Vessels of the Marine Service range in length from 11 m to 93 m and displace from 12 to 3,600 gross tonnes. Serco employs some 600 to 650 mariners and engineers.[2][3]
The ships Kingdom of Fife and Cameron are provided by Briggs Marine who won a £100M subcontract from Serco Marine Services for the support and maintenance of the Royal Navy's navigational marks (or buoys) and moorings in the United Kingdom and overseas.[1][4]
In 2022, a £200m contract with Serco was signed extending the arrangement for a further 27 months commencing in December 2022. Under the arrangement, the Ministry of Defence has the option to extend that contract for up to six more months.[5]
As of 2021, principal marine services in the Falkland Islands were provided by the contracted Netherlands Marine Services company Van Wijngaarden,[6] while in Gibraltar, marine services were provided by the vessels of Resolve Marine Group. Resolve acquired T.P. Towage in 2015 and its vessels provide all harbour towage and other support services in and around the Port of Gibraltar.[7][8]
List of shipsedit
Worldwide support ship
SD Victoria based at Portsmouth[citation needed] (Global support ship; reportedly employed for special forces operations)[9]
Multi-purpose ship
SD Northern River (Offshore supply ship; reportedly employed for special forces operations and other duties including data gathering and submarine support)[10]
Moor-class diving support vessels
(Diving support/offshore supply vessels; entered service 1989; based at Kyle of Lochalsh[citation needed] )
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^"Resolving to Expand". Nautic Expo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^"RESOLVE's Gibraltar Location". Resolve Aviation. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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^"UK SF Exercise – Chameleon 23-1". SOF News. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Moorfoul". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Moorhen". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Navigator". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Raasay". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Angeline". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Inspector". Vessel Finder. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Engineer". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Teesdale". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Oilman". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Waterpress". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Oceanspray". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Reliable". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Bountiful". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Resourceful". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Dependable". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Adept". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Careful". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Faithful". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Forceful". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^"SD Powerful". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Hercules". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"SD Jupiter". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 2 May 2023.