HMS Grimsby’s dive team have been practising on the River Clyde.
Gorgeous day on the Clyde allowing our Dive Team to practice what 💣🐸s do best! #divenavy @RNinScotland @FleetDivingSqn pic.twitter.com/LtPPZPLG8l
— HMS Grimsby (@HMSGrimsby) December 1, 2021
The vessel also made an appearance whilst I was getting married yesterday, so that’s cool.
Congratulations to our editor @geoallison, is that @HMSGrimsby behind you on the Clyde? https://t.co/DNfZqbj2Mb
— UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) December 1, 2021
HMS Grimsby’s role
HMS Grimsby is a Mine Counter Measures Vessel (MCMV). The Royal Navy say that the vessel maintains freedom of navigation on the high seas, “vital to the UK international trade – by keeping international shipping lanes open”.
She has a crew of 38, the majority of whom have done multiple deployments to the Middle East and Europe to work alongside NATO Allies.
“Over the past five years she has had seven different crews and visited over 18 different countries, working tirelessly to maintains freedom of navigation on the high seas by keeping international shipping lanes open.”
This is what they do all the time, not real news just doing the day job as usual.
too chuffing cold to go messing about under water, hope they get large toddy when back on board😀
Congrats George BTW
I can remember parting with £4000 for my DUI Drysuit + for UK winter diving, the shock of adjusting your mask when the cold water hits your face is an experience you can do without!
Congrats George and good luck.
👍
Got too get their Dive minutes in too keep their dive pay continuing
Congratulations, George!
Congratulations George.
RN sends Sandown class minehunter to grace UKJD editor’s wedding. Quite right too. I hope there was also a fly past and some kind of gun salute. Congratulations.
A C-130 did fly over at low level. I’m going to pretend it was for us.
Big congrats on tying the know
Congrats George!
Never mind Grimsby.
Congratulations George!
Congratulations George.
Many congratulations George. May all your troubles be “little ones”.
Wow lovely view hope your able to honeymoon somewhere warmer….maybe Ghana…and get photo bombed by HMS Trent.
Congratulations George to both you and Mrs Allison. All the very best for the future!
btw-BNS Godetia from the caption on the main photo-Belgian Naval Ship?
Congratulations, George. Must have been blumming freezing for your lass in that dress! Hope you get the chance to honeymoon 👍
Congratulations George to you and your bride. Wishing both of you the very best for the future.
Cheers CR
Alpha ,on both land and water ,George, you’ve made a commitment and taken the plunge good for you life’s a buddy,buddy system
Congrats on the marriage. Very appropriate for the navy to turn up for the editors wedding!
Went down for training. Came back up with a Two-pound black-ribbed nobbler on his flipper. lol
Congrats George! All the very best to both of you. Had it been up to me, you’d have a QE class carrier render honours on your wonderful day. Than you for your splendid wok on this site – consistent quality content and commentary on this site.
Congratulations!