UK fits RFA Lyme Bay as MCM mothership carrying uncrewed underwater vehicles

The article notes the UK is fitting out the auxiliary vessel RFA Lyme Bay in Gibraltar as a mine-countermeasures 'mothership' that carries uncrewed underwater vehicles for mine-hunting. Using an auxiliary platform as a UUV mothership for MCM is a notable operational adaptation for contested chokepoint clearance (e.g., Hormuz), enabling scalable mine-hunting without relying solely on traditional dedicated MCM ships.