According to information published by Stripes on August 3, 2021, the Royal Navy will permanently assign two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), HMS Spey and HMS Tamar to the Indo-Pacific region from later this year to join a future Littoral Response Group (LRG).
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| River-class offshore patrol vessels HMS Spey 234 and HMS Tamar 233 (Picture source: Reddit) |
