SD ''Tempest'' is an ART 8032 class tug operated by

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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 harbour towage when not required in her primary role. Normally based in Portsmouth, ''Tempest'' was temporarily transferred to

Rosyth Rosyth ( gd, Ros Fhìobh, "headland of Fife") is a town on the Firth of Forth, south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 13,440. The new town was founded as a Garden city-style suburb ...

in June 2017 to assist with HMS ''Queen Elizabeth's'' departure on sea trials.

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