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Nuclear sub in the Sound

Nuclear sub in the Sound

By 'The Captain' - Royal Navy (retired), maritime correspondent for The Beagle The main source of interest in the Sound this week has been the arrival of an Astute-class nuclear submarine (SSN). The Royal Navy has six Astutes in commission, with one more on order. However, these boats

Proteus, Shinkai, and a new coat of paint for The Lido

Proteus, Shinkai, and a new coat of paint for The Lido

Scene on the Sound w/e Friday April 17, by The Captain The last week or so has been quite quiet on the Sound. The Dutch frigate HNlMS Groningen finished a week’s training with FOST and departed for operations. And the Norwegian frigate, HNoMS Otto Sverdrup has arrived to

Naval comings and goings

Naval comings and goings

It looks as if the German replenishment tanker Bonn has finished her GOST (German Operational Sea Training). She went to sea on Thu 12th Feb and hasn’t been seen since. HMS Duncan (a Type 45 air defence destroyer) has been around for a week now. She is the sixth

A one-stop replenishment ship

A one-stop replenishment ship

A somewhat belated Happy New Year to all our readers! Apart from the UXB (see above) the Sound has been comparatively quiet since the tanker RFA Tideforce and Frigate HMS St Albans sailed on Friday 19th December. It is public knowledge now that Tideforce was in support of the US

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,