TTS Brighton is a patrol vessel of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, based on the Damen Stan 5009 patrol vessel design.[1]

Design

The Damen Group's design incorporates an axe bow.[1] The 5009 in the model name shows that the vessels are 50 metres (160 ft) long and 9 metres (30 ft) wide. The vessels maximum speed is 30 knots (56 km/h). Her main armament is a Rheinmetall Seahawk a remotely controlled 20mm autocannon.[2]

Operational history

In October, 2017, Brighton carried emergency relief supplies to Dominica, which had just been struck by Hurricane Maria.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Sanjay Badri-Maharaj (2018-03-18). "How the SPa was Chosen – The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard's DAMEN Spa 5009 fleet". Chuck Hill's CG blog. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ "First sale for Seahawk". Jane's Weekly. 2015-09-17. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-29. Based on precision-machined aluminium castings, to provide a lightweight but stiff structure to ensure narrow dispersion with enhanced accuracy, the LW20K variant for Trinidad and Tobago is fitted with a Rheinmetall KAE 20mm cannon.
  3. ^ Rhondor Dowlat (2017-10-06). "Dillon waits for full report". Tobago Today. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-29. On Monday, the T&T Coast Guard (TTCG) vessel TTS Brighton (CG 24) left Port-of-Spain en route to Dominica with approximately 23.3 tonnes of disaster relief items which was donated by private and corporate citizens.

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