HM Customs Cutter Seeker 

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)

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

FGS Neidersachen

 NATO Squadron

 NORWAY:        K/V Tromso

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

NETHERLANDS  ~  HNLMS Van Heemskerck

 PORTUGAL:  NRP Alvares Cabral

Vasco da Gama class Commissioned 1991

 NRP Alvares Cabral (B)

SPAIN:  SPS Andalucia

SPS Alvaro de Bazan (stern)

SPS Alvaro de Bazan

 SPS Patino

 USCG Barque Eagle  (8"x6")

 USCG Barque Eagle - Figurehead

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

Flagship FGS BAYERN (Germany)

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

HDMS NEILS JUEL (Denmark)

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

ORP Gen K PULAKI (Poland)

USS KLAKRING (USA)

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

FGS Rhon

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

HNLMS WILLEMvan der ZAAN

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

HMCS Halifax and FGS Rhon

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

FGS BAYERN, USS KLAKING, ORP PULAKI

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

Coat of Arms FGS BAYERN

NATO Exercise DANEX 05

Caot of Arms HDMS NEILS JUEL

Brunei Off Shore Patrol Vessels: Nakhoda Ragam Class:

Jerambak

HMS Manchester

S 174 ~ FGS U-25 in foreground

Leith

Brunei Off Shore Patrol Vessels: Nakhoda Ragam Class:

Bendahara Sakam and Nakhoda Ragam

FGS Tegernsee  - A1426

Walchensee Class Type 703 Replenishemnt Tanker 2,191t, 1967

HM Customs Cutter Vigilant

1. HMCoastguard Cutter HUNTER

Tyne

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

P674 D'Entrecateaux ~ Survey Ship

former Pennant A 757 as Hydrographic Ship

FRENCH TRAINNING SQUADRON

April 2007 Leith

A 759 ~ Tigre,  A 750 ~ Jaguar

School Ships