former HMY Britannia

5,769gt, launched 1953, accepted January 1954

Royal Yacht 1954 currently moored at Ocean Terminal Leith

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS

The current HMS Illustrious (Fifth) was laid down in Swan Hunters on 7th October 1976. On 20th June 1982, after steering gear trouble, she was finally commissioned at sea and headed directly to the Falkland Islands. Over the last 15 years participated in the First Gulf War, the Sierra Leone Evacuations and the war in Afghanistan in 2001. In October 2002, HMS Illustrious undertook a 104 week refit in Roysth Dockyard.  

1st February 2010, off Rosyth for a £40 million maintenance and upgrade programme.

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH - Bow and Crest

see below for photogrpahs of Lower Block 03 arriving

HMS DARING D 32

The first Type 45, launched 1st February 2006

There is a similar shot of HMS Dauntless 27th October 2009, one month before handover to RN, available.

HMS DARING (Leith)

23rd November 2009

HMS DAUNTLESS  D 33

The second Type 45, launched 23 February 2007, seen in fitting out basin May 2008

HMS DAUNTLESS

Firth of Forth, off Rosyth,  29th April 2010

HMS DEFENDER D36

27th October 2009 - week after launch.

HMS DIAMOND D34

The third Type 45, launched November 2007, seen in fitting out basin May 2008

HMS DRAGON (detail)

Fitting out, 27th October 2009 

HMS MONMOUTH (A)

Type 23 ~ Duke Class Type

see notes

HMS MONMOUTH (Jack)

Type 23 ~ Duke Class Type

see notes

HMS MONTROSE

Arriving back at Rosyth from first set of trials after major refit.  13th September 2009.

HMS SEVERN

River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel, (P282); Fishery Protection Squadron; Commissioned, July 31, 2003; Displacement:  1,700 tonnes

University Royal Naval Units ~ P2000 Archer Class

P264 HMS Archer ~ based Aberdeen Built 1985.  54 tons displacement .Off Riiver Tyne  

University Royal Naval Units ~ P2000 Archer Class 

 HMS Example ~ Northumbria and P264 HMS Archer ~ Aberdeen

off River Tyne 

University Royal Naval Units ~ P2000 Archer Class  

P165 HMS Example ~ based Northumbria.  Built 1985.  77 tons displacement,  off River Tyne

RFA LARGS BAY (A)

16,190 tons full load displacement.  Can carry 356 troops, 1,200 metre vehicle lanes, 2 LCVP, 1 LCU.   Launched 18^th July 2003, Commissioned December 2006.   Leith August 2008

RFA LARGS BAY (B)

see previous page for  MOUNTS BAY

RFA FORT ROSALIE [IMO 7341283]

Naval Store Ship, ROYAL FLEET AUX. SERVICE, 16,409gt, 8,300dwt, built 1978.  Firth of Forth  23rd Feb 2009

FPV HIRTA

Scottish Fishery Protection Agency, 2,181gt, built 2007

see notes

FPV MINNA

Scottish Fishery Protection Agency, 781gt, built 2003.  See previous page,

FPV Jura to stern, Fleet Gathering 25thJune 2008

FPV NORNA

Scottish Fishery Protection Agency, 1,385 gt, built 1987

 Fleet Gathering 25thJune 2008

SFPA FLEET GATHERING (South)

FPV MINNA, FPV JURA, former Royal Yacht Britannia

25th June 2008

SFPA FLEET GATHERING (West)

FPV HIRTA, FPV NORNA, Lighthouse Tender PHAROS

25th June 2008

HMCS Athabaskan

DDH 282 - Iroquois Class Destroyer commissioned 1972 

Berthing Leith 17th October 2009  after taking part in NATO Exercise Joint Warrior 2009-2. 

HMCS Halifax 

FFH330 - Halifax Class Frigate commissioned 1992    

HMCS Halifax

The barge AMT TRADER at the end of the 600 mile voyage around Scotland from BAE systems’ Govan yard on the Clyde to the Rosyth dockyard on Firth of Forth. Her deck cargo is the 8.000 tons section of the next generation Royal Navy aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth.  Lower Block 03, measures 23m tall, 40m wide, 63m long and is the latest section of the 65,000-ton warship to be built throughout a number of UK shipyards and transported to the Forth for completion.

The tow which started on Tuesday evening was completed four days later on the evening Saturday 20th August

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH -Lower Block 03  after having bee floated off, passing Goliath Crane 29th August 2011

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH -Lower Block 03  after having bee floated off, passing Rosyth. 29th August 2011

Denmark ~ HDMS ABSALON (L 16 )

6,300 tons 2004

The command & support ships can perform a number of national and inter-national task, including transportation of personal and material, command platform for land, air and sea operations. The ship also has a mine laying capacity. It also has the capacity to carry out humanitarian operations as a hospital ship.

The ship is fitted with a 900 square meter flexible deck to perform in different operations and has a roll-on-roll-off (RO/RO) capacity aft.

HDMS ESBERN SNARE ( L 17)

Sister ship of above

Marne (A630)

Departing Leith 26th April 2010 

see 'Tugs at Work' for alternative view.

Germany ~ FGS Rhoen

Netherlands ~ HNLMS Van Speijk  F828

HNLMS DOLFIJN

18th October 2008

K/V ALESUND W312

K/V HARSTAD W318 (B)

Norway ~ K/V HARSTAD W318

see notes

HNoMSubmarine UTSIRA S301

Leith 18th October 2008.