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Liverpool Echo
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Abigail Nicholson

Enormous Royal Navy ship docks at Liverpool's Cruise Terminal

An enormous Royal Navy ship has docked at Liverpool's Cruise Terminal.

HMS Tyne, the first of the Royal Navy’s original generation of River Class ships, arrived in Liverpool at around 10am on Tuesday, March 8.

The ship started its journey in Portsmouth on March 2 at around 5pm.

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The ship has been serving the nation since the summer of 2003 and worked in the Fishery Protection Squadron, the oldest formation in the Royal Navy.

Now, HMS Tyne is part of the Offshore Patrol Squadron and is one of the busiest ships in the fleet.

HMS Tyne on the Liverpool waterfront. Photo by Colin Lane (Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

The ship is typically at sea for around 190 days every year.

It is unclear how long the ship will be docked in Liverpool for and The ECHO has approached Liverpool Cruise Terminal for more information.

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