The Royal Navy warship HMS Scott returned to Plymouth for the first time since June last year to a warm welcome from families and friends. HMS Scott the Royal Navy’s only deep-water survey vessel has been deployed worldwide nine months after successfully completing an extensive refit last summer. The ship returned to HM Naval Base, Devonport, with family and friends … [Read more...] about HMS Scott returned to Plymouth for the first time since June last year
Homecomings
HMS Bulwark returns to Plymouth from Exercise Cougar
Royal Navy amphibious assault ship, HMS Bulwark, has returned to Plymouth from operations in the Mediterranean leading a major Royal Navy deployment. The Plymouth-based ship was leading this year’s exercise Cougar comprising exercises with the French Navy off Corsica and then Exercise Trident Juncture, the largest NATO exercise for a decade involving 30 nations, 60 ships and … [Read more...] about HMS Bulwark returns to Plymouth from Exercise Cougar
Royal Navy Icebreaker HMS Protector home from Antarctica
The Royal Navy’s specialist ice-breaking survey ship HMS Protector has arrived in Plymouth - her new base-port - for the first time, to a warm welcome from families and friends. A crowd of cheering well-wishers waving banners were on the jetty at HM Naval Base Devonport to welcome the bright red ship after a 19-month deployment in the Antarctic. As the Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship … [Read more...] about Royal Navy Icebreaker HMS Protector home from Antarctica
HMS Torbay home from patrol
Sailors of the Royal Naval HMS Torbay have returned to a hero’s welcome as the submarine returns to her base-port at Plymouth after a successful six-month patrol. As HMS Torbay entered Plymouth Sound to begin her transit up the River Hamoze to her berth in HM Naval Base Devonport she was followed by a passenger boat crammed with cheering families and friends waving ‘welcome’ … [Read more...] about HMS Torbay home from patrol
HMS Argyll given a festive welcome home
Sailors from the Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll returned home to Plymouth Naval Base to a cheering crowd of families and friends after a successful six-month deployment to the Caribbean and North Atlantic seizing illegal drugs and giving out disaster relief. The celebratory atmosphere was heightened by a surprise marriage proposal on the jetty by a sailor to his girlfriend of … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll given a festive welcome home
HMS Bulwark returns home to a rapturous welcome
The Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Bulwark, returned to her base port of Plymouth from its amphibious and diplomacy deployment to a rapturous welcome. After four months deployed to the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf on the amphibious exercise Cougar 14, 750 family and friends of the gathered to greet their loved ones in Devonport Naval Base. The waiting families waved … [Read more...] about HMS Bulwark returns home to a rapturous welcome
HMS Northumberland returns to a rapturous greeting
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland returned to a rapturous greeting at its base-port of Plymouth today (Friday) after a successful patrol policing international shipping lanes in the Middle East. More than 500 cheering friends and family members lined the jetty to welcome HMS Northumberland back to Devonport Naval Base marking the end of a successful seven-month patrol … [Read more...] about HMS Northumberland returns to a rapturous greeting
HMS Ocean home from sea trials
HMS Ocean has returned home to Plymouth day as the UK’s landing platform helicopter, after a month away conducting intensive sea-acceptance trials and training for her crew. From her brand new, world beating radar to retuned engines, she now delivers a step change in performance following a £65M refit. The ship will now be prepared for the next period at sea. Captain Tim … [Read more...] about HMS Ocean home from sea trials
HMS Portland home from patrol
The crew of the Royal Navy warship HMS Portland returned home to a rapturous welcome in Plymouth today after a successful seven-month deployment to West Africa, the Falkland Islands and the Caribbean. More than 600 happy family members and friends cheered and waved greetings banners on the jetty at HM Naval Base Devonport, accompanied by Devonport Volunteer Band. Lieutenant … [Read more...] about HMS Portland home from patrol
HMS Somerset romantic homecoming
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset was welcomed back home to Plymouth by hundreds of cheering families and a romantic proposal today after a successful patrol policing Middle East policing shipping lanes. The warm welcome to Devonport Naval Base by 600 family and friends included sailor Leading Engineering Technician Christopher Chris Barker, 30, going on bended knee on the … [Read more...] about HMS Somerset romantic homecoming
