Spey makes first entry

The fifth and final new breed of River Class offshore patrol vessel has made her first entry to Portsmouth. HMS Spey has arrived after construction on the Clyde by BAE Systems followed by sea trials. She will continue her generation to warship at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. Spey is expected to be ready for operations by early summer 2021; like her sisters these will be general patrol duties, anti-smuggling taskings and providing humanitarian relief where it is needed.