RV Triton
RV Triton berthed alongside HMS Belfast in the Pool of London | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RV Triton |
| Namesake | Triton |
| Ordered | August 1998 |
| Builder | VT Group |
| Cost | Circa £20m (incl. £13.5m from VT) |
| Launched | 6 May 2000 |
| Acquired | August 2000 |
| Fate |
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| Status | As of 15/2/22 she is currently moored in Hull behind the Siemens Windfarm Blade factory. |
| Australia | |
| Name | ACV Triton |
| Acquired | December 2006 |
| Decommissioned | 2015 |
| In service | 2006–2015 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold and returned to UK |
| Status | Laid up as of 2017 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,236 GT |
| Length | 318 ft 3 in (97.00 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 8 in (22.45 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric propulsion, single shaft |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 14 crew and up to 28 customs officers (Australian service) |
| Armament | 2 × .50 calibre heavy machine guns (Australian service) |
The research vessel Triton is a trimaran vessel owned by Gardline Marine Sciences Limited and a former prototype British warship demonstrator for the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (later QinetiQ). She was built as a technology demonstrator ship for the Royal Navy's Future Surface Combatant, and has been used to both prove the viability of the hull-form and as a trials platform for other QinetiQ innovations. The ship was used by the Australian Border Force's Marine Unit, and was for a time moored in the River Fal near the King Harry chain ferry. Up until July 2019 she was moored on the River Yare, Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England.