List of ships of Serco Marine Services

List of ships of Serco Marine Services is a list of active ships operated by Serco Marine Services in support of His Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary).^[1] As of 2021, Marine Services operates nearly 100 vessels at six locations in the U.K. at: Portsmouth, Devonport, Falmouth, Clyde and two at Inner Raasay Sound.

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 Boluda Towage Europe which bought the previous Resolve Marine Group in February 2024.^[7] Resolve had previously acquired T.P. Towage in 2015 and these vessels provide all harbour towage and other support services in and around the Port of Gibraltar.^[8][9]

List of ships

All Serco non-military vessels fly the Red Ensign

Ministry of Defence-owned managed vessels fly the Blue Ensign since 2008^[10]

Worldwide support ship

• SD Victoria based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]} (Global support ship; reportedly employed for special forces operations)^[11]

Multi-purpose ship

SD Northern River

• SD Northern River (Offshore supply ship; reportedly employed for special forces operations and other duties including data gathering and submarine support)^[12]

Moor-class diving support vessels

(Diving support/offshore supply vessels; entered service 1989; based at Kyle of Lochalsh^{[citation needed]} )

• SD Moorfowl^[13]
• SD Moorhen^[14]

Multicat 2510-class recovery vessels

• SD Navigator (Recovery vessel; entered service 2009; based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]} )^[15]
• SD Raasay (Recovery vessel; entered service 2009; based at Kyle of Lochalsh^{[citation needed]} )^[16]

Multicat 2613-class utility boat

• SD Angeline (Utility vessel; entered service 2015; based at Faslane^{[citation needed]} )^[17]

Recovery vessels

• SD Inspector (Utility vessel; entered service 2001; based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]} )^[18]
• SD Engineer (Work vessel; entered service 1996; based at Devonport^{[citation needed]} )^[19]

Coastal oilers

• SD Teesdale (Oil products tanker; entered service 1976; based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]} )^[20]
• SD Oilman (Oil barge; entered service 2009; based at Faslane^{[citation needed] [21]}
• SD Waterpress (Tank barge; entered service 2010; based at Faslane^{[citation needed]} )^[22]
• SD Oceanspray (Tank barge; entered service 2010; based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]} )^[23]

Damen ART 80-32 tug

• SD Tempest (Based at Portsmouth, designated tug for Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers)^[24]

Impulse-class tugs

(Class of two Azimuth Stern Drive Tugs, entered service in 1993; both based at Faslane)^[25]

• SD Impulse
• SD Impetus

ASD 2509-class tugs

(Class of two harbour Tugs with four-man crews; entered service 2009; both based at Portsmouth)^[26]

• SD Independent
• SD Indulgent

ATD 2909-class tugs

(Class of four Tugs; entered service 2009-2010; Bountiful based at Portsmouth; others at Faslane)

SD Resourceful on the River Clyde

• SD Reliable^[27]
• SD Bountiful^[28]
• SD Resourceful^[29][30]
• SD Dependable^[31][32]

Twin Unit Tractor Tugs

(Class of five Tugs; entered service 1980-1985; all based at Devonport)

• SD Adept ^[33][34]
• SD Careful^[35][36]
• SD Faithful^[37][38]
• SD Forceful^[39][40]
• SD Powerful^[41][42]

STAN 2608-class tugs

(Class of three Tugs; entered service 2009; Jupiter based at Faslane; Hercules and Mars at Devonport^{[citation needed]} )

• SD Hercules^[43]
• SD Jupiter^[44]
• SD Mars ^[45]

ASD 2009-class tugs

(Class of Four Tugs; entered service 2010; Deborah and Eileen based at Devonport; Christina and Suzanne at Portsmouth)

SD Suzanne tug passing Portsmouth Point

• SD Christina^[46]
• SD Deborah^[47]
• SD Eileen^[48]
• SD Suzanne^[49][50]

Felicity-class water tractors

• SD Florence (Tug; based at Devonport)^[51]
• SD Genevieve (Tug; Entered service 1980; based at Portsmouth)^[52][53]

Pushy Cat 1204-class tugs

• SD Catherine (Tug; entered service 2009; based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]} )^[54]
• SD Emily (Tug; entered service 2008; based at Devonport^{[citation needed]} )^[55]

STAN 1405-class tug

• SD Tilly (Tug; entered service 2008; based at Devonport^{[citation needed]} )^[56]

Trials vessels

• SD Warden (Mooring vessel; entered service 1989; experimental and trials support role; based at Kyle of Lochalsh)^[57][58]
• SD Kyle of Lochalsh (Tug; entered service 1997; based at Kyle of Lochalsh)^[59]

Storm-class tenders

(Class of two Offshore Supply Ships; entered service 1997; both based at Devonport^{[citation needed]} )

• SD Bovisand^[60]
• SD Cawsand^[61]

Newhaven-class tenders

(Class of three passenger vessels; entered service 2000-2001; Newhaven based at Devonport; Nutbourne and Netley at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]} )

• SD Newhaven^[62]
• SD Nutbourne^[63]
• SD Netley^[64]

Padstow-class tender

• SD Padstow (Passenger vessel; entered service 2000; based at Devonport^{[citation needed]} )^[65]

Oban-class tenders

(Class of three naval auxiliary vessels; entered service 2000; Oban based at Devonport; Oronsay and Omagh at Faslane^{[citation needed]} )

• SD Oban^[66]
• SD Oronsay ^[67]
• SD Omagh^[68]

Personnel ferries

• SD Norton Based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]}
• SD Eva Based at Faslane^{[citation needed]}

Fleet tenders

• SD Melton Based at Kyle of Lochalsh^{[citation needed]}
• SD Menai Based at Falmouth^{[citation needed]}
• SD Meon Based at Falmouth^{[citation needed]}

STAN 1505-class tenders

• SD Clyde Racer Based at Faslane^{[citation needed]}
• SD Solent Racer Based at Portsmouth^[69]
• SD Tamar Racer Based at Devonport^{[citation needed]}

STAN 1905-class tenders

• SD Clyde Spirit Based at Faslane^{[citation needed]}
• SD Solent Spirit Based at Portsmouth^{[citation needed]}
• SD Tamar Spirit Based at Devonport^{[citation needed]}

See also

• United Kingdom portal
• Transport portal

Lists of ships operated by or in support of His Majesty's Naval Service

• List of active Royal Navy ships
• List of active Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships
• List of active Royal Marines military watercraft