Just one new ship has been completed this month as NS begins the wind-down for Christmas. 165-001 Acadia is the lead ship of the new Acadia 165A Remote Support Tender. This is another variation of the Friendship 75A platform and will support local patrol assets.
Two more Guardian 54A patrol ships have been withdrawn after reaching the end of their fatigue lives, these are 54-101 Guardian and 54-108 Gareth Ash. The first Deterrence 53A patrol ship to be withdrawn is 53-140 Rock Ferry which has also reached it's end of life.
