From defect repair to planned maintenance periods, HMS Forth’s engineering needs can now draw on a broader pool of knowledge and capability, ensuring she’ll remain best prepared for tasking.

A NEW Royal Navy patrol ship has been strutting her stuff around the Solent for the first time flying the White Ensign.

HMS Forth is the first of five new OPVs designed for counter-piracy, anti-smuggling, fishery protection, border patrol, counter-terrorism and maritime defense duties.