Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Starting points for a modern sloop

A modern sloop could adapt an enlarged River-class, Irish patrol vessel, or Dutch long-range OPV and add modular systems rather than begin with a clean-sheet warship.

Force StructureOffshore Patrol VesselsShip DesignSloops
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Question

How would you build a modern sloop?

Short answer

Begin with a proven patrol-vessel concept such as an enlarged River class or an Irish P60-style design, then adapt it to the intended role.

Notes

The design starts from existing offshore-patrol-vessel concepts, including an enlarged River class and an Irish patrol design. A later follow-up adds a Dutch long-range OPV hull combined with the Danish StanFlex modular system. A modern sloop is treated as an adaptation of a proven patrol platform rather than a clean-sheet warship. The suggestions are starting points rather than a finished force-structure prescription.