Ten sailors from submarines in Plymouth have completed a testing adventure training exercise in New Zealand - despite treacherous weather conditions curtailing their ambitions routes. The nine submariners from Plymouth-based HMS Triumph and Faslane-based HMS Vigilant have arrived back in the UK from Exercise Kiwi Summit after bidding to complete three challenging trekking … [Read more...] about HMS Triumph submariners reach the heights Down Under
Navy News
Warm welcome for HMS Portland home from policing
More than 600 cheering families and friends welcomed the crew of HMS Portland when the ship returned to her home base of HM Naval Base Devonport today. A Royal Marine band entertained the crowds as they lined the jetty waving colourful banners with their loved one's names on as the ship drew alongside with the crew standing smartly to attention on the decks. On the way … [Read more...] about Warm welcome for HMS Portland home from policing
Plymouth Marines Parade Through City
Hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets of Plymouth to see Royal Marines marching through the city centre (st July) to thank the community for supporting them during their service in Afghanistan. Cheering crowds of families, friends and others packed up to six deep on Royal Parade gave the marines a warm and heartfelt welcome as they were led proudly down the main street … [Read more...] about Plymouth Marines Parade Through City
Top Royal Navy Photographers Scoop Prestigious Awards
The cream of Royal Naval photographers in the South West have excelled in the national awards for Service cameraman. The annual Peregrine Trophy competition recognises the Royal Navy's most creative and skilled cameraman and eight accolades were awarded to sailors serving in the region either on shore or on board ships. Acclaimed photographer Petty Officer Sean Clee, of … [Read more...] about Top Royal Navy Photographers Scoop Prestigious Awards
Royal Navy Field Gun Trains for Tri-Service Competition
Devonport's field gun competition team put on an impressive display of their skills to delight a crowd of supporters in the Naval Base. The team gave their all in a full-bloodied physical effort for the public run rehearsal prior to the tri-service Brickwoods Field Gun Competition this Saturday (June 6) at the shore base HMS Collingwood, at Gosport, Fareham, … [Read more...] about Royal Navy Field Gun Trains for Tri-Service Competition
Royal Navy Submariners home from policing the seas
Two hundred families and friends gave a warm welcome today to submariners from HMS Torbay as she returned to the UK from helping disrupt piracy in the Gulf of Aden. Crowds cheered the Trafalgar-class submarine as she passed Devil's Point in Plymouth Sound with sailors lining the casing and then entered her base port of HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth. The … [Read more...] about Royal Navy Submariners home from policing the seas
HMS Argyll returns to Devonport
HMS Argyll has returned to her home port of Plymouth after 2 months overseas in the Mediterranean in the Royal Navy's biggest overseas deployment for 10 years. The ship played a key role as the Advanced Force Commander for Operation Taurus 09 - a large amphibious exercise involving Turkish, American, French and Dutch navies. The ship also had a series of visits to Malta, … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll returns to Devonport
HMS Talent part of a Royal Navy Task Group
HMS Talent, as part of a Royal Navy Task Group which forms the biggest deployment to the Far East in more than a decade, is preparing to head into some of the busiest sea lanes of the world, notorious for pirate attacks. The nuclear-powered Trafalgar-class HMS Talent has a long standing affiliation with the town of Shrewsbury and is one of the 12 ships of Exercise Taurus … [Read more...] about HMS Talent part of a Royal Navy Task Group
HMS Northumberland Homecoming
The crew of the Devonport-based Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland sailed into their home port today for a long-awaited reunion with friends and families. The ship has been on deployment for the last 6 months on humanitarian duties and on the counter-piracy mission Operation Atalanta, as part of the European Union's Naval Force. HMS Northumberland was the first ship in … [Read more...] about HMS Northumberland Homecoming
South West Commando Engineers Return Home after Helping Rebuild Helmand
Over 110 Army Commando Engineers from Devon have returned home after a demanding six month tour in Helmand - helping supporting Coalition and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan. The unit is the first major 3 Commando Brigade unit to return home early this morning to the United Kingdom and the soldiers were welcomed home late last night to their Chivenor barracks after … [Read more...] about South West Commando Engineers Return Home after Helping Rebuild Helmand
