Marinised my @rse.
Apache may be many things, but it is singularly unsuitable for shipborne ops.
The fact that it has been operated in a limited way from our ships is tribute to the personnel attempting it, not the qualities of the the airframe.
'Marinised' in the sense that the airframe was manufactured using the dry-rivet process to prevent salt corrosion. This was a UK-specific requirement that didn't find its way onto the US Army's platform of an equivalent age.
However, as I alluded to earlier, Bell will point out that this marinisation does not extend to the wiring harnesses and electrical components, etc, on the Apache in the way that it does on the Viper.
Agreed, with no floatation and that canopy I wouldn't want to have to ditch one
Personally, I wouldn't want to have to ditch in
any helicopter with those blades spinning above me.