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Ministry of Defence announce contract award

13th September 2019

We are delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded a six-and-a-half-year contract from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide repair and maintenance to ensure the continued availability of boats essential to UK submarine operations, including the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent. Holyhead Marine is one of five companies awarded contracts by the Commercially Supported Shipping team […]

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HMS Charger completes major refit

21st October 2016

HMS Charger, a 20m GRP Archer Class patrol boat,  has been coming to Holyhead for her annual refits and maintenance periods almost every year since she was built in the mid 1980’s. She was launched earlier this week having completed a significant refit which has included the installation of new Caterpillar C18 main engines and […]

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Royal Marines video

8th March 2016

Really nice piece of video published on Twitter of our 9m Offshore Raiding Craft in action in Norway. Both the Aft Console and Mid Console variants in action.

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HMS Raider Patrol Boat re-power

3rd October 2015

HMS Raider, a 20m GRP Archer Class P2000 Royal Navy Patrol Boat has just completed her annual refit and re-power. The vessel has had her current MTU engines removed and replaced with a pair of Caterpillar C18 ACERT engines developing 873 bhp each.  As part of the re-power package the  entire sterngear was renewed which […]

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Iona and Harris delivery

2nd October 2015

The latest 15m Police Patrol Boat Iona has been delivered to Faslane Naval Base and handed over to the Ministry of Defence Police. The boat was accompanied by her sister Harris which had been in the yard for her annual maintenance and recertification period. Both boats left Holyhead together and took the opportunity for a […]

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Royal Marines at DSEI 2015

11th September 2015

The Royal Marines from 1 Assault Group Royal Marines will be putting on a boarding operations demonstration at DSEI next week in London using our 9m Offshore Raiding Craft. The boarding op’s will be done using an Aft Console Variant and there will also be a Mid Console Variant at the exhibition on the pontoons. […]

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DSEI 2015

14th July 2015

Holyhead Marine will be exhibiting this year at DSEI in London. The exhibition runs from 15th to 18th September. The Royal Marines will be in attendance at the show and will be demonstrating the 9m Offshore Raiding Craft on the water at the exhibition twice daily. Our stand is S10-465 which is located in the […]

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Police Patrol Boat “Skye” delivery

11th June 2015

Another 15m Patrol Boat configured for the Ministry of Defence Police left Holyhead this morning bound for Faslane. The boat is manned by our own delivery crew and the transit will take just under 6 hours from Holyhead to Faslane Naval Base. Police Boat “Skye” will join her eight other sisters at Faslane, all of […]

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Police Patrol Boat in Clyde Rescue

2nd March 2010

MOD Police boat Rhona was involved in the rescue of a capsized canoeist in the Firth of Clyde. The boat was called in by the Clyde Coastguard to assist in the rescue of a 43 year old man who had capsized and become separated from his canoe. He was lifted from the water by the […]

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HMS Caroline Inclined at Belfast

28th October 2009

Representatives from Holyhead Marine Services and Amgram travelled to Belfast this week to carry out inclining trials on HMS caroline. Launched and commissioned in 1914 HMS Caroline is the second oldest ship in RN service. She is the last remaining British World War One light cruiser in service, and the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland still afloat. […]

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ORC deployed on Taurus 2009

20th September 2009

The Royal Marines of 539 Assault squadron have returned from there deployment as part of the Operation Taurus Taskforce. TAURUS 09 was a routine deployment of the Royal Navy’s Amphibious Task Group, taking in the Mediterranean, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Far East. By all accounts the Offshore Raiding Craft peformed very well in some […]

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