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
Homecomings
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
HMS Tireless home for final time
The Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine HMS Tireless returned to her base-port of Devonport, in Plymouth, for the last time on Sunday (June1) before decommissioning after nearly 30 years of service. A crowd of about 50 gathered on the jetty to welcome home their relatives and friends on board the longest serving nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine in the Royal Navy. The … [Read more...] about HMS Tireless home for final time
Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose home
The Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose was given a rapturous welcome by hundreds of overjoyed families and friends as she returned home to Plymouth after successful operations, including supporting Operation RECSYR, the international effort to remove chemicals from Syria. The frigate sailed into HM Naval Base, Devonport, to a heroes’ welcome from over 500 family and friends on … [Read more...] about Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose home
