HMS Trent (P224)

	HMS Trent entering Portsmouth for the first time
History
United Kingdom
Name	Trent
Ordered	August 2014
Builder	BAE Systems Naval Ships
Laid down	7 October 2015 (Steel cut)
Launched	20 March 2018
Sponsored by	Mrs Pamela Potts
Christened	13 March 2018
Commissioned	3 August 2020
Homeport	Portsmouth (forward deployed to Gibraltar)
Identification	IMO number: 9752072; MMSI number: 232003590; Callsign: GTRT; Pennant number: P224;
Motto	Laureata per labore (Latin: "Crowned with laurels through hard work")
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Batch 2 River-class patrol vessel
Displacement	2,000 tonnes
Length	90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)
Beam	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Endurance	35 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	Two rigid inflatable boats
Troops	up to 50
Complement	34–45
Sensors and ; processing systems	Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar; Terma Scanter 4100 2D radar; BAE CMS-1; Shared Infrastructure operating system;
Armament	1 × 30 mm DS30B gun; 4 × 0.5" heavy machine guns; 2 × miniguns (originally fit; retired as of 2023); 2 × general purpose machine guns;
Aircraft carried	Merlin-capable flight deck; small UAVs may be embarked
Notes	Fit with 16-tonne crane

HMS Trent is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel, named after the River Trent. This is the sixth Royal Navy ship named Trent. She is the third Batch 2 River-class vessel to be commissioned and is forward deployed to Gibraltar for operations in the Mediterranean and Gulf of Guinea.

^ "River class". Royal Navy. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Work begins on third Royal Navy Patrol Vessel" (Press release). Government of the United Kingdom. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "River Class". Royal Navy. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessels, UK". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Introducing the Royal Navy's new Offshore Patrol Vessels". BAE Systems. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Britain orders Kelvin Hughes radar system". United Press International. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
^ "Terma's SCANTER 4100 radar system has been selected and ordered by BAE Systems for integration on board Royal Navy's OPVs" (Press release). Terma A/S. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
^ "Combat Management Systems". BAE Systems. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
^ "In focus: the 50 cal heavy machine gun in Royal Navy service". Navy Lookout. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "River-Class Batch 2 OPV 'HMS Trent' Commissioned With Royal Navy". Naval News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[1] "River class". Royal Navy. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[autogenerated1-2] "Work begins on third Royal Navy Patrol Vessel" (Press release). Government of the United Kingdom. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[3] "River Class". Royal Navy. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[4] "River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessels, UK". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[5] "Introducing the Royal Navy's new Offshore Patrol Vessels". BAE Systems. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[KelvinHughes-6] "Britain orders Kelvin Hughes radar system". United Press International. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[TERMA-7] "Terma's SCANTER 4100 radar system has been selected and ordered by BAE Systems for integration on board Royal Navy's OPVs" (Press release). Terma A/S. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[CMS-1-8] "Combat Management Systems". BAE Systems. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[9] "In focus: the 50 cal heavy machine gun in Royal Navy service". Navy Lookout. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[10] "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[11] "River-Class Batch 2 OPV 'HMS Trent' Commissioned With Royal Navy". Naval News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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History
HMS Trent entering Portsmouth for the first time
United Kingdom
Name	Trent
Ordered	August 2014
Builder	BAE Systems Naval Ships
Laid down	7 October 2015 (Steel cut)
Launched	20 March 2018
Sponsored by	Mrs Pamela Potts
Christened	13 March 2018
Commissioned	3 August 2020
Homeport	Portsmouth^[1] (forward deployed to Gibraltar)
Identification	IMO number: 9752072 MMSI number: 232003590 Callsign: GTRT Pennant number: P224
Motto	Laureata per labore (Latin: "Crowned with laurels through hard work")
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Batch 2 River-class patrol vessel
Displacement	2,000 tonnes
Length	90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)^[2]
Beam	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Endurance	35 days
Boats & landing craft carried	Two rigid inflatable boats
Troops	up to 50
Complement	34–45^[3]^[4]^[5]
Sensors and processing systems	Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar^[6] Terma Scanter 4100 2D radar^[7] BAE CMS-1^[8] Shared Infrastructure operating system
Armament	1 × 30 mm DS30B gun 4 × 0.5" heavy machine guns^[9] 2 × miniguns (originally fit; retired as of 2023)^[10] 2 × general purpose machine guns^[11]
Aircraft carried	Merlin-capable flight deck; small UAVs may be embarked
Notes	Fit with 16-tonne crane