British and French naval forces have met up in the Mediterranean for the first time today – kicking off the start of a joint amphibious and carrier strike exercise called Corsican Lion. More than 3000 British sailors, marines and airmen onboard HMS Bulwark, HMS Illustrious, HMS Montrose, HMS Northumberland and RFA Mounts Bay have joined their French military counterparts – … [Read more...]
Royal Navy warship HMS Northumberland sails on patrol
The Plymouth-based Royal Naval frigate HMS Northumberland has sailed on an eight-month deployment East of Suez. The Type 23 frigate left HM Naval Base Devonport (Monday 8th) to relieve sister ship HMS Sutherland which has, so far, spent the past three months keeping the sea lanes open and clamping down on illegal activity. HMS Northumberland has departed for a period of … [Read more...]
Royal Navy Supports Riding Charity
Sailors from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland presented funds raised while on patrol at sea to a children’s riding school Holly Toms, 8, the daughter of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Danny Toms from HMS Northumberland presented the funds to the Elisabeth Svensden Trust for Children & Donkeys. Holly, of Widey Court Primary School in Plymouth, joined fellow pupils from … [Read more...]
HMS Northumberland welcomed home by hundreds after policing oceans
Hundreds of families and friends lined the waterside today to welcome home the crew of the Plymouth-based Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland after eight months on patrol deterring pirates and protecting world trade. To the contrasting sounds of a Royal Naval Merlin helicopter overhead and Her Majesty’s Band Royal Marines on the jetty at HM Naval Base, Devonport, a crowd of … [Read more...]
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...]
HMS Northumberland departs for six-month mission.
The Devonport-based Type 23 Frigate, HMS Northumberland has left port today for a six-month mission to carry out maritime security duties in the Middle East and patrol the South Atlantic. The ship will sail through three oceans, Indian, Atlantic , and Pacific, pass through the Suez and Panama canals and rounding Cape Hope and Cape Horn. She will operate round the horn of … [Read more...]
