How Royal Navy’s HMS Tamar went from ‘lifeless hulk’ to new warship in months

HMS Tamar is now ready for front-line duties – despite being a ‘lifeless hulk’ at the start of this year.

In the space of eight months the Portsmouth-based ship has been readied for action, her crew has been put together and sea trials have been carried out in Scotland and on the south coast.

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The ship has spent 13 of the 17 weeks since she sailed in March from Govan, near Glasgow, at sea after the yard it was due to arrive at went into lockdown.

Exercises have been carried out at sea including fire, flood and navigational training, before specific military training off the coast of Plymouth.

It is thought that HMS Tamar has been the fastest development of a navy ship in peacetime.

Here are a few photos shared by the Royal Navy showing the training carried out by HMS Tamar’s crew.

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