SD Northern River

	SD Northern River passing Clydebank en route to Glasgow , 2012
History
United Kingdom
Name	SD Northern River
Launched	18 July 1997
In service	2012
Identification	IMO number : 9179323 ; MMSI number : 235090402 ; Callsign : 2FDV4 ;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Tonnage	3,605 GT
Length	92.8 m (304 ft 6 in)
Beam	18.8 m (61 ft 8 in)
Draught	4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Speed	14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	14 crew, can embark military personnel for training or emergency
Notes	Large flat work deck ; Cranes ;

SD Northern River is a large multi-purpose auxiliary ship operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service and is currently the largest ship operated by Serco Marine Services, both in terms of dimensions and gross tonnage . ^[1]

Her duties involve target towing during naval training exercises, transport of naval equipment, noise ranging and data gathering, as well as serving as a submarine escort. SD Northern River can embark the NATO Submarine Rescue System . ^[1]^[2]

SD Northern River also reportedly specializes in Special Forces (SF) operations, participating, for instance, in Exercise Chameleon 23-1 off the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus in early 2023. ^[3]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries . Maritime Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1904459552 .
^ "Supporting the fleet ? Serco services for the Royal Navy" . Navy Lookout . 3 December 2018 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .
^ "UK SF Exercise ? Chameleon 23-1" . SOF News. 26 April 2023 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .

External links [ edit ]

Media related to IMO 9179323 at Wikimedia Commons

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[Steve_Bush_2014-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries . Maritime Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1904459552 .

[2] "Supporting the fleet ? Serco services for the Royal Navy" . Navy Lookout . 3 December 2018 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .

[3] "UK SF Exercise ? Chameleon 23-1" . SOF News. 26 April 2023 . Retrieved 30 April 2023 .

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