List of ships of Serco Marine Services is a list of active ships operated by

Serco Marine Services Serco Marine Services is a Private Finance Initiative contract, with Serco Group, to deliver auxiliary services to His Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary). Marine Services primarily operates ...

in support of

Her Majesty's Naval Service His Majesty's Naval Service is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service. It consists of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and Naval Careers Service. The term Naval Serv ...

(incl.

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

) and the

Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RFA ensures the Royal Navy is supplied and supported by ...

. The ships ''Kingdom of Fife'' and ''Cameron'' are provided by

Briggs Marine Briggs Marine is a marine services company based in the United Kingdom with operations throughout Europe, the Caspian Region and North America. History The Briggs Group became involved in the marine industry in the 1970s, providing workboats ...

who won a £100 M subcontract from Serco Marine Services for the support and maintenance of the Royal Navy's navigational marks (or

buoy A buoy () is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents. Types Navigational buoys * Race course marker buoys are used for buoy racing, the most prevalent form of yac ...

s) and moorings in the United Kingdom and overseas.

List of ships

;Worldwide support ship *'' SD Victoria'' Based at Portsmouth ;Multi-purpose ship *'' SD Northern River'' ; Moor-class diving support vessels *'' SD Moorfowl'' Based at Kyle of Lochalsh *'' SD Moorhen'' Based at Kyle of Lochalsh ; Multicat 2510-class recovery vessels *'' SD Navigator'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Raasay'' Based at Kyle of Lochalsh ; Multicat 2613-class utility boat *'' SD Angeline'' Based at Faslane ;Recovery vessels *'' SD Inspector'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Engineer'' Based at Devonport ;Coastal oilers *'' SD Teesdale'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Oilman'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Waterpress'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Oceanspray'' Based at Portsmouth ;

Damen ART 80-32 tug Damen is German for "Ladies". More specifically, it may refer to: Surname *Damen (surname), a Dutch surname Given name * Damen Auguste, a character from "The Immortals" novels * Damen Shaw (born 1974), Australian rules footballer *Damen Wheeler ( ...

*''

SD Tempest SD ''Tempest'' is an ART 8032 class tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service. ''Tempest'' was ordered specifically to handle the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers however she performs general ...

'' Based at Portsmouth, designated tug for Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers ; Impulse-class tugs *'' SD Impulse'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Impetus'' Based at Faslane ; ASD 2509-class tugs *'' SD Independent'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Indulgent'' Based at Portsmouth SD Resourceful 180405

; ATD 2909-class tugs *'' SD Reliable'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Bountiful'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Resourceful'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Dependable'' Based at Faslane ; Twin Unit Tractor Tugs *'' SD Adept'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Careful'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Faithful'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Forceful'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Powerful'' Based at Devonport ; STAN 2608-class tugs *'' SD Hercules'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Jupiter'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Mars'' Based at Devonport ; ASD 2009-class tugs

*'' SD Christina'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Deborah'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Eileen'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Suzanne'' Based at Portsmouth ; Felicity-class water tractors *'' SD Florence'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Frances'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Genevieve'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Helen'' Based at Portsmouth ; Pushy Cat 1204-class tugs *'' SD Catherine'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Emily'' Based at Devonport ; STAN 1405-class tug *'' SD Tilly'' Based at Devonport ;Trials vessels *'' SD Warden'' Based at Kyle of Lochalsh *'' SD Kyle of Lochalsh'' Based at Kyle of Lochalsh ; Storm-class tenders *'' SD Bovisand'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Cawsand'' Based at Devonport ; Newhaven-class tenders *'' SD Newhaven'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Nutbourne'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Netley'' Based at Portsmouth ; Padstow-class tender *'' SD Padstow'' Based at Devonport ; Oban-class tenders *'' SD Oban'' Based at Devonport *'' SD Oronsay'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Omagh'' Based at Faslane ;Personnel ferries *'' SD Norton'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Eva'' Based at Faslane ;Fleet tenders *'' SD Melton'' Based at Kyle of Lochalsh *'' SD Menai'' Based at Falmouth *'' SD Meon'' Based at Falmouth ; STAN 1505-class tenders *'' SD Clyde Racer'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Solent Racer'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Tamar Racer'' Based at Devonport ; STAN 1905-class tenders *'' SD Clyde Spirit'' Based at Faslane *'' SD Solent Spirit'' Based at Portsmouth *'' SD Tamar Spirit'' Based at Devonport

References

Bibliography

* *{{cite book, last=Bush, first=Steve, title=British Warships and Auxiliaries, year=2014, publisher=Maritime Books, isbn=1904459552

External links

Serco Denholm Marine Services fleet list
- unofficial list of current ships (2011) Serco Marine Services (ships) Ships of the United Kingdom

List of ships

See also

References

Bibliography

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