Mar 04 - HMS Montrose Returns to Gibraltar
Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose arrives in Gibraltar tomorrow following a seven-month operational deployment within the Mediterranean and Gulf regions.
In one of her most recent operational tasks HMS Montrose has been working alongside warships from Denmark and Norway to carry out escort and protection duties of two merchant vessels who are transporting chemicals from Syria for onward destruction, as part of Operation RECSYR.
Talking about the role that his ship has had over the last month, the Commanding Officer of HMS Montrose, Commander James Parkin explained, ‘I am incredibly proud of my Ship’s Company who have reacted really well to the intense work that this mission has demanded. From our work in the Gulf, to our time on RECSYR, the deployment has been a huge success in every one of the many tasks that my team have undertaken.’
The ships company will now enjoy some well-earned rest and recuperation in Gibraltar before heading on to her base in Devonport.
