What life is like on board Royal Navy's compact but capable P2000s

[@TheCrazyMoparDude68]

It would be nice to see a longer video on this ship that shows what it is capable of doing (what role it plays, how many sailors are usually on it) I am sure that many people in the UK know what it does, but those of us from different countries don’t.

[@cwg73160]

Or you could, you know, look it up on your own. Google’s your friend.

[@mikeycraig8970]

I can tell you what it doesn't do, with actual certainty, it doesn't police its own shores, by stopping illegal invaders!

[@Daz555Daz]

It's a training ship used by Sussex University Royal Naval Unit. It is an unarmed vessel as are it's two sister ships.

[@MountainMan7.62x39]

@@mikeycraig8970 HAHAHAHAhahahaha

[@markrainford1219]

@@mikeycraig8970 Which is exactly what they were built for.

[@roderickcharles81]

Lovely to hear the words Coastal Forces again, that would have made my dear old dad's day.He was a member of the Coastal Forces Veterans Association, sadly he has long since " Crossed the bar.

[@lucyross327]

As an ex URNU member that was a lovely trip down memory lane. Good times.

[@richardcook1987]

yeah I was on London UAS but the London URNU very kindly took a friend and me on a weekend trip from portsmouth to southampton and back. (on HMS puncher)
Really great experience! learned a lot. All the URNU were seasick. We were hungover but no seasickness from us.
can't believe they actually are sending these things to the arctic! wild.

[@shroomcloud1292]

Messdeck picture of Nelson on the bulkhead. Good job!

[@dynamo1796]

Most of the Royal Navy's greatest commanders started out on small ships like this one - awesome formative experience for their crews!

[@vipertwenty249]

And Blackbeard's last fight with Maynard. You surely didn't miss that?

[@PotatoSalad614]

alongside Admiral Beatty, a complete buffoon.

[@Albe3331]

US Navy veteran here. I found your tour very informative. Thanks for the tag along.

[@timsmith1125]

Another US Navy veteran here and also enjoyed the presentation. Smallest ship that I served on was a minesweeper (MSO) while in the Reserves. Although quite small compared to other ships, it was quite spacious compared to this ship. Best wishes for fair winds and following seas.

[@Albe3331]

@@timsmith1125 smallest ship for me was the Forrestal.

[@trob1173]

I served on USS Ranger, '84-'88. That is a neat little ship. Thanks for the tour.

[@darrensmith6999]

We have a couple of these ships moored on the Tyne in Newcastle and i often wonder what they are like inside , more space than i imagined actually . Thank you Sir for the tour (:

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Tidy use of space inside. Not TARDIS like though, mate. ;)

[@peenergysolutionslimited8903]

Great little boats, spent many a rough sea in one as an URNU. When they decom'd I might buy one!

[@williamrobinson7435]

V interesting! I suppose it must take a while to get used to not bumping ones head on a vessel like this!
The nation is grateful to you people for your work. ♥️🇬🇧👍

[@toontenacity]

I served on P276 HMS Tenacity, Fishery Protection, loved it

[@PhilCobProductions]

Would have liked to see the flying bridge too!

[@stephenwelch339]

Wish you could do a longer tour of the P2000s and show the engine room ,plus ship's size ,weight ,draft etc.cheers Steve.

[@juk-hw5lv]

Yeah, maybe they should show you the encryption modules and the sound characteristics too? Seriously, that's a military vehicle in active service and NATO is currently on its toes, they won't be keen to share sensitive data and show photos of those parts of the ship that are vital

[@lukestewart3930]

@@juk-hw5lvyet everything op asked for, except a tour of the engine room is on Wikipedia and there would be even more information in Jane’s…

[@wkuntjoro6130]

Very nice tour on this wonderful ship.

[@iceman7975]

Hms Ranger and Hms Trumpeter were stationed here at Gibraltar for many years.

[@terencericketts8017]

Thank you for sharing ⚓️ take care enjoy your seatime

[@TheRealist2022]

I served aboard Biter, P270. Great fun!

[@chrisogle6569]

She's very similar to smaller-sized US Coast Guard ships. I loved having the opportunity to operate with Her Majesty's Navy during my USCG time. Fair winds and following seas, HMS RANGER!

[@djcfrompt]

Reminds me of the USCG's cutters. Had the pleasure to tour one once. Actually a bit bigger than this I think though - you could actually stand up. Must get to be quite close with your shipmates.

[@finneysimon]

Also spotted the airfryer in the galley. Great bit of kit.

[@richardcook1987]

looks like a ninja foodi dual zone.

[@boejiden5933]

They have a slow cooker as well, or at least Express did

[@oml81mm]

I remember Ranger from her time with HMS Caroline, and later the Gibraltar Squadron. From an ex Royal Irish Ranger

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

Greetings and Salutations from Temple, Texas, USA!

[@adrianbanks2089]

A Great Vessel to Work on ! ( EX R,N ) 😊

[@MervynPartin]

I would also like to see a bit more of the vessel, including the machinery space and a bit of info on the ship's complement- who does what etc., including watchkeeping duties.
It is quite small, and the whole accommodation would probably fit into my 2/E suite on my last couple of ships, LOL.

[@geraldnesbitt2123]

I was a msmber of the RNXS Belfast branch we had p170 Exploit

[@TheRealEtaoinShrdlu]

"...and this table folds down and provides an extra bed as well..."
Aw, how cute. My camper has the same feature. You Boy Scouts have some cute little ships there in Britain.

[@jamieward4083]

Throwback to some great times onboard with Sussex URNU💪

[@lmaoroflcopter]

Thats way bigger a ship on the inside than I gave it credit for.
So 5 crew and 6 more personel berths too. That's a cracking little ship. Armament wise I'm presuming its gpmgs and rifles rather than anything built into the boat?

[@michaelmulligan0]

@@Mariner108-np6ffalso says on Wiki complement is 12-18

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

According to the Wikipedia page for P2000, they were designed for 20mm cannons but not fitted, and 12 of the 16 are unarmed. 4 have GPMGs.

[@fastfreddy19641]

Nice airfryer

[@Mat-eq8mk]

That's enormous compared to what I expected.

[@ukeyaoitrash2618]

Well its over 20 meters long and there's 5 crew aboard so...

[@Mat-eq8mk]

@@ukeyaoitrash2618 you'll have to finish that sentence.

[@B1900pilot]

Very nice ship!

[@Temp0raryName]

I feel for those in rough seas in the Artic in such a cosy ship!

[@johnstarkie9948]

Arctic. As in ‘Arctic Ocean’.
‘Artic’ is an abbreviation for ‘articulated’, as in ‘articulated lorry’.

[@Temp0raryName]

@@johnstarkie9948 I know they are small, but I don't think they would fit in a lorry? Is that why you want them abbreviated?

[@samanthamaxwell7339]

Thank you for the insight. Loiks compact & cosy but i bet you have great teamwork on board!

[@richardmarsden5610]

HMS Ranger, RN replacement for HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales in Nato (PMC) exercises.

[@EdMcF1]

Had a tour of Diesel sub HMS Otus as a cadet many years back, that is far more spacious and pleasant, but it's all relative.

[@josephinebennington7247]

Compact video, n‘all!

[@jeremynorman1330]

Was on Example when she was ''XSV'' based in Lowestoft. Thanks for the tour.

[@garrymathers9]

My dad was at Rosyth RNXS and they had Exploit

[@opshortonmetaldetecting]

Old ships as an RN Gunner when it first went to Belfast in 1988 for the RNR alongside HMS Caroline & HMS Helford great times 😊

[@phillipsuttles1926]

Very nice tour

[@tomaszyeager6654]

Retired USN officer here: first, I’d like to express our appreciation for repurposing the name of John Paul Jones first naval command and the first U.S. Navy ship to receive a gun salute recognizing our sovereignty in 1778 (also conducted probably the first U.S. raid on British territory at Whitehaven in April that year, but it didn’t accomplish much so we won’t dwell on it here). Second, any chance I can get recalled to duty as an exchange officer on one of those. It looks like quite a nice little ship.

[@johnboothr1]

that haircut at the beginning! were they showing mad max associates around also 🤣🤣🤣

[@uisguexjack]

Very nice boat... Cheers!

[@reginaldjohnson1917]

What about the engine room?

[@AtheistOrphan]

The crew stick oars over the side and row it.

[@t.wcharles2171]

​@AtheistOrphan , they stick their feet out the back and paddle.

[@hiigara2085]

😆 I love that air fryer. Really is a game changer

[@allythevan]

Clyde division HMS Graham in Glasgow had HMS smiter way back in the late 80s. Sailed on her once. I broke the top bunk in the jrs mess landed on top of a guy below.

[@alalder1533]

Pleased to see pictures our naval heroes displayed!

[@mikegnau3803]

More please

[@DRNewcomb]

I knew the former CO of the RN's one time smallest ship, HMS Gleaner. He said that this gave him the honor of sitting to the left side of HM the Queen at the banquet for all the RN ships' commanders.

[@landrecce]

I love that thing!! I want one!!

[@waynesteffen3262]

“Cozy” seems to be a theme 😊.

[@booly5]

whaat a great looking ship shes a ship that small but right dangerous

[@vipertwenty249]

Not a navy man myself but I can appreciate what you do - I have ex-navy friends including ex-submariners. That looks as cramped as a submarine without the benefit of being able to dive out of the weather - must get pretty bumpy at times! That head looks seriously difficult to keep clean around the base - doubtless that'd be my job!

[@robleary3353]

Built for purpose!. Good on you for doing the job you do! Nuff said!. 🙂

[@Oldladysgin]

A great improvement on the Ley Class minehunter I served on. It was just as compact but the Heads were in the middle of the messdeck! I wonder if the new ones leak quite as much. I rarely had clothing that was wasn´t damp or mildewed.

[@mas2491]

Good Luck 🇱🇰 👍

[@bmxingsheep864]

Could you choose to get posted to one of these smaller boats or is it just whatever boat youre told youre going on

[@abrahamdozer6273]

I like small ships, myself. If I were RN and not Canadian and active, not retired, I'd love to be posted on one of these.
Some people like submarines too.
No accounting for taste.

[@AnthonySejda]

Lt. Jacob is a good narrator on board, the accomodations are small, and these modules are for polar climate. I wonder how much the storage compartment, are there guns on board.

[@Kesk1978]

Saw 2 of these badboys, visting Esbjerg Denmark yesterday. Must be a pretty rough crossing! 😅

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Sounds like something useful for the coast guard or rivers

[@kristiangoransson6104]

Surprisingly many heads on such a small vessel

[@leetshots]

its comforting to hear we have at least one ship that can make it out of port

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

And here in the US it’s weird to see any navy ships in port, currently have 3 carriers in Newport, which is pretty much unheard of.

[@heartofoak45]

Perhaps another video on the ship's capability. Whilst the captain was explaining of various places doubling up for other uses, I am reminded that even Vice Admiral Nelson's day cabin became a battle station etc, although a little more capacious than Ranger not to mention his fine furniture that wouldn't go amiss on 'Antiques Roadshow' I am currently reading a most interesting book 'Nelson's Captains' by the late Ludovic Kennedy. Keep up the hard work, Captain, one day they may give you your own frigate to play with. God Bless you and your crew.

[@rob20452]

How nice

[@darthkek1953]

Well this fella looks fighting fit.

[@herbertjohnston4608]

That would be the ship for me.🇬🇧👍👌

[@fredbloggsreturns9200]

Looks like border agency taxi service are going to inherit some cosy taxis

[@andrewpease3688]

RN has declared itself too posh to patrol UK waters

[@ianscott3180]

As an amateur sailor I would have liked a bit more technical detail. Power, speed, range ect. Interesting never the less.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Speed is 25 knots
Range 550 nmi
2 shaft Cat C18 Acert Diesel engines
54T displacement
Length 20.8m or 68’3ft
Operation crew capacity is 12 with accommodations for 18 total
Armament is 3 GPMG machine guns with a fitting for a 20mm auto cannon.
Not sure of power output, it seems they are geared more for torque/power than for speed as the ships could theoretically hit 45 knots

[@christophergregory2839]

I want a decommissioned one for trips to catilina island

[@johnsails5436]

Why do I feel like this would be advertised as a lovely cosy flat in London

[@randlerobbertson8792]

Impressive ship, another dozen or so would not go amiss and shoulder launched manpad capable and or Martlet mounted and of course, a GP machine gun.

[@mt6271]

Not as comfy as a poncho and roll Matt in a wooded area in Sennybridge..!!

[@heatpump8566]

Would be great to see cameras on her for a trip?

[@tamharkins6280]

1st Command Platform for baby matelot ruperts, never mind the task in hand! 😂

[@RogersRamblings]

Note he said he's got two Chief POs to keep the officers on the straight and narrow. 🤣🤣

[@rapido2963]

Why sneer?

[@RogersRamblings]

@@rapido2963 It's called "Service humour". Anyone who has served will understand.
For the unenlightened, junior officers are regarded as inept, whatever the truth, and therefore subject to mickeytaking from those with longer service.

[@paulgibbons2320]

Similar to a Trent class life boat. Visually anyway.

[@dcpack]

I noticed one of the heads had illustrated instruction on how to wash your hands.

[@junefranklin458]

imagine your office being in the FAP station

[@frostedbutts4340]

Always knock first.

[@williamroberts7919]

0.54 what a haircut

[@mcallahan9060]

Of the 17 ships in the class I believe only two are even armed (albeit lightly) ... Small expensive pleasure craft of questionable use, but nice on-suite bath rooms. If you scrap all 17 you could crew another Type-45 and add a real significant capability to the RN.

[@robinwhitebeam3955]

Cosy! Where are the Christmas decoration mountings?

[@drandrewallan]

1) Like so many naval vessels under armed
2) Why not in the Channel stopping the invaders?

[@milesdee1806]

Rather compact yet looks laid out as highly efficient. Is it possible to share what a total crew count would be?

[@kevintravis5123]

cosy draft for sure

[@geofo60]

Compact and Bijou.

[@rosemary5531]

As the skipper said - many times - quite "cosy"!

[@Richard-pe4cx]

i was hoping to see the engine room

[@ConstableGrey]

The cameraman pans in the opposite direction every time he points to something off screen!

[@ronaldgulliver6636]

we have them in milford haven some times in the docks ,wonder what there had on board

[@robertyboberty7495]

Well, if I only had my time again, I know what I’d be doing

[@Twirlyhead]

Reminds me of the Millenium Falcon.

[@nearestyoutube]

Ship or boat?
Driving or steering/piloting?

[@KingdaToro]

Ship vs Boat is determined by how it leans while turning. If it leans inward, it's a boat. If it leans outward, it's a ship.

[@phucknuts.7065]

Bummed raw I’d bet.

[@chethemerc7841]

Where do the tomahawks go?

[@sputnikone6281]

where are the turrets of the 16" gun battery? or do you have a taser as your only armament?

[@lukeallison3713]

A 16 inch gun turret weighs more than twice as much as one of these things

[@sputnikone6281]

@@lukeallison3713 of course it does, my post was satirical but does reflect the sad state of the RN in todays dangerous world. An unarmed patrol ship is a luxury that the UK cannot afford!

[@robertwillis4061]

​@@sputnikone6281They aren't heavily armed, but they can call in Larger vessels or the RAF for any direct action. . Not designed for fire fights, just presence.

[@sputnikone6281]

@@robertwillis4061 a waste of money & manpower - armed patrol boats are needed not pleasure craft

[@andreww2098]

@@robertwillis4061 it's main job is fishery protection, not going to need a lot of firepower for that, most modern trawlers are unarmed!

[@scotthendry6298]

It would be nice if they would patrol the channel???

[@ianbutherway]

Cosy!

[@uzziel2005]

Was that an airfryer? Was he the first person on the planet not to mention owning one?

[@FlyWithMe_666]

Why didn’t they show the planes and hangar? Or is it a submarine? I don’t know much about tanks, sorry.

[@DarthBlazer.]

I like the FAP sticker

[@sotjuan6604]

Not a bad job especially with a ship like that!

[@thingstodoinguernseychanne4950]

I like the way he says driving the ship but everyone knows you don't drive the ship. You stare a ship and you drive a car and ride a motorbike. 😂

[@itsmegareth9663]

How many migrates can you fit on?

[@oliverlane9716]

Wow. Im from the merchant navy and even the lowest junior rating has a cabin four times the sIze that captain