Warship Films - 2018
23rd November 2018
HMS Sutherland F81, a Type 23 'Duke' class frigate of the Royal Navy, leaves Devonport in atmospheric conditions as she passes Drake's Island and the breakwater in Plymouth Sound as she heads from base to sea on 23rd November 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tbKwgfwg20
With families and friends waiting on No. 16 wharf, HMS Albion L14 returns home to Devonport Naval Base on 23rd November 2018 after 10 months away on deployment that took in the Far East, Japan, Asia and Pacific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO5ql5jVuTA
7th December 2018
HMS Enterprise H88, an 'Echo' Class Hydrographic Oceanographic Survey Vessel of the Royal Navy, is seen returning home to Devonport at Artillery Tower near Devil's Point, Plymouth on 7th December 2018. One of two 'Echo' class Hydrographic ships that serve with the Royal Navy, she is the tenth warship to bear the name 'Enterprise,' whose motto is 'Hope lightens difficulties.' Built by Appledore Shipbuilders in North Devon, she was launched on 2nd May 2002 and has a displacement of 3740 tons with a crew complement of 72. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbY3-otIbag
10th December 2018
HMS Blazer P279, an Archer class Royal Navy P2000 Coastal Training Craft, leaves Portsmouth Naval Base on 10th December 2018. Built by Vosper Thorneycroft, HMS Blazer was commissioned in 1988, and is powered by two Rolls Royce M800T diesels which generate 1590bhp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZ7GRpBT7w
HMS Middleton M34, a Royal Navy Mine Countermeasures Ship, is seen leaving Portsmouth Naval Base at the Round Tower / Clarence Pier as she heads from base to sea on 10th December 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlkZUrJPVzE
HMS Middleton M34, a 'Hunt' class mine countermeasures ship, leaves Portsmouth Naval Base as she heads out into the Solent whilst heading from base to sea on 10th December 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2n02wnWccw
Returning from Westlant 18 and flight trials with F35 jets off the east coast of the United States, HMS Queen Elizabeth R08 is seen approaching Portsmouth Naval Base as she negotiates the Solent on 10th December 2018.
HMS Queen Elizabeth R08 returns home to Portsmouth Naval Base on 10th December 2018 after taking part in Westlant 18 and her trials with F35 / F35B jets off the east coast of the United States. Greeted by thousands who lined Portsmouth, some 3,000 friends and family were waiting for loved ones in Portsmouth Naval Base itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTAuMSEqxuc
19th December 2018
Home for Christmas! HMS Scott H131, a 13,000 ton 'Scott' Class Survey Ship of the Royal Navy, returns home to Devonport Naval Base at Devil's Point, Plymouth on 19th December 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlhJVtEb9ys
29th December 2018
Viewed from the banks of the River Forth, the second of the Royal Navy's 'Queen Elizabeth' class of aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales R09 is seen nearing completion at Rosyth Naval Base. Still a way to go though before she sails later this year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFi3bc2MSEg