The RN’s new Multi Role Ocean Surveillance Ship

[andy97]

More accurately to be operated by the Royal Fleet Auxilliary with RN mission teams on board.
Not a looker but here and now.

One more to follow at some point, and a “mother ship” for autonomous mine countermeasures vessels also procured:

https://www.navylookout.com/uk-purchases-commercia...

Edited by andy97 on Thursday 19th January 19:52

[Simpo Two]

'Proteus will be dedicated to safeguarding critical seabed infrastructure ' = stopping Ivan from ripping up internet cables?

[andy97]

Simpo Two said:

'Proteus will be dedicated to safeguarding critical seabed infrastructure ' = stopping Ivan from ripping up internet cables?

Something like that, I assume.

[Simpo Two]

How do they plan to safeguard anything against the Russian (or Chinese) navy armed only with a megaphone and a bucket of potato peelings?

[marksx]

Simpo Two said:

'Proteus will be dedicated to safeguarding critical seabed infrastructure ' = stopping Ivan from ripping up internet cables?

Gas pipework?

[Pete54]

So the Navy has bought two commercial subsea construction support vessels. Once they have squandered a fortune on separate officer and ratings quarters and similar vital facilities, they have empty vessel.

Now they need serious ROV technology. Of course the standard commercial stuff apart from being the wrong colour, will obviously not be good enough. So further hugely expensive contracts.

So they will have a survey and launch and recovery capability - but nothing much to actually protect the subsea infrastructure.

'Intelligent torpedoes'? Autonomous vehicles with a hunter killer capability? A long long way off. More likely they will tell you the infrastructure is busted.

The Navy certainly need the capability but they are a very long way from having it.,

[anonymous-user]

Pete54 said:

So the Navy has bought two commercial subsea construction support vessels. Once they have squandered a fortune on separate officer and ratings quarters and similar vital facilities, they have empty vessel.

Now they need serious ROV technology. Of course the standard commercial stuff apart from being the wrong colour, will obviously not be good enough. So further hugely expensive contracts.

So they will have a survey and launch and recovery capability - but nothing much to actually protect the subsea infrastructure.

'Intelligent torpedoes'? Autonomous vehicles with a hunter killer capability? A long long way off. More likely they will tell you the infrastructure is busted.

The Navy certainly need the capability but they are a very long way from having it.,

have you tried to be so wrong or did it just come naturally?!