Royal Navy down to a single active amphibious vessel

Royal Navy down to a single active amphibious vessel

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Lyme Bay has arrived at the A&P Tyne shipyard for a period of maintenance and upgrades, the first time an RFA has docked on the River Tyne in over 15 years. The ship is undergoing a Contractor Support Period (CSP) at the Hebburn facility, operated by the APCL Group. This marks a return to the region where Lyme Bay was originally constructed. She was the last ship built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyne, launched in 2005 (b…