HMS Charger is an
Archer-classpatrol vessel built by Watercraft Limited,
Shoreham-by-Sea and fitted out at
Vosper Thornycroft. She is just over 20 metres long and 5.8 metres wide and powered by two Rolls-Royce turbo engines.[1][2] The ship is based at
HMS Eaglet, the Royal Naval Headquarters in
Liverpool and was commissioned in 1988. She has five full-time RN crew, and sails with an RNR training officer and a maximum complement of 12 students. She is attached to the Liverpool
University Royal Naval Unit.
Role
Charger provides sea training for members of Liverpool
University Royal Naval Unit. In 2011 she deployed to the Baltic, visiting ports in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark and transiting both the
Caledonian and
Kiel Canals. The ship is affiliated to the Cumbrian town of
Maryport and regularly visits the town during deployments and for
Remembrance Day ceremonies. In 2012, the ship's frequent visits to
Preston resulted in the ship being formally adopted by the people of Preston.[3] In 2013, Charger, became the first Royal Navy vessel in the 21st century to make the journey up the
River Weaver to
Northwich.[4]
Refit
During a refit in 2016 she was fitted with upgraded engines.[5]
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