Showing posts with label Royal Navy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Royal Navy. Show all posts

Monday, 11 May 2020

HMS Dauntless D33 arriving at Cammel Lairds for upgrade work

The Royal Navies type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has arrived at Cammel Lairds to undergo a propulsion upgrade program! She was assisted by tugs from Svitzer and Baluda Towage

The work will include the removal of 2 existing generators and replacing them with 3 new more powerful units....read more about it here...

https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/cure-for-royal-navy-destroyers-engine-woes-in-sight/











Monday, 25 March 2019

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 leaving Liverpool

3 vessels from the  SNMCMG1 left Liverpool today, HNoMS Hinnøy remains at the Pierhead.

HDMS Thetis, HMS Cattistock and FGS Dillingen all sailed around 14.00hrs today (25th March)


All the ships are taking part in the large NATO maritime excercise Joint Warrior 19 in Scotland which starts at the end of the month


HDMS Thetis and HNoMS Hinnoy at Liverpool

HDMS Thetis off the pierhead

HDMS Thetis F357

HMS Cattistock M31 passing the "dockers" clock

HDMS Thetis on the Mersey, passing the EGG bouy

HMS Cattistock

FGS Dillingen M1065

FGS Dillingen


Monday, 11 March 2019

HMS Enterprise H88 maiden call at Liverpool 11th March 2019

Royal Navy hydrographic/survey vessel HMS Enterprise made her 1st call at Liverpool today,  the "Echo" class vessel is now berthed at the CLT, Pierhead, Liverpool








Sunday, 12 August 2018

Birkenhead docks "visit", HMs Bronington and RFA Fort Rosalie

Quick trip to the West float again today, RFA Fort Rosalie from the other side of the dock, cargo ship Cathy Jo unloading and the continuing sad sight that is the still sunken HMS Bronington M115 in gillbrook basin, she had been like this for over  2 years now!!! WHY???? only had my phone with me so nothing great with image quality

RFA Fort Rosalie A385




HMS Bronington M1115

Cathy Jo unloading 

RFA Fort Rosalie A385

Cathy Jo and RFA Fort Rosalie in West float docks, Birkenhead

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

HMS Bronington M1115 update, 13th april 2016

No real change to be seen on todays visit, looks like the dock level has dropped a little hence her looking a little higher in the water!

HMS Bronington M1115

HMS Bronington M1115

HMS Bronington M1115

HMS Bronington M1115

HMS Bronington M1115

HMS Bronington M1115

HMS Bronington M1115

HMS Bronington M1115

Thursday, 24 March 2016

RFA Wave Ruler on the Mersey 24th March

RFA Wave Ruler has left cammel lairds and is now heading back to service or trials???????






Friday, 18 March 2016

HMS Bronington M1115 sunk!!

At some point in the last 24hrs HMS Bronington has sunk (or was sank??), upright on tuesday but now about to roll over! Very sad to witness, i did see at least one hatch open that was definitley closed last time i was there so read into that what you will.

The last of the "tons" is no more :-(