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[bdpopeye]

My favorite RN photos of all time. I watched this on CNN...

21 July 1982..HMS Hermes (R 12) triumphantly returns to Portsmouth UK after 108 consecutive days at sea and VICTORY in the Falklands War.

1982: Homecoming for HMS Hermes

The flagship of the British taskforce to the Falklands, HMS Hermes, has arrived back in Portsmouth.

Thousands of relatives and friends crowded the dockside to welcome home the 1,700 crew, Royal Marines and survivors of the destroyed HMS Sheffield.

Several babies born during the conflict will be meeting their fathers, uncles and brothers for the first time.

The aircraft carrier - named after the winged messenger of Greek gods - began its 8,000-mile mission 108 days ago on 5 April.

An all-services salute including flypasts from RAF Harriers, Army Lynx helicopters and a naval Hunter training squadron accompanied the ageing ship as it cruised into port.

Flanked by a flotilla of smaller boats, Hermes replied with a 17-gun national salute, usually reserved for foreign visits.

One side of the ship has been decorated with a scoreboard showing the 46 enemy aircraft shot down by the Sea Harrier fighters launched from its deck.

 

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Winter excercise in Norge - RMC

 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 17, 2017) - A Royal Navy HH-65 Dauphin helicopter takes off from USS Carney (DDG 64) Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) in the Atlantic Ocean April 17, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 17, 2017) - A chock and chain team from USS Carney (DDG 64) moves away from a Royal Navy HH-65 Dauphin helicopter while being observed by a Royal Navy Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) facilitator in the Atlantic Ocean April 17, 2017. Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting its third patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)

 

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RMC, 42 Commando
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[Bombardier]

I have an affinity with Royal Marine Commandos. 'Per Mare Per Terram'

 

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British soldiers visited Polish 15th "Giżycka" Mechanized Brigade
Poland,

April 2017

 

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[Bigbird]

Great set of photos guys thank you

 

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The pleasure is all mine

 

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[Bombardier]

The two pics of the Royal navy ship are photos of hms iron duke, seeing pics like that makes me understand why I never joined the navy