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Tip number 2 on isolation.

Top tips on self-isolation from Royal Navy Submariners.

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AS THE Royal Navy prepares to help the NHS with the coronavirus outbreak, Submariners have stepped-forward to provide advice to the public who are doing their part by self-isolating and staying at home.
The Submariners know a thing or two about isolation. While on patrol they regularly spend months under the water, never surfacing and with only very limited contact with the outside world.
We spoke with Sub Lieutenant Andrew Rose, a qualified Submariner who recently patrolled...
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As the Royal Navy prepares to help the NHS and other government departments deal with the response to the coronavirus outbreak, HMS Grimsby sent a leftover from the Normandy landings to kingdom come – more than 75 years on.
The Faslane-based minehunter joined NATO allies in the Seine Bay for her second spell of searching for unexploded bombs and mines from World War 2 in a month – eliminating a potential danger to shipping, especially fishing vessels which regularly haul up o...ld ordnance in their nets.
Grimsby is currently assigned to NATO’s Mine Countermeasures Group 1 alongside flagship FGS Donau, BNS Bellis, HNLMS Willemstad, HNoMS Otra.
Earlier this month, Grimsby located 18 pieces of unexploded ordnance – 15 British mines, three British bombs – in the approaches to Oslo as part of a concerted effort by the NATO group.
The locations in which the 38 wartime munitions discovered in total were found meant they could not be blown up, even in controlled explosions, so all the minehunter teams could do was mark their locations and inform the Norwegian authorities.
There were no such issues as the group shifted to the Seine Bay – between the Cherbourg peninsula and Le Havre – where 5,000 Allied warships mustered in June 1944 to liberate France… and the Germans tried to stop them.
The waters were heavily mined and bombed – by both sides – during the six years of conflict between 1939 and 1945 and although thoroughly swept and cleared down the decades, wartime ordnance continues to be found; roughly one in three mines laid in World War 2 remain unaccounted for.
There is at least one fewer sea mine in the Seine Bay thanks to Grimsby’s efforts – one of several munitions located by the NATO force and neutralised and the threat to fishermen removed.
Grimsby’s clearance divers plunged into the chilly waters (just 4°C) and placed a charge on the mine, then fell back a safe distance and detonated it – triggering the explosive in the aged ordnance and throwing up a huge fountain in an otherwise calm sea.
“We are all aware of the coronavirus which is having a major impact back home, so it is great to show everyone that we are continuing to crack on and find mines and keep the sea lanes safe. I live for days like today!” said Grimsby’s Gunnery Officer Lieutenant Ben Hunter.
Lieutenant Commander Tom Gell, Grimsby’s Commanding Officer, said that despite the lockdown on land at present, the crew of the Faslane-based warship and their NATO comrades were continuing their duties as normal.
“Even with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, NATO and the Royal Navy continue to carry out their missions and maintain the defence of all NATO nations,” he said.
“The group is a potent minehunting force, at very high readiness to respond to any incident or threat that could emerge – and this is being maintained even in the face of the pandemic.”
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THE Naval Servicewomen’s Network held their annual dinner and conference at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton last week and Royal Navy personnel from HM Naval Base Clyde scooped two awards.
HMS Neptune Sportsdrome’s Leading Physical Trainer (LPT) Elise Broughton was presented with the Outstanding Contribution award for her continuous effort to improve the lived experience of Naval Service women at HM Naval Base Clyde.
Earlier this year Elise helped secure funding from... the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) and the Rebalancing Lives Fund to help furnish a new Parental Suite in the sports facility.
Also picking up an award were ladies from Royal Navy attack submarine HMS Artful who received the Inclusive Teamwork Award.
It was recognised that each female submariner had without exception excelled in their own field of specialism and ensured that high levels of morale were maintained across the submarine through a challenging generation package.
Petty Officer Claire Smart, the Naval Servicewomen’s Network Geographic Lead for Clyde, said: “I truly believe that the Naval Servicewomen’s Network is a worthwhile and useful network. With so many inspirational women across the Naval Service, getting involved with this informal network can provide support to achieve career goals and improve lived experience.”
The Naval Servicewomen’s Network was launched in 2013 and is designed for women serving in the Naval Service – Royal Navy, Maritime Reserves, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
The professional network was established to improve retention, encourage and enable individuals to achieve their potential and to provide an opportunity to gather feedback to make a positive contribution to shape future personnel policy.
Members are given access to positive role models to advise and inspire and provides an open environment in which to share experiences and information.
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FASLANE- based Royal Navy personnel visited Erskine Veterans on Tuesday, March 10 to hand over a cheque for £10,000.
Commodore Bob Anstey, Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland, handed over the cheque for £10,000, which has been raised during 2019, which marked 50 years of the Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD50). Throughout the year, several events were organised to mark the anniversary and to recognise the dedication of those who have contributed to this vital defence ...capability.
During these events, CASD50 merchandise, such as cuff-links, mugs and badges were sold to raise cash for the three chosen charities; Erskine Veterans, Helensburgh Sea Cadets and Military Vs Cancer. Each of the charities have received £10,000. HM Naval Base Clyde has established strong links with Erskine and Royal Navy personnel regularly visit the care home.
Erskine Chief Executive, Ian Cumming said: “It was a great pleasure to welcome Commodore Bob Anstey to The Erskine Home today. We are honoured to have received this incredibly generous donation from our Royal Navy friends at HM Naval Base Clyde.
“We thank everyone involved for their continued support, which we endeavour to reciprocate and extend to Navy Veterans. Erskine couldn’t deliver our renowned compassionate and professional care, without the support of donors.”
As Scotland’s foremost provider of care for veterans and their spouses, Erskine provides unrivalled nursing, residential, respite and dementia care in four homes throughout Scotland.
The charity also assists younger veterans who need help to begin the next chapter of their lives, offering social, recreation and training facilities at their Activity Centre.
There are 44 cottages for veterans and their families and five assisted living apartments at the Erskine Estate at Bishopton, with building work underway for 24 single living apartments.
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A SCOTTISH-based minehunter has been helping to keep vital sea-lanes safe as part of a NATO minehunting force.
Faslane vessel HMS Grimsby joined ships from five nations scouring the stretches of the 60-mile fjord leading to Norway’s capital, Oslo.
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, the inlet was heavily mined and bombers also dumped their payloads into the fjord. It is a deadly legacy that still has implications today for shipping traversing the busy stretch of water.
... HMS Grimsby worked alongside flagship FGS Donau, BNS Bellis, HMLMS Willemstad, HNoMS Otra to help clear the area – Oslofjord- of Wartime munitions. Together the team located 38 pieces of ordnance (Grimsby accounting for 18 alone), 15 air dropped mines, plus three bombs.
“Oslofjord is absolutely beautiful and it is great to know that we have helped to clear the leftover remnants of World War Two using the art of mine warfare,” said Lieutenant Jim Marsh, HMS Grimsby’s Operations Officer.
The ships first met up last month in the English Channel and made their way to the Baltic via the Kiel Canal.
The first task was to practice together, undertaking rafting with flagship tanker FGS Donau, refuelling on the move, force protection and joint manoeuvres. Later the vessels headed into Oslo for a visit before tackling the Wartime ordnance.
HMS Grimsby’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Tom Gell, said: “MCM1 Crew One in HMS Grimsby have made a strong start to their Baltic deployment. The group is a really good example of NATO nations working together to help secure sea-lines of communication and keeping the high seas safe.”
HMS Grimsby is one of seven Sandown class Mine Counter Measures vessels based at HM Naval Base Clyde. The vessels deploy around the globe and around UK waters and are manned by one of eight interchangeable crews from the First Mine Counter Measures Squadron – or MCM1 – also at Faslane.
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A TEAM of caterers from HM Naval Base Clyde have proved they are the crème-de-la-crème when they took the top spot at the Royal Navy’s version of Master Chef.
The Inter-Flotilla Cook and Serve Competition was held at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall, on February 6. Competing were Royal Navy caterers from Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth, going head-to-head to cook and serve a delicious three-course meal in front of a panel of expert judges.
The winning Clyde team, which incl...
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THREE students from the City of Glasgow College visited HM Naval Base Clyde on Wednesday, February 5, to assist in the Main Galley to prepare and produce a be-lated Burn’s Night Supper for the HMS Neptune Wardroom.
THE Waterfront Logistics Support Group has been working closely with the City of Glasgow college to promote job opportunities within the Royal Navy Catering Services and this event further cements that relationship which aims to support students who are keen to jo...in the Royal Navy at the end of their studies.
The arrangement will enable students to undertake all their recruiting activities before the end of their college course and seamlessly join the Royal Navy on completion if they wish.
The students: Iain Mathews, Cameron Tahsin and Pauline Danielle Macleod, all helped with the preparations and as you would expect at a Burn’s supper, there was haggis on the menu.
The meal started with a tower of haggis, neeps and tatties, followed by herb-crusted venison with a haggis sausage roll and for dessert there was a lavender and honey crème brulee served with shortbread.
Leading Hand Davie Muir who helped arrange the visit said: “Having now built the foundations of a strong relationship with the City of Glasgow College, it was my pleasure to host three of the trainee chefs here at the Naval Base.
“The trainee chefs volunteered to assist in the preparations for the annual Wardroom Burn’s Night celebration and it was fantastic to see their enthusiasm as they worked along side the galley staff.”
Last August a team of 12 Waterfront Logistics staff, of all ranks and rates and with different professional backgrounds, went along to the college to take part in a cookery master class hosted by BBC Professional Master Chef winner Gary MacLean and then in October Royal Navy chefs from the Base went along to the college and took part in the inaugural Royal Navy and City of Glasgow College “Cook and Serve” competition.
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