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Three foreign warships in Plymouth Sound

Three foreign warships in Plymouth Sound

By The Captain (RN retired), Beagle maritime correspondent Three foreign warships around this week: the most unusual, was the Algerian corvette ANS Adhafer, but we also had two NATO ships (well, being pedantic a ship and a boat!) – the Danish frigate/support ship HDMS Esburn Snare and the Portuguese submarine

Attenborough’s visit to Plymouth - but no Boaty McBoatface

Attenborough’s visit to Plymouth - but no Boaty McBoatface

The Captain has been heavily involved in a refit in the last few weeks, but is now back on task. There has been a lot going on in the Sound over the last few weeks. Two Federal German Navy ships – the missile corvette Erfurt was here for operational training with

More than 10,000 people flock to Devonport “Navy Days”

More than 10,000 people flock to Devonport “Navy Days”

By The Captain, maritime correspondent, The Beagle Once upon a time (!) there were Navy Weeks. To paraphrase the Old Plymouth website (Thank you Brian Moseley): “Plymouth’s second Navy Week ran from Saturday August 17 th to 24th 1929. Amongst the attractions were a battleship, two battlecruisers, an aircraft carrier,

A visitor from Oman

A visitor from Oman

By The Captain, maritime correspondent, The Beagle RNOV (Royal Navy of Oman) Shabab Oman II is a full-rigged ship, used by the RN Of Oman for training. Designed in the Netherlands and built in Romania, she entered service in 2014. Her complement is 58, with 34 trainees in addition. She

Armed Forces Day, Gogmagog and Plymouth visitors

Armed Forces Day, Gogmagog and Plymouth visitors

By The Captain, maritime correspondent, The Beagle As usual, Armed Forces Day was very popular and Plymouth is clearly well to the fore nationally in enthusiastic attendance: The Hoe was a hive of activity all day on Saturday and the crowds were estimated at 45000 strong. There were the usual

Malcom Miller and Astute? This week in the Sound

Malcom Miller and Astute? This week in the Sound

By The Captain, maritime correspondent, The Beagle Many of you will have noticed the three masted schooner tied up alongside the pontoon in the middle of the Cattewater. This is the Malcolm Miller. She was ordered in 1968 from the Aberdeen yard of John Lewis and Sons to a Camper

Foreign warships coming to Plymouth

Foreign warships coming to Plymouth

By The Captain, maritime correspondent, The Beagle As I have previously written, lots of foreign warships come to Plymouth for NATO’s Operational Sea Training (OST). The Royal Norwegian Navy’s Frigate Otto Sverdrup has been here for the last fortnight and may have finished her training period (she is