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====Offshore patrol vessels (OPV)====
A fleet of eight [[River-class offshore patrol vessel|River-class]] offshore patrol vessels are in service with the Royal Navy. The three Batch 1 ships of the class serve in U.K. waters in a sovereignty and fisheries protection role while the five Batch 2 ships are forward-deployed on a long-term basis to Gibraltar, the Caribbean, the [[Falkland Islands]] and the Indo-Pacific region.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/river_class/ | title=River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessels, UK }}</ref> The vessel MV ''Grampian Frontier'' is leased from Scottish-based North Star Shipping for patrol duties around the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]. However, she is not in commission with the Royal Navy.<ref name="sites.google.com">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/thechagosarchipelagofacts/eppz-mpa/patrol-vessel |title=Patrol Vessel |website=The Chagos Archipelago |access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref>

In December 2019, the modified Batch 1 River-class vessel, {{HMS|Clyde|P257|6}}, was decommissioned, with the Batch 2 {{HMS|Forth|P222|6}} taking over duties as the Falkland Islands patrol ship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forces.net/news/hms-forth-sets-sail-falklands-deployment|title=HMS Forth Sets Sail For Falklands Deployment|date=1 November 2019|website=Forces Network|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/december/20/191220-hms-clyde-homecoming|title=HMS Clyde's last drive home for Christmas|website=Royal Navy |language= en|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>