Ministry of Defence trainees have been inspiring young potential engineers to follow in their footsteps at a National Apprentice Week event in Plymouth. The three engineering apprentices, working in HM Naval Base, Devonport, alongside ships and submarines in a support role - Phoebe Loveridge (18), Owen Hoffmeyer (17) and Charlie Sloan (17) highlighted the benefits of a … [Read more...] about MoD Apprentices support national apprentice week
Navy News
HMS Buwark beach landing exercises in Cornwall
The Royal Navy’s amphibious flagship HMS Bulwark has returned to operational fitness after her maintenance with amphibious training in Cornwall. The action included the ever first landing onto the ship by the Royal Marines’ new advanced Merlin helicopter and Marines landing via landing craft on south Cornwall beaches. The final landing of a version of the Sea King Mark is … [Read more...] about HMS Buwark beach landing exercises in Cornwall
Royal Marines hone their jungle fighting skills
Royal Marines from Plymouth’s 42 Commando have been expanding their worldwide combat ability by carrying out jungle training in Central America. Lima Company conducted specialist jungle warfare training in the tropical environment of Belize in order to prove themselves as the lead-standby for extreme environment combat troops. At its peak there were 160 Marines under … [Read more...] about Royal Marines hone their jungle fighting skills
Royal Navy Young Engineers’ Challenge
Young engineers from Plymouth are hoping their mini floating rescue craft will wow the judges of a national competition run by the Royal Navy (Thursday 10 March). A team of three teenage engineering students from University Technical College (UTC) Plymouth are taking part in the Royal Naval Challenge – ‘Operation Antarctica’. Cameron Atkins, 15, Will Williamson, 16, and … [Read more...] about Royal Navy Young Engineers’ Challenge
Breathing life back into HMS Albion
Royal Navy amphibious command ship HMS Albion has reached a milestone in her major refit in dry dock in Devonport Docks, Plymouth. It has been five years since HMS Albion was placed into extended readiness, but work is now well underway breathing life back into her to take over from sister landing ship HMS Bulwark next year. With the external hull work almost complete and … [Read more...] about Breathing life back into HMS Albion
HMS Sutherland and the Northern Lights
The crew of Plymouth-based warship HMS Sutherland were transfixed by the natural lightshow the Northern Lights. The encounter in the skies overhead came as the ship was on her way home to Devonport Naval Base after a major multi-national military cold weather exercise in northern European waters and Norway. Cold Response rehearses high-intensity operations in winter … [Read more...] about HMS Sutherland and the Northern Lights
Royal Navy Police officers John Hewitt and Luciano Uccella receive awards
Royal Navy Police Officer John Hewitt has received a Provost Marshal (Navy) commendation for bravery in the face of real adversity during an incident in Plymouth involving a violent male who was drowning. John, a Leading Regulator based at RN Police HQ (Western) HM Naval Base, Devonport, was working with Devon & Cornwall Police in the early evening when he received a … [Read more...] about Royal Navy Police officers John Hewitt and Luciano Uccella receive awards
MOD Dinghy Sailors Plot Charitable Course
A Royal Naval sailor and an MOD worker are hoping for fair winds and tides when they tackle an overnight charity dinghy sail between two naval bases. Leading Seaman Phil Slade and Ministry of Defence employee Mark Belamarich are planning to sail about 170 miles from Plymouth’s Royal Navy and Royal Marines Sail Training Centre Camber on Plymouth Sound to Whale Island in … [Read more...] about MOD Dinghy Sailors Plot Charitable Course
HMS Sutherland’s rugby team took on Trondheim Rugby Klubb
The Royal Navy took on the Norwegians at rugby in the snow when HMS Sutherland’s team took on Trondheim Rugby Klubb. While Plymouth-based HMS Sutherland is in Norway on multi-national exercise the crew took the chance for a break in Trondheim by taking on local sports teams. The first match, still three months away from the regular rugby season, took place in 1.5 feet of … [Read more...] about HMS Sutherland’s rugby team took on Trondheim Rugby Klubb
Devonport Naval Base plays a starring role in a new TV documentary
The Royal Navy in Plymouth’s Devonport Naval Base plays a starring role in a new television documentary series (Friday 26 February). The programme features diverse subjects such as a wedding in Devonport Naval Base, a submariner leaving his family to deploy far away and a warship crew training on her main gun at sea. Quest’s brand new six-part series Devonport: Inside the … [Read more...] about Devonport Naval Base plays a starring role in a new TV documentary
