Amphibious & Support Ships
UK: HMS Diamond Demonstrates Royal Navy’s Expertise in Board, Search
HMS Diamond demonstrated the Royal Navy’s expertise in board and search when she joined forces with Emirati allies for exercises in the Gulf. The new destroyer linked up with the UAE frigate Murayjib for Exercise Falcon Warrior, laying on a comprehensive boarding exercise involving her Lynx and spec
UK: Royal Marines Amphibious Craft Centre Praised
The commanding officer of the new facility that are being built for the Royal Navy’s fleet of landing craft, hovercraft and fast offshore raiding craft has hailed it as a fantastic site. This part of the Devonport Landing Craft Collocation Project is a £30.2 million project located within HM Naval B
HMS Daring Visits St Peter Port, Guernsey
HMS Daring visited St Peter Port, Guernsey, between the 28th September and the 1st October 2012. She anchored in the Little Russell in full view of the picturesque Island. Guernsey is one of Daring’s principal maritime affiliations and the visit coincided with the HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne mem
Austal Names Regional Service Manager – Asia
Michael Little has joined Austal as Regional Service Manager – Asia. Based in Singapore, Mr. Little will be responsible for Austal’s support offering in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines and for developing relationships in the broader region. Mr. Little has considerable experience in the Asia
UK: HMS Echo to Undergo Maintenance Works
Plymouth-based HMS Echo has just completed a 19-month deployment in the Far East. David Daniel A&P Falmouth Commercial Director: “We are very familiar with HMS Echo, having carried out her previous refit five years ago and it’s great to have her back. We will carry out survey and maintenance works a
UK: Hull Lad Sails with HMS Diamond
Former Sydney Smith High School pupil, Andrew Hendin is on his first deployment with the Royal Navy. Sailing onboard HMS Diamond, he is helping to protect our nation’s interests in the Middle East. Andrew, 21, a resident of Hull, is a member of the logistics department onboard and is responsible for
Royal Navy Forces Test Their Abilities in Complex Manoeuvres
Royal Navy air and sea power combined on the sands of Cornwall at the weekend as a large scale beach landing was played out in Carlyon Bay. The ‘wader exercise’ – a landing in slow time – tested the ability of the forces involved in the key Cougar deployment to work together on complex manoeuvres [&
EUNAVFOR Force Commander Met Representatives from Omani Media
On Tuesday 2 October EU NAVFOR Force Commander met representatives from the Omani media when his flagship, ITS SAN GIUSTO, visited Muscat (Oman). Omani journalists were welcomed by the Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, and he briefed them on the evolution of piracy in previous months,
UK: Royal Marines Storm Ashore on Sleepy Cornish Beach
Royal Marines stormed ashore on a sleepy Cornish beach as training for the Navy’s key autumn deployment approaches its climax. Green berets from 45 Commando ‘invaded’ Barnpool in Plymouth Sound – one of the final exercises before the Response Force Task Group sails to the Mediterranean for two month
HMS Sutherland Shows Flexibility in Indian Ocean
HMS Sutherland met up with the giant American support ship USNS Supply to take on fuel and other supplies – and support her ongoing fight against illegal activity on sea lanes in the Indian Ocean. This a very bendy HMS Sutherland – as seen from close to the top of her 996 radar mast, […]
UK: HMS Diamond Tests Her Mettle Against Fastest Jet Fighters in the World
New destroyer HMS Diamond tested her mettle against two of the fastest jet fighters in the world when she played cat and mouse with US Air Force F15 Strike Eagles. The Type 45 warship came under mock attack from the American jets during a mine warfare exercise in the Gulf, when Diamond was called up
UK: Tyne for Change of Scenery
After several months patrolling the East coast of the UK, Tyne began the month by heading back into the Channel and West Coast, giving everyone onboard a welcome change of scenery. Tyne’s boarding teams quickly began to work their way through the Southwest fishing fleets, carrying out routine inspec
UK: Fleet Commander Visits HMS Raleigh
Royal Navy Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, has paid his first visit to HMS Raleigh, since taking up his appointment in January 2012. During his visit Admiral Zambellas was updated on the diverse range of training provided at the establishment and was ab
Royal Navy’s Next-Generation Merlin Helicopter Debuts at Sea
The Navy’s next-generation Merlin helicopter has made its debut at sea with 12 days of trials aboard HMS Illustrious. The first of 30 new and enhanced Mk2 Merlins flew ten sorties on and off the flight deck of the helicopter carrier in the Western Approaches. Being guided safely down on to the deck