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PLYMOUTH FANFARE FOR HMS ENTERPRISE

Plymouth paid its respects to HMS Enterprise this afternoon where tugboats sprayed water to welcome her home one last time – before she is decommissioned

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LAST JOURNEY FOR HMS ENTERPRISE

Devon built ship HMS Enterprise is getting ready for her countdown to decommissioning. The ship returned to Devonport today after holding affiliates day, and will

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PORTLAND IN CHOPPY WATERS

HMS Portland inbound this morning in choppy waters on her way into Devonport. HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate and is the eighth ship

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LONG WEEK OF EXERCISES FOR HMS KENT

HMS Kent inbound to Devonport this afternoon with the Louise-Marie (F931) frigate of the Marine Component of the Belgian Armed Forces at the Plymouth Breakwater

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LOOK BACK TO THE ZEUS

The impressive USNS Zeus visiting Plymouth late last year, and the first cable ship specifically built for the US Navy, and capable of laying 1,000 miles of cable

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ESSENTIAL TRAINING ON HMS KENT

HMS Kent left Portsmouth on the 2nd March, and at anchor this morning in a calm Plymouth Sound. HMS Kent is a Type 23 Duke class

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SEARCHER OF THE UK BORDER FORCE

HMC Searcher is one of four cutter ships operated by UK Border Force in the role of patrolling the South West and British coastline, and

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A TESTING TIME FOR DAUNTLESS

HMS Dauntless worked up its Phalanx Close-in Weapons Systems that was put to the test recently. The weapons successfully tracked aircraft simulating attacks on the

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DAUNTLESS & SOMERSET IN THE SOUND

HMS Dauntless and HMS Somerset spotted at the Plymouth Breakwater this morning. For all the latest live webcast images in the Sound go to our