Aug 21 - HMS Ramsey in Gibraltar
Following a security patrol in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, HMS RAMSEY arrived at the Naval Base this morning. She is returning to the UK after some 3 years as one of the four Royal Navy minehunters currently working in the Gulf. Her present crew has been with her for 8 months and the ship has already sailed some 6000 miles on her journey home.
In support of wider British efforts in the region, minehunters are providing the capability to conduct route survey, sea-bed clearance, and mine clearance operations all over the Gulf.
HMS RAMSEY is in Gibraltar from Toulon where she took part in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Southern France, dubbed Operation DRAGOON.
The vessel took part in the salute along with many other vessels from France and around the world.
