Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 05/2022
Modified FCS for UK Navy
XV Patrick Blackett | Damen Shipyards has delivered a modified fast crew supplier (FCS) to the UK’s Royal Navy’s ‘NavyX’ innovation team in a handover at the naval base in Portsmouth. The XV Patrick Blackett , named after a naval officer and scientist and powered by four Caterpillar engines, is a modified 42m-long FCS 4008 with a five-person crew. The Damen X-bow provides good sea keeping and stability characteristics, the Dutch shipbuilder said in a statement. The vessel will support the testing of new technologies and its 140m2 of deck space will provide a large, unobstructed area for equipment such as unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles....