RN Experimental Ship XV Patrick Henry

[RAP]

Royal Navy Christens New Experimental Ship, The XV Patrick Blackett

 

[royabulgaf]

Ah. I first looked at the title and went "huh?"

 

[Hood]

A little more detail here, it seems the first step is to use it as a mothership before becoming a trial drone vessel itself.

New experimental ship for the Royal Navy arrives in UK

The XV Patrick Blackett will be used as a trials ship, experimenting with new technologies including drones.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

 

[SteveO]

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