The Royal Navys prototype Triton Warship Demonstrator sails past the Thames Barrier October 10 2000 on its way to mooring next to the Royal Navy ship HMS Belfast at Londons Tower Bridge.

Triton trimaran research ship. The Research Vessel Triton is a trimaran vessel owned by Gardline Marine Sciences Limited since 2005 and was a former prototype British warship demonstrator built for the UKs Defence Evaluation and Research Agency later QinetiQ. It is one of the largest motorised trimaran vessels in the world. Receive our newsletter Sign up.

The 1200 grt RV Research Vessel Triton was commissioned by the United Kingdoms Defence Research and Evaluation Agency DERA as a two-thirds scale frigate prototype. It was then sold on to the MCA and is now listed for private sale. The Triton is the worlds largest motor-potentialed triple-hulled vessel with a range of 90 metres.

The RV Triton has successfully completed. RV Triton was launched on 06 May 2000 and began an extensive set of sea-going trials at the begining of 2001 intended to asses the suitability of a trimaran. The leading site for news and procurement in the naval defence industry.

The experimental trimaran will remain on show for a week before commencing sea trials. The Research Vessel Triton is a trimaran vessel owned by Gardline Marine Sciences Limited and a former prototype British warship demonstrator for the UKs Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. The Triton trimaran research ship was a technology demonstrator ship for the Royal Navys future surface combatant FSC frigate requirement due to enter service from 2013 and replace the Type 23 frigates.

Triton is the worlds largest motor powered trimaran triple-hulled vessel with a. The goal of the technology demonstrator is to minimize the risk of trimaran hull forms for warship applications. She was built as a technology demonstrator ship for the Royal Navys Future Surface Combatant and has been used to both prove the viability of the hull-form and as a trials platform for other QinetiQ.

The ship known as a trimaran cuts fuel consumption and harmful greenhouse gas emissions at the same time. The result of the Trimaran Demonstrator Program is the ship Research Vessel RV Triton. The Triton trimaran research vessel was a technology demonstrator ship for the Royal Navys future surface combatant frigate requirement but never entered service.