protection unit within the United Kingdom's waters along with her two sister ships Mersey & Severn.

HMS Tyne on the Tyne

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HMS Tyne paid a courtesy visit to the river whose name she bears this weekend.
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HMS Tyne is the first of three River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) built for Fishery Protection around the UK. HMS Tyne was built in Woolston Docks, Southampton and is based at HM Naval Base Portsmouth.
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The current HMS Tyne is the sixth ship to bear the name in the Royal Navy.
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