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[NovocastrianUK]

HMS Dauntless in Falklands

Great pic!

[happyslapper]

HMS Dauntless admires the bleak beauty of the Falklands

The bleak beauty of the Falkands on a glorious winter’s day provided the stunning mise-en-scène for HMS Dauntless.
The Portsmouth-based warship quickly proved a hit with islanders – youngsters especially – who visited her at the remote East Cove port on East Falkland.


APPROACHING distant peaks and rugged lowlands, HMS Dauntless has received a warm welcome in the Falklands.


These stunning pictures show the Type 45 destroyer approaching East Cove port in Mare Harbour in the South Atlantic islands on a glorious late winter’s day in the Southern Hemisphere.


Families from the islands have since visited the Portsmouth-based destroyer to tour the ship and learn about her journey from South Africa.



Dauntless has sailed past – and visited – a string of West African nations during the first three months of her Auriga 12 deployment, before the jaw-dropping sight of Table Mountain looming over Cape Town.


Having hugged the coast of Africa she then sailed south and west, across the rough seas of the South Atlantic – where they're approaching the final month of the Austral winter – for 4,000 miles, pausing briefly to pay an inaugural visit to the remote island community of Tristan da Cunha, the most remote of the UK’s small communities in this ocean.



On arrival in the Falklands, where she was met by the islands’ full-time patrol ship HMS Clyde, her crew took the opportunity to welcome visitors from the remote British community for their first look at Dauntless – this is the Portsmouth-based vessel’s maiden deployment.


Commanding Officer Capt Will Warrender said his ship’s company of 190 had enjoyed the chance to interact with their guests, who are used to seeing Royal Navy ships visit on a routine basis.

http://www.navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/5631

[happyslapper]

HMS Dauntless in Tristan da Cunha, the world's most isolated community


(3rd August)

HMS Dauntless came to Tristan's rescue by providing a passage to a replacement doctor when Tristan's Medical Officer Dr Patil fell ill. Arriving on 3rd August, the ship also ferried a Repeater Station to The Ponds (see Communications News page), and before she arrived and on her departure, HMS Dauntless carried out fisheries patrols looking for evidence of illegal fishing in Tristan’s EEZ.


The Commanding Officer was able to make a quick tour of the village and met as many people as he could including the Treasury, Post Office, Medical and Tourism teams and he even managed a quick tour of the Factory and the Patches.


Dr Patil was taken aboard for onward transit. We are very grateful to Captain Warrender and his crew for all the help they have been able to give us over the last week. We look forward to welcoming them back in different circumstances and hopefully next time, the crew will be able to come ashore and enjoy some Tristan hospitality.

On 3rd August 2012 the Captain of HMS Dauntless and helicopter crew, were kind enough to fly the third repeater station up The Ponds, and a team of three Islanders : Adrian, Nicky and Aron Swain. The field team who helped with the repeater included Matthew Green, Leon Glass, helicopter ground crew from HMS Dauntless and Andy Repetto. I would like to send a big thank you to the Captain, helicopter crew and ground crew of HMS Dauntless, with out their help this important project would have not been possible. Once again thank you Dauntless.

On 24 July our sole doctor, Dr Rajagram Patil, fell ill and advised to get to the mainland for further tests and treatment. However, it would be early September before we could get a replacement locum and the next ship to leave Tristan was not until October. What to do?Thankfully the Royal Navy vessel HMS Dauntless was in Cape Town and due to travel west. We were also fortunate that Dr Tony Miles, who was here late last year as our locum, agreed to come at very short notice.
On Monday 30 July, the ship left the V and A Waterfront in Cape Town.


HMS Dauntless arrived at first light on Friday 3 August and by 0845, the helicopter was launched bringing the Commanding Officer, Captain Will Warrender, the Medical Officer, Lt Searg. Laura Spiers and Dr Miles ashore. The Chief Islander, Inspector Glass and I were on the American Fence to meet them. They went straight to the hospital and after a quick examination, Dr Patil was taken aboard.


We are very grateful to Captain Warrender and his crew for all the help they have been able to give us over the last week. We look
forward to welcoming them back in different circumstances and hopefully next time, the crew will be able to come ashore and enjoy
some Tristan hospitality.

http://tristandc.com/index.php

[armored_diplomacy]

HMS Dauntless in Tristan da Cunha, the world's most isolated community

Really interesting, thanks.

I must admit I had to look for the Tristan; living there must be awesome, almost like having you own island !

[happyslapper]

2012 recruitment advert for the FIDF:

[NovocastrianUK]

2012 recruitment advert for the FIDF

Battlefield 3 theme music? lol

[Malc]

Why Argentina would win rematch

[mickey5hins]

http://yfrog.com/kl86lyoj
from another site

WHY O WHY?

[SDL]

..... are you ****ing serious?

[NovocastrianUK]

http://yfrog.com/kl86lyoj
from another site

WHY O WHY?

Imagine a German airport showed pix glorifying the blitzkrieg? Crazy and stupid.

[imperialman]

http://yfrog.com/kl86lyoj
from another site

WHY O WHY?

Has anyone told them they lost?

Why Argentina would win rematch

That video is incredibly odd, especially the opinions of their "experts".

[DrEnzo]

How do the RN re arm then VLS on these Type45?

[cyrilranch]

How do the RN re arm then VLS on these Type45?

using this new ammo facility

Portsmouth £18m ammo facility ready for its first ship
15 August 2012

An £18m facility to load and unload ammunition – shells and hi-tech missiles – from Portsmouth-based warships has been completed.
The new Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility replaces a jetty on the Gosport side of Portsmouth Harbour which has served the Royal Navy well for more than 80 years.


Picture: Paul Bowie
ALMOST ready to load up Portsmouth’s warships with missiles and shells is an £18m ammunition jetty which has been completed to accommodate the new breed of vessels.
The Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility will replace the existing jetty which dates back to around and is not large enough for Navy’s new Type 45 destroyers.
VolkerStevin Marine has spent the last ten months building the jetty and has now been formally hand it over to the Ministry of Defence.
Unlike the previous ammo jetty it’s not adjoining the land but sits in the harbour, with lighters ferrying out the ammunition from its secure storage in Gosport to the new facility, from where it can be loaded on to waiting RN warships.
The facility – which also includes two hydraulic cranes and mooring pontoons – is 85m (278ft) long and 15m (49ft) wide and can accommodate ships up to 10,000 tonnes. It can be used to load or offload ammunition such as Seawolf and Sea Viper missiles and 4.5in shells in winds of up to Force Six (50kmh/30mph).
Captain Iain Greenlees, who has overseen the project, said: “The completion of this vital new facility is another milestone in the history of the Naval Base.
“Being able to ammunition ships in their base port is a key element in getting them ready for operations around the world. Critically this facility will be able to load ammunition on the Type 45 destroyers and this significant investment in the base will then go on to support all the Navy’s destroyers, frigates and patrol boats for the next 50 years.”
The UHAF has been used to test berthing a Type 45 – HMS Dragon in our photograph – but the first ammunition will not be loaded on to a vessel until September, when the old facility will be demolished.
The complex has been completed on time and on budget.

[DrEnzo]

using this new ammo facility

Portsmouth £18m ammo facility ready for its first ship
15 August 2012

An £18m facility to load and unload ammunition – shells and hi-tech missiles – from Portsmouth-based warships has been completed.
The new Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility replaces a jetty on the Gosport side of Portsmouth Harbour which has served the Royal Navy well for more than 80 years.


Picture: Paul Bowie
ALMOST ready to load up Portsmouth’s warships with missiles and shells is an £18m ammunition jetty which has been completed to accommodate the new breed of vessels.
The Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility will replace the existing jetty which dates back to around and is not large enough for Navy’s new Type 45 destroyers.
VolkerStevin Marine has spent the last ten months building the jetty and has now been formally hand it over to the Ministry of Defence.
Unlike the previous ammo jetty it’s not adjoining the land but sits in the harbour, with lighters ferrying out the ammunition from its secure storage in Gosport to the new facility, from where it can be loaded on to waiting RN warships.
The facility – which also includes two hydraulic cranes and mooring pontoons – is 85m (278ft) long and 15m (49ft) wide and can accommodate ships up to 10,000 tonnes. It can be used to load or offload ammunition such as Seawolf and Sea Viper missiles and 4.5in shells in winds of up to Force Six (50kmh/30mph).
Captain Iain Greenlees, who has overseen the project, said: “The completion of this vital new facility is another milestone in the history of the Naval Base.
“Being able to ammunition ships in their base port is a key element in getting them ready for operations around the world. Critically this facility will be able to load ammunition on the Type 45 destroyers and this significant investment in the base will then go on to support all the Navy’s destroyers, frigates and patrol boats for the next 50 years.”
The UHAF has been used to test berthing a Type 45 – HMS Dragon in our photograph – but the first ammunition will not be loaded on to a vessel until September, when the old facility will be demolished.
The complex has been completed on time and on budget.

Thanks for the response. Very interesting, however if they carry 48 missles what do they do if they need to re arm far from home port?

Lets hope the Falklands have a similar mooring. But I am sure they can load while docked.

I wonder how these sea viper systems could deal with a swarm of cheapish drones attacking?

[Arfah]

Thanks for the response. Very interesting, however if they carry 48 missles what do they do if they need to re arm far from home port?

Lets hope the Falklands have a similar mooring. But I am sure they can load while docked.

I wonder how these sea viper systems could deal with a swarm of cheapish drones attacking?

The RFA will crossload munitions, stores and fuel replen. at sea. While I was guarding the Fort Grange in Split, Croatia (1999), the duty rumour was she carried spare nuke warheads. I didn't believe it then and still don't. SAM's shouldn't be a problem, though.