Royal Navys smallest ships on epic journey across rough seas to Arctic

Four of the Royal Navy s smallest ships are preparing to brave three weeks of rough seas as they head far north into the Arctic for Exercise Steadfast Defender, Nato s largest exercise since the Cold War. P2000 patrol boats HMS Biter, Blazer, Exploit and Trumpeter sailed from Portsmouth Naval Base at the start of their journey to Norway s Arctic coast. The fibreglasshulled ships, which normally patrol coastlines, are just 20. 8 metres long and have a displacement of 54 tonnes, with a crew of five on board. More: , forcesnews, navy, uk, norway, arctic, military Subscribe to Forces News: Check out our website: Facebook: Instagram: X: