MilitaryXV Patrick Blackett
Auxiliary Shipconfirmed
XV Patrick Blackett (X01) is an experimental ship used by the Royal Navy as a testbed for new technologies, including unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned surface vehicles and quantum navigation. Her namesake is Patrick Blackett the Nobel Prize-winning British physicist who was the director of Operational Research at the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
Specifications
| Type | Auxiliary Ship |
| Manufacturer | Damen Shipyards Gorinchem |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 42 m |
| Speed | 20 kn |
| Range | 3,000 nmi |
| Crew | 5 |
| Displacement | 270 t |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | confirmed |
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