HMS ARK ROYAL (A)

off Rosyth, after refit, 23rd October 2006

HMS ARK ROYAL (B)

HMS ARK ROYAL (C)

HMS ARK ROYAL (D)

HMS Edinburgh

HMS Endurance (1)

20th June 2006

 HMS Endurance (2)

 Lynx  helicopter from HMS Endurance

HMS EXETER

(other RN vessels below)

HMS Manchester

S 174 ~ FGS U-25 in foreground

Leith

1. HMCoastguard Cutter HUNTER

Tyne

HM Customs Cutter Seeker 

HM Customs Cutter Vigilant

SFPV JURA

see WARSHIPS 2008 and 'Notes' for SFPV Hirta

 SFPV Minna

Lead ship (and sole member at present) launched in 2003 of  Minna Class inshore/offshore patrol vessels with a displacement of 781 tonnes and a maximum speed of 14 knots. Vessels of this type can  spend up to 21 days on patrol.

SFPV VIGILANT

Out of service May 2008

 NORWAY:        K/V Tromso

see WARSHIPS 2008 and 'Notes' for K/V Harstad

NETHERLANDS  ~  HNLMS Van Heemskerck

 SPS Patino

 USCG Barque Eagle  (8"x6")

 USCG Barque Eagle - Figurehead

Brunei Off Shore Patrol Vessels: Nakhoda Ragam Class:

Bendahara Sakam and Nakhoda Ragam

RFA FORT GEORGE

RFA Fort George (A388) is a combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.    28,821 gt, 16,061 dwt. Ordered from Swan Hunter in late 1987. The ship was laid down in 1989, launched in 1991 and commissioned in 1993.

                at Forth Road Bridge  in early morning mist.

RFA FORT GEORGE

and in much better weather coming from Forth Rail Bridge.

MOUNTS BAY (A)

Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary), 23569gt, 13000dwt, 2005

MOUNTS BAY (B)

A 284 ~ ORONSAY

Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 199gt , built 2000

HMCS Algonquin

HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283) is an Iroquois-class destroyer of the Canadian Navy.  Algonquin wears pennant 283 and was commissioned in November 1973.

Off Vancouver July 2007

HNLMS Zeirikzee and HNLMS Vlaardinger

M 864 and M 863 - tripartite Class Minesweepers

so named as they are a joint Belgian, French and Dutch design

Leith

Rear Admiral's Flag - Flag Officer Scotland

Leith 23rd August 2006