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First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

PCs take WW2 veteran down memory lane (Bristol)

ADDED: Today 12:01WW2 veteran given trip down memory laneWe've taken a WW2 veteran on a trip down memory lane after learning that his precious war medals had been stolen.Clifton Neighbourhood PC Nick Shaw has patrolled his beat for the past 11 years, ... [Published Avon and Somerset Police - May 24 2013]

Entities: Bristol, Nick Shaw, Memory

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Cammell Laird Hldgs plc

Cammell Laird opens for Battle of the Atlantic warship tours

Famous shipyard welcomes public for first time in 20 yearsCammell Laird is opening to the public for the first time in 20 years for a farewell visit by a Royal Navy warship during the final national 70th anniversary commemoration. HMS Edinburgh, which ... [Published Liverpool Echo - May 23 2013]

Entities: Cammell Laird Hldgs plc, HMS Edinburgh, Wirral

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Fleet mustering for Battle of the Atlantic weekend in Liverpool

21 ships will make up the BOA fleet coming alongside in Liverpool for the bank holiday weekendHMS Edinburgh leaving Fountain Lake Jetty in Portsmouth Naval BaseA twenty-one strong ‘BOA fleet’ will sail into the Mersey for this weekend’s Battle of the ... [Published Liverpool Echo - May 20 2013]

Entities: Liverpool (United Kingdom), Royal Navy, HMS Edinburgh

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Where there's water there's a way

The Maritime Emergency Response Team (ERT) has launched a new water rescue service at Portsmouth Naval Base. ... [Published BAE Systems - May 15 2013]

Entities: Portsmouth Naval Base, Maritime, emergency

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Ark Royal's final voyage to scrapyard

The ship that became Britain’s most famous aircraft carrier – HMS Ark Royal – will set sail for a Turkish scrap yard later this month.The axing of the Invincible-class carrier in the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010 caused outrage and disbelief. ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - May 02 2013]

Entities: HMS Ark Royal, Portsmouth Naval Base, Security Review

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher

Debate over Margaret Thatcher road

Proposals to name a road after former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher have been met with a mixed response in Portsmouth.Flick Drummond, the Conservatives spokeswoman for Portsmouth South, said the city's "pivotal" role in the Falklands War made it " ... [Published BBC - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan, Mike Hancock, Nigel Farage

First reported Mar 26 2013 - Updated Mar 27 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Navy

HMS Defender

A short report from BFBS on HMS Defender Hundreds of people have attended a ceremony to welcome the Royal Navy’s newest warship into the fleet. The colourful “christening” ceremony for the Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender was held at Portsmouth Naval ... [Published Think Defence - Mar 26 2013]

Entities: Royal Navy, Portsmouth Naval Base, Philip Jones

First reported Mar 22 2013 - Updated Mar 22 2013 - 2 reports

HMS Defender joins the fleet

HMS Defender is the fifth Type 45 to be commissioned into the Royal Navy. The ships, which were built by BAE Systems in Portsmouth and in Scotland, are the most capable destroyers the UK has ever had.HMS Defender was commissioned at Portsmouth Naval ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Mar 22 2013]

Entities: Portsmouth Naval Base, Royal Navy, BAE Systems plc

First reported Mar 16 2013 - Updated Mar 16 2013 - 1 reports

Type 45 Destroyer 'Duncan' departure delayed by hitch

The planned departure of a newly-built warship from its yard on the River Clyde in Glasgow has been delayed by "a technical issue".The Type 45 Destroyer Duncan was due to leave BAE System's Scotstoun yard on Friday for Portsmouth Naval Base.BAE said ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Mar 16 2013]

Entities: Portsmouth Naval Base, Glasgow, Ministry of Defence

First reported Mar 12 2013 - Updated Mar 12 2013 - 1 reports

The French are invading!

Published on March 11, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments A group of 200 soldiers, backed by 43 vehicles, four helicopters, two landing craft and a new landing catamaran, will be storming ashore in Gosport exercise. The French are invading! 200 soldiers ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Mar 12 2013]

Entities: Landing Craft, Helicopter, Georges Leygues, Portsmouth Naval Base, Michael McCarthy

First reported Mar 08 2013 - Updated Mar 08 2013 - 1 reports

The French are invading! 200 soldiers to land on Hampshire beach backed up by warships and helicopters

The last time it happened was in 1797, and then they got nowhere. But this weekend, the French navy will be invading Britain again. A group of 200 soldiers, backed by 43 vehicles, four helicopters, two landing craft and a new landing catamaran, will be ... [Published The Independent - Mar 08 2013]

Entities: Helicopter, Georges Leygues, Landing Craft

First reported Dec 21 2012 - Updated Dec 22 2012 - 2 reports

Families reunited as Diamond comes home

HMS Diamond has returned home to Portsmouth for Christmas. There were emotional scenes at the city’s naval base as the ship returned from a successful maiden deployment to the Middle East. Excited families waving flags had been waiting all morning ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 21 2012]

Entities: HMS Diamond, Michael Cochrane, HMS Daring, Portsmouth Naval Base, David Turner

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Nick said: "Ron often stops to chat when we meet in the street. He told me about his military service, patrolling the coast to save air crews who had been shot down as a wireless operator on RAF rescue boats. He also took part in the D Day landings."

PCs take WW2 veteran down memory lane (Bristol) [Published Avon and Somerset Police - May 24 2013]

The Mayor of Wirral, Cllr David Mitchell, said: "We hope to welcome many visitors to Wirral that weekend, especially for the departure of the ships on the Tuesday."

Cammell Laird opens for Battle of the Atlantic warship tours [Published Liverpool Echo - May 23 2013]

"James Callaghan was not a similarly divisive figure. You need community support for something like this."

Debate over Margaret Thatcher road [Published BBC - Apr 16 2013]

This weekend their descendants will looking more at efficiency than La Gloire. A French navy spokeswoman said: "Once the vehicles and soldiers disembark, using the landing craft and helicopters, the troops will continue with instruction activities, driver training, live fire exercises and an assault course."

The French are invading! 200 soldiers to land on Hampshire beach backed up by warships and helico ... [Published The Independent - Mar 08 2013]

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PCs take WW2 veteran down memory lane (Bristol) [Published Avon and Somerset Police - May 24 2013]
Cammell Laird opens for Battle of the Atlantic ... [Published Liverpool Echo - May 23 2013]
Fleet mustering for Battle of the Atlantic week... [Published Liverpool Echo - May 20 2013]
Where there's water there's a way [Published BAE Systems - May 15 2013]
Ark Royal's final voyage to scrapyard [Published BFBS Gibraltar - May 02 2013]
Debate over Margaret Thatcher road [Published BBC - Apr 16 2013]
HMS Defender [Published Think Defence - Mar 26 2013]
HMS Defender joins the fleet [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Mar 22 2013]
HMS Defender joins the fleet [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - Mar 22 2013]
Type 45 Destroyer 'Duncan' departure delayed by... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Mar 16 2013]
The French are invading! [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Mar 12 2013]
The French are invading! 200 soldiers to land o... [Published The Independent - Mar 08 2013]
Families reunited as Diamond comes home [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 21 2012]
Families reunited as Diamond comes home [Published Neptune Maritime Security - Dec 21 2012]

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HMS Defender [Published Think Defence - Mar 26 2013] A short report from BFBS on HMS Defender Hundreds of people have attended a ceremony to welcome the Royal Navy’s newest warship into the fleet. The colourful “christening” ceremony for the Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender was held at Portsmouth Naval ...
HMS Defender joins the fleet [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Mar 22 2013] HMS Defender is the fifth Type 45 to be commissioned into the Royal Navy. The ships, which were built by BAE Systems in Portsmouth and in Scotland, are the most capable destroyers the UK has ever had.HMS Defender was commissioned at Portsmouth Naval ...
Type 45 Destroyer 'Duncan' departure delayed by... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Mar 16 2013] The planned departure of a newly-built warship from its yard on the River Clyde in Glasgow has been delayed by "a technical issue".The Type 45 Destroyer Duncan was due to leave BAE System's Scotstoun yard on Friday for Portsmouth Naval Base.BAE said ...
The French are invading! [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Mar 12 2013] Published on March 11, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments A group of 200 soldiers, backed by 43 vehicles, four helicopters, two landing craft and a new landing catamaran, will be storming ashore in Gosport exercise. The French are invading! 200 soldiers ...
Families reunited as Diamond comes home [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 21 2012] HMS Diamond has returned home to Portsmouth for Christmas. There were emotional scenes at the city’s naval base as the ship returned from a successful maiden deployment to the Middle East. Excited families waving flags had been waiting all morning ...