SD Northern River, Serco’s largest vessel, is docked at King George V Dock in Glasgow.
This auxiliary ship carries out numerous tasks, including transporting naval equipment, towing targets for naval exercises, noise ranging, data collection, and submarine escort duties.
Here's @SercoGroup's SD Northern River at the @PeelPorts King George V docks in Glasgow, filmed via drone at a distance and a normal camera from the road. pic.twitter.com/T9Ixja3EhW
— George Allison (@geoallison) April 4, 2024
Additionally, the vessel is the primary platform for the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS).
SD Northern River also reportedly specialises in Special Forces (SF) operations, participating, for instance, in Exercise Chameleon 23-1 off the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus in early 2023.
Don’t seem to have an helicopter platform which is not good.
Hi folks hope all is well.
Interesting, this vessel is under private ownership from looking at the article operated by Seco. So she is not operating as RFA then? Are there other vessels that can be called upon in similar status?
As similar theme. An interesting article in Navy Lookout, upon reading tge article, it dies lift the spirit a tad!
https://www.navylookout.com
Cheers
George
STUFT (Ships Taken Up From Trade )
Seriously more or less as a private contractor carry out the role previously done by the RMAS. Tugs buoys, Pas boats and the like.
Should read Serco not seriously.
I am serious and don’t call me Shirley.
Look into SD Victoria as a fine example.
Hi George, thanks for your article. I live on the Riverside, around 1 mile downstream from KGV Dock and saw her coming into port the other day. I thought she was a supply vessel for the oil & gas sector. A great website mate, keep up the good work.