The Chase is Still On...
This follows on from yesterday's image, showing the units of the First Sea Battalion of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment forming-up on the Royal Yach Britannia on 29 February 1972.
In the image, Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia, is on her approach to Muara Port. The coastal and river patrol boats are joining up with her for a ceremonial entry to the port. They've left their joining-up quite late... Six boats are visible behind the Royal Yacht - eventually there would be seven, close-up, properly spaced and running much more sedately.
The vessel in the foreground is clearly marked on the stern as AMDB 117 but I've been unable to find out any details about her or any of the other Bruneian vessels. AMDB is an abbreviation of Askar Melayu DiRaja Brunei, which is the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment in Malay.
Following a 2023 feature of some of these photos in Aman Samudera, the Royal Brunei Navy's in-house magazine, I now know the units seen in the chase above are: KDB Pahlawan (AMDB 100), the first unit of the Brunei Navy, KDB Saleha and KDB Masna (Saleha class) and KDB Bendahara, KDB Maharajalela and KDB Kermaindera (all Bendahara class).
The image was taken from aboard a helicopter by an RAF pilot relative who had been working on secondment in the country for several years. Scanned from a slide.
The Chase is Still On...
This follows on from yesterday's image, showing the units of the First Sea Battalion of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment forming-up on the Royal Yach Britannia on 29 February 1972.
In the image, Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia, is on her approach to Muara Port. The coastal and river patrol boats are joining up with her for a ceremonial entry to the port. They've left their joining-up quite late... Six boats are visible behind the Royal Yacht - eventually there would be seven, close-up, properly spaced and running much more sedately.
The vessel in the foreground is clearly marked on the stern as AMDB 117 but I've been unable to find out any details about her or any of the other Bruneian vessels. AMDB is an abbreviation of Askar Melayu DiRaja Brunei, which is the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment in Malay.
Following a 2023 feature of some of these photos in Aman Samudera, the Royal Brunei Navy's in-house magazine, I now know the units seen in the chase above are: KDB Pahlawan (AMDB 100), the first unit of the Brunei Navy, KDB Saleha and KDB Masna (Saleha class) and KDB Bendahara, KDB Maharajalela and KDB Kermaindera (all Bendahara class).
The image was taken from aboard a helicopter by an RAF pilot relative who had been working on secondment in the country for several years. Scanned from a slide.