HMS Forth sails from Portsmouth to become new Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel 

@Drew Peacock why are you not a fan of the type 31

@Drew Peacock Though not as Heavily armed as the new type 26 the Type 31 Light Frigate will have pretty good armaments, similar to US frigates, plus the 5 Type 32 (likely refined versions of the type 31) is going to provide a versatile force 18 frigates will be the most we have had in 30-40 years ( the 31 isn't woefully armed its similar to the current type 23 frigates with the exception of a large cannon for beach landing support ) it still has Anti air anti sub torpedo's and 3 main cannons attack helicopter and patrol vessels plus electronic counter measures the type 31 is smaller than the type 26 and far lighter)

GateCrasher - As long as the hatches are sealed, water on the top deck will not be a problem.

The Argentine capability isn't there to justify a full fledged warship. It's a fisheries patrol at the moment.

A 30mm cannon, 2 GPMGs and 2 Miniguns

Yep, only a light, fast patrol vessel for gaurding fishing lanes and watching over oil-rigs and the like mind, isn't a full-on warship nor intended to take them on

Shes a trip wire.. if she's attacked, the rest of the Royal Navy will respond.

@@dundonrl agreed, although if attacked by something relatively small like herself she wouldn't NEED to call the others in lol, a 30mm Bushmaster auto-cannon can do pretty nasty things to a small boat...

@@harelaw3487 it could in fact be argued they're part of her arnament themselves couldn't it lol

sensible driver or aviation hanger?

If any Argentinian pilot with a grudge decides to attack....

It's not a war fighting ship...

David Houseman yet it’s the only ship permanently stationed to protect the Falklands. The few warships we have only visit as we simply don’t have enough.

@@davidrobertsemail the Falklands isn't a flash point at this point in time. The Argentine military isn't capable of invasion.

David Houseman you refuted nothing I said. You just confirmed the obvious gaps in the navy.

@@davidrobertsemail to spell it out then. The lack of a warship at the Falklands is because it's not needed, not because we don't have enough.

Yep, several in fact but just relatively small-calibre as it's only a patrol vessel rather than a full-on warship

Either a 20mm Oerlikon or 30mm Bushmaster main auto-cannon on the bow and assorted miniguns and GPMG's on the sides

@@1IbramGaunt + 30mm Bushmaster, enough to spoil your day.

@@henryvagincourt yep, especially if you're a Somali fishing boat or Iranian converted speed-boat

Yes it IS though so what's so penny-pinching about it, that's a 30mm Bushmaster autocannon, it'll shred any Somali or Iranian speed-boat in seconds and can indeed be fired from under-cover

What a load of horse shit, you assume then state it as fact.... 👌

Los piratas solo roban

@Justin Time tu tienes que estudiar geografía para entender dónde están las islas Malvinas

Some sort of oh-so-funny joke about British build-quality I suppose?

@@1IbramGaunt Justified, in this instance.

Or leak ?? LOL

@@JckSwan in what way exactly?

@EnglishXnXproud that and it seemed fine when the Royal Navy went to the same destination in 1982