Which British warship was sent up the Thames to provide security cover for the 2012 Olympic Games?
Security for the 2012 Summer Olympics helicopters embarked on HMS Ocean, which was alongside at Greenwich on the River Thames). Finally, surface-to-air missiles were sited around the Olympic stadium to stop potential suicide airplane attacks, similar to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. There were six sites, four using Rapier and two using Starstreak Fire units. After initially announcing the possibility of installing missiles the British government confirmed they would be deployed from mid July. Airspace management and early warning of a threat was provided using existing air traffic control and air defence radar, supplemented by mobile radar, including Type 101 ground-based radar from
Security for the 2012 Summer Olympics Security for the 2012 Summer Olympics The security preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics—with the exception of the air counter-terrorist plan, which was a RAF responsibility—was led by the police, with 13,000 officers available, supported by 17,000 members of the armed forces. Royal Navy, Army and RAF assets, including ships situated in the Thames, Typhoon jets, radar, helicopter-borne snipers, and surface-to-air missiles, were deployed as part of the security operation. The final cost of the security operation was estimated £553m (pounds sterling). The budget for venue security was being partly funded by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and