Serco Denholm
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Serco Denholm is a joint venture between Serco Group
and Denholm Group providing marine services support to the Royal Navy
at the United Kingdom
's three main naval bases, HMNB Portsmouth
, HMNB Devonport
and HMNB Clyde
.
Serco Denholm originally began providing the fleet support services and management at the three naval bases in 1996 ; as of the International Festival of the Sea in 2005, Serco Denholm were operating over 120 vessels in support of the Royal Navy, including tugs, passenger vessels, pilot boats and a range of stores and tank-cleaning lighters . Serco Denholm began a contract in December 2007 to provide these services until 2022 . As a direct result of this, the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
which had previously provided this role was formally disbanded on 31 March 2008. All vessels formally prefixed RMAS assumed the SD prefix
instead.
Serco Group
Serco Group plc is a government services company based in Hook, North Hampshire in the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
and Denholm Group providing marine services support to the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
at the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's three main naval bases, HMNB Portsmouth
HMNB Portsmouth
Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the British Royal Navy...
, HMNB Devonport
HMNB Devonport
Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport , is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy . HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England...
and HMNB Clyde
HMNB Clyde
Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy...
.
Serco Denholm originally began providing the fleet support services and management at the three naval bases in 1996 ; as of the International Festival of the Sea in 2005, Serco Denholm were operating over 120 vessels in support of the Royal Navy, including tugs, passenger vessels, pilot boats and a range of stores and tank-cleaning lighters . Serco Denholm began a contract in December 2007 to provide these services until 2022 . As a direct result of this, the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service was a British Government agency which ran a variety of non-combat support vessels for the Royal Navy.-Organisation:...
which had previously provided this role was formally disbanded on 31 March 2008. All vessels formally prefixed RMAS assumed the SD prefix
Ship prefix
A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship.Prefixes for civilian vessels may either identify the type of propulsion, such as "SS" for steamship, or purpose, such as "RV" for research vessel. Civilian prefixes are often...
instead.