HMS KENT F78 Type 23 Frigate
Picture above;
HMS KENT F78 slips into Portsmouth Naval Base after her North Sea exercise tour of duty.
Photograph Copyright; Digital Expression UK (2020)
HMS KENT's recent Tour of Duty:
HMS Kent returned home to Portsmouth on the 13th July, 2020 after two months of anti-submarine training and exercises with NATO allies and other partner nations.
The Portsmouth-based Type 23 anti-submarine frigate has been involved in four separate exercises, operating from the Bay of Biscay to the Baltic Sea, clocking up almost 19,000 nautical miles since leaving the UK in April.
She visited three countries, operating with NATO allies and partner nations in four task groups and in company with HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers, witnessing flying trials of the F-35B Lightning strike fighters.
Kent carried out stops in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Den Helder in the Netherlands for essential stores and fuel, followed by a visit to Reykjavik in Iceland where the ship’s company were able to enjoy some rest and a chance to step ashore to explore this diverse country.
HMS KENT's current Commander;
Commander Matt Sykes is a Principal Warfare Officer and Navigator who has previously commanded the mine-hunters HMS Blyth and HMS Bangor, in the UK and Middle East, and the fast patrol-boat HMS Scimitar in Gibraltar.
He is a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course and has served in both the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood and Maritime Headquarters in Bahrain.
Information Source:
ROYAL NAVY, Crown Copyright
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/j...
HMS KENT F78 Type 23 Frigate
Picture above;
HMS KENT F78 slips into Portsmouth Naval Base after her North Sea exercise tour of duty.
Photograph Copyright; Digital Expression UK (2020)
HMS KENT's recent Tour of Duty:
HMS Kent returned home to Portsmouth on the 13th July, 2020 after two months of anti-submarine training and exercises with NATO allies and other partner nations.
The Portsmouth-based Type 23 anti-submarine frigate has been involved in four separate exercises, operating from the Bay of Biscay to the Baltic Sea, clocking up almost 19,000 nautical miles since leaving the UK in April.
She visited three countries, operating with NATO allies and partner nations in four task groups and in company with HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers, witnessing flying trials of the F-35B Lightning strike fighters.
Kent carried out stops in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Den Helder in the Netherlands for essential stores and fuel, followed by a visit to Reykjavik in Iceland where the ship’s company were able to enjoy some rest and a chance to step ashore to explore this diverse country.
HMS KENT's current Commander;
Commander Matt Sykes is a Principal Warfare Officer and Navigator who has previously commanded the mine-hunters HMS Blyth and HMS Bangor, in the UK and Middle East, and the fast patrol-boat HMS Scimitar in Gibraltar.
He is a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course and has served in both the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood and Maritime Headquarters in Bahrain.
Information Source:
ROYAL NAVY, Crown Copyright
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/j...