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HMS Blazer (P279)
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HMS Blazer (P279) is an Archer-class Fast Patrol Vessel built by Vosper Thornycroft. She is just over 20 metres long and 5.8 metres wide and powered by two Rolls-Royce turbo engines. The ship is based at HMS Nelson Shore Base in Portsmouth and was commissioned in 1988.
She has four crew plus a commanding officer, and sails with a training officer and a complement of students. She is attached to the Southampton University Royal Naval Unit
(SURNU), under the command of Lt James Beedle RN, who is also Officer in Charge of the Unit.
She has four crew plus a commanding officer, and sails with a training officer and a complement of students. She is attached to the Southampton University Royal Naval Unit
University Royal Naval Unit
A University Royal Naval Unit is a Royal Navy training establishment connected to a university, or a number of universities concentrated in one area...
(SURNU), under the command of Lt James Beedle RN, who is also Officer in Charge of the Unit.