HMS Spey
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'Mack Sicker' - 'Make Sure' @RoyalNavy Batch 2 River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel deployed in the Indo-Pacific ๐
The Indo-Pacific
Joined September 2020
Having a Whale of a time!๐ An important secondary role for Spey in the Indo-Pacific is monitoring marine bio-diversity. The ship across these phenomenal whale sharks ๐ฆwhilst conducting Maritime Security Patrol.
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HMS SPEY recently completed defect rectification with the assistance of our friends in Japan and the support of Japan Marine United in Yokosuka. The Ship has now been fully restored to its capabilities and is back out on the high seas undertaking vital training for the Shipโs Co.
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The White Ensign flying proudly for the first time on the newest ship in the @RoyalNavy. #speytacular.#smallshipsbigimpact.@RNinScotland @HMNBPortsmouth
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We are the first RN ship to participate in Ex Keen Sword, one of the Pacificโs largest military exercises involving 36,000 military personnel, 30 ships & 370 aircraft from Japan & the USA, with Australia & Canada also joining in the 10 day exercise. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ๐ธโ๏ธ๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ #GlobalBritain
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At 1100 today, whilst at sea just off Japan, we paused to conduct a Remembrance Day Service. We paid our respects to honour those before us that have sacrificed so much such that we can enjoy our freedom today โ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง #WeWillRememberThem.#LestWeForget #EveryPoppyCounts
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Bottled + fresh water produced on ship๐งโ
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. Store ship in Tahiti๐ต๐ซ.Now sailing to #Tonga๐น๐ด.Joining @NZNavy @Australian_Navy @USCG & more for disaster relief Ops following the #tsunami & volcanic eruption. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ.#Commonwealth @FCDOGovUK @UKStratCom @RoyalNavy
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Weโve kept this under our fins for a little while now, but weโve been trialling the @RoyalNavyโs new underwater force protection system. ๐ฌ. We think theyโre doing a pretty good job, so itโs a yes from #TeamSpey! ๐. #Speytacular. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐
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A real privilege to work with our #IndonesianNavy partners again. ๐ค. Thank you @_TNIAL_ for your professionalism and hard work - it was great to have you with us on our transit through the Java Sea. ๐. #TeamSpey. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฉ
Bravo ๐๐ป. Tingkatkan kemampuan dan profesionalitas prajurit, KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda โ 367 laksanakan latihan Passing Exercise (Passex) dengan Royal Navy Ship HMS Spey (P234) untuk menyambut dan mengantar HMS Spey (P234) yang akan melintasi Laut Teritorial Indonesia ๐ณ๏ธ
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HMS PRINCE OF WALES / HMS REPULSE MEMORIAL .Whilst patrolling off the East Coast of Malaysia, our shipโs company paid their respects to the servicemen of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, who lost their lives in the very same waters some 82 years ago. #memorial #wargrave ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ
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As the UK woke up for Christmas Day, Shipโs Company in @HMS_Spey tucked into a superb Christmas lunch prepared by our Chefs. Merry Christmas everyone!! .โ๏ธ๐๐๐
#DeployedChristmas.#Christmas2022 #SeasonsGreetings.#tistheseason
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Having arrived from Manila for a very brief logistics stop, we sailed just 24hrs later from #JMSDF Base, Yokosuka, to join Ex Keen Sword in the waters off Japan where we will work alongside our partners and allies from Japan, US, Australia and Canada. #GlobalBritain ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ
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Wow - what a welcome! ๐คฉ. We arrived in #NewZealand to an incredible haka from our @NZNavy colleagues. Tฤnฤ koutou. Thank you. ๐ซถ. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๐ฟ
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Making the most of a quiet Atlantic transit with a flight deck film night and BBQ. #Speytacular #LifeInABlueOne #NoOrdinaryCinema
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We have some incredibly talented fans! . A #Speytacular drawing by @T_AH19 - thanks for sharing! . #SmallShipsBigImpact #ArtistOnTwitter
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In a rare opportunity, we met up with the @cunardline @RMSQueenMary2 for a sail past! We hope the guests enjoyed the impressive sight of our 2 ships sailing together ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง .#cruiseship #warship #shipspotting #cruisevacation
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The Atlantic - where the only ship within hundreds of miles is @hms_tamar and the bottom is 4000m below!! ๐ณ ๐๐. Also where a previous HMS Spey earned some of her battle honours in WW2. Protecting convoys from U-boats. #Ocean #Speytacular #History #LifeAtSea
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Yes, the weather might be a bit grey, but little do you know we ordered it specially to test the efficiency of our new paint. it's coming along nicely!. #SorryNotSorry .#Speytacular.@apgroupuk @RNinScotland
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Far from home, at the dusk of our day and joined by embarked FOST & Commonwealth staff, we held a church service and tuned in to the state funeral to remember and honour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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A message from the new Commanding Officer of HMS Spey. We are excited to spend 2022 working with partners and allies throughout the Pacific! ๐ฌ๐ง ๐. @RoyalNavy #globalbritain @NavyLookout
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1/3.Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Ship Ahoy! โด๏ธ๐.๐ฌ๐ง ๐บ๐ธ
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@HMS_Spey and @hms_tamar are officially in the Pacific!! ๐. We transited the 70km long Panama Canal to reach our new playground. ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ต๐ฆ. #Speytacular #ForwardPresence #TeamSpeymar
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Back to sea! ๐. and a meet up with @USCG Cutter Stratton to conduct some joint sailing. ๐บ๐ธ. Add Hawaii ๐ as a beautiful backdrop and this is a dazzling combo we hope to see more of soon! ๐คฉ #Speytacular #royalnavy
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Kia Ora @NZNavy! ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๐ฟ. Good to work together, rafting with #HMNZSAotearoa for fuel โฝ.then sailing with a NZ Task Group with #HMNZSWellington & #HMNZSCanterbury on our #Tonga tasking โ๏ธ๐คโ.Nga mihi!. @NZDefenceForce @RoyalNavy @UKinTonga .(๐ธPO Weissenborn RNZN)
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Itโs #Coronation Day!. Dressed overall, weโre celebrating the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla, in New Caledonia ๐ณ๐จ. God Save The King ๐ฌ๐ง. #TeamSpey
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UK Aid to Tonga ๐น๐ด๐ฌ๐ง. A busy time earlier this week, a whole ship effort to unload stores on arrival in #Tonga๐ฆ๐ง.Good to RV and work alongside @NZNavy & @Australian_Navy .โ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง. @FCDOGovUK @DefenceOps @DefenceHQ @UKinTonga
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Today at 1100, whilst at sea on exercise with our allies off the shores of Japan, we paid our respects to the fallen whilst observing a 2 minute silence to commemorate Armistice Day. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ต๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ#WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #ArmisticeDay
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Happy New Year to all our followers! . ๐จ New Paint.๐ซก New Captain .๐ช๐ผ New Challenges. Watch our departure from Singapore below โฌ๏ธ
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Shameless sunset posting courtesy of the WEO. Contractor Sea Trials continue.
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And here they are, the first photos of our new paint scheme. If you look really closely, you might be able to see a ship! .#Speytacular #Camouflage #SmallShipsBigImpact
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Great to see you sis! . We have been reunited with our sister ship @hms_tamar in #Cairns ๐ฆ๐บ for the first time this year. Rafted up outside of us, this is the first time we have been outboard one another since leaving Portsmouth on Op Woodwall! .#TeamSpey #TeamTamar #TeamSpeymar
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Back aft the world's biggest paint by numbers is prepared! . ๐จ ๐๏ธ
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A maintenance period, crew rotation, defence engagement, Exercise Keen Sword, sports and a Christmas celebration. Our time in Japan has been busy! What a great opportunity to experience the sights & culture of this beautiful country. ใใใใจใๆฅๆฌ ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต#UKinJapan
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CO @hms_tamar : 'best crossing the line I have ever seen' ๐๐คญ. Despite being well accustomed to Neptune's visits now, there is never any shortage of first timers to be cleansed for their sins! . #lifeatsea #sailorlife #Neptune #equator
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Arriving off Yokohama to the stunning & unmistakable backdrop of Mount Fuji ๐๏ธ. We now commence a short scheduled maintenance period & complete a Watch Rotation seeing โRed Watchโ return and saying goodbye to โWhite Watchโ for a well earned break. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต #GlobalBritain #UKinJapan
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Today sailors from HMS Spey joined our sister Ship @hms_tamar in paying respects to the fallen at the @USSArizona memorial. At 1100 local time the Ship paused to observe 2 minutes of silence #WeWillRememberThem
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This week we sailed from Cairns to Darwin, transited the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and conducted a PASSEX with HMAS Glenelg. Great to be joined by seariders from NUSHIP Arafura of the @Australian_Navy, strengthening the relationship between our two navies.
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โฆHeโs been! . Merry Christmas from all of us on HMS SPEY๐ . A morning of wobbly coffeeโs on the flight deck followed by Christmas dinner for us all today ๐ ๐
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HMS SPEY has conducted a series of visits in India. Strengthening ties with the @indiannavy ๐ฌ๐ง๐ค๐ฎ๐ณ . THREAD ๐งต
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What a fantastic welcome from the @srilanka_navy band ๐ฅ๐ฑ๐ฐ. Watch our arrival in Colombo below โฌ๏ธ
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More photos from our RAS with the @usnavy ship - USS Ross #FortuneFavoursValour. #WereGonnaNeedABiggerFlag. ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฒ
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Congratulations to Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Marine Engineer) Dearden for receiving a 2nd clasp for his Long Service & Good Conduct medal. PO Rick Dearden has served the RN for 25 years and is well deserving of this award. BZ! ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ
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Welcome to HMS Spey, the last of the new OPV's. Follow us as we document our generation and deployment process as the @RoyalNavy's, soon to be, newest warship โ๐ฌ๐ง #firsttweet #smallshipsbigimpact #savethebestforlast.
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This week marks the end of a busy maintenance period alongside Singapore, in readiness for operations in the New Year ๐ . The Shipโs Company are now looking forward to some well earned rest just in time for Christmas!๐โ๏ธ๐ธ๐ฌ. #HMSSPEY #ChristmasinSingapore
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Today is a year since #TeamSPEY and @hms_tamar deployed! With a combined distance of 80,353nm we have visited over 20+ ports and there are plenty more to come! We proudly represent UK interests in this strategic part of the world
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1100 Hrs 11 Day 11 Month. At Sea 'We Will Remember Them' ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐บ.#ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #GlobalBritain.@RoyalNavy @PoppyLegion
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Today #HMSSpey was honoured to be off the coast of Gold Beach, providing a backdrop to the dedication of the @britishmemorial on the 77th Anniversary of D-Day with the @rafredarrows. #WeWillRemember #DDay77 .@RNinScotland
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Sun's out๐guns out ๐ฆพ Practicing 30mm shoot in the Pacific against a Killer Tomato๐
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Thank you Okinawa! ๐ซก . SPEY recently enjoyed a productive period alongside, spent conducting a watch handover which included getting the opportunity to award some of our Shipโs Company with the Kings Coronation Medal. Now on to the next stopโฆ ๐
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Kia ora! ๐. Weโre excited to be in Auckland as part of our first visit to #NewZealand. Thanks for the fantastic welcome @NZNavy - what an honour!. #TeamSpey #Speytacular. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๐ฟ
A warm welcome to @HMS_Spey! Our @RoyalNavy ๐ฌ๐ง ship has been operating in the Pacific for the last year & called into Auckland to reinforce our close friendship with @NZNavy.
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The man from @FOST - he says yes! . Spey is officially assessed as safe to be at sea under the white ensign, a massive step towards our deployment. "The safeguard rule is no longer in force!". #speytacular #smallshipsbigimpact
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Only interesting things happen in dry dock. But at the moment its lots of washing and welding! . Watch this space ๐ (and ๐ค for weather!). @BAES_Maritime @apgroupuk @RNinScotland
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We've got a lot planned over the next few months! . Time to get training (and look good whilst doing it) #SpeyTuned ๐. #SmallShipsBigImpact #Speytacular .@RNinScotland @OverseasPatrol
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Weโre in New Caledonia ๐ณ๐จ, training with friends & partners as part of Exercise #CroixDuSud. This French-led exercise is bringing together likeminded nations to enhance skills and interoperability, at sea, on land & in the air. ๐ซ๐ท. #TeamSpey #CDS23. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐
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Lt Cdr Ben Evans has handed over command to Cdr Mike Proudman during a ceremony alongside in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. We wish Lt Cdr Evans all the best in his new role and thank him for all his hard work. #Speytacular #GlobalBritain #ForwardPresence #NewBoss
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The Straits of Malacca, a narrow stretch of water situated off Southeast Asia connecting the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean which for centuries, merchant vessels have passed through in order to arrive in Singapore, one of the worldโs most important shipping ports. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ธ๐ฌโ๏ธ๐ฒ๐พ๐ฎ๐ณ
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#HMSSpey is feet wet! . Now it's down to the ME's to check the sea valves, then we top up the dock and leave! . #AwesoME #smallshipsbigimpact #speytacular @RNinScotland
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Today has been focused on building our skills operating with a Wildcat ๐ . The first time landing on and operating a helo at sea for Spey! . #speyviation.#speytacular
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Shots fired! ๐ฅ. Our @RoyalNavy Gunners and Weapons Engineers have continued to keep skills sharp at sea firing the .50cal heavy machine gun ๐ช๐. Some serious firepower! ๐ฏ.@HMS_Collingwood.@RNJobsUK @FOST @STEM_RN
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๐ what a sight! ๐ฌ๐ง๐ชโ . Next big ticket item is the @HMS_Spey & @hms_tamar photex. #SpeyTuned #Dazzling.
Carriers @HMSQNLZ and @HMSPWLS have sailed together for the first time off the UK coast. It comes as HMS Queen Elizabeth has finished #ExerciseStrikeWarrior - her final preparations ahead of the #CarrierStrikeGroup deployment. ๐
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Ia ora na ๐.Nous sommes arrivรฉs ร Tahiti!. Green hills and tropical clouds as we enter #Papeete in #Tahiti, French Polynesia ๐ต๐ซ๐ซ๐ท. We are hosted by @MarineNationale for a short stop to take on stores. Merci! ๐ฆ๐ฝ. @UKinFrance @FranceintheUK @NavyLookout @RoyalNavy @MennaRawlings
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And here are the results! ๐ธ. A formidable display of interoperability in the air and at sea. #BersamaLima24.#FPDA ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฒ๐พ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ง๐๏ธ
Lights, camera, action? . Battle Ensign, formation, action! ๐ . Weโre in position and ready for our picture to be taken. Todayโs PHOTOEX on #BersamaLima24 . #FPDA ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฒ๐พ ๐ณ๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐๏ธ
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Whilst alongside Kure, Japan, our 5 โYoung Officersโ visited #JMSDF Etajima, home to the Maritime Officer Candidates School, equivalent to Britannia Royal Navy College, Dartmouth. They were greeted by their JMSDF counterparts to show them around their stunning college. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต
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We arrived in #HoChiMinhCity, #Vietnam, today. Thank you for the warm welcome. We look forward to the opportunities for engagement, cooperation, and making new friends in the days to come. ๐ป๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ง @RoyalNavy @UKinVietnam #IndoPacific #welcome #defence #visit #cooperation
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In Pictures - , Our memorial ceremony over the final resting place of the 840 servicemen, of HMS PRINCE OF WALES and HMS REPULSE, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their king and country some 82 years earlier. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฒ๐พ #WeWillRemember #Memorial
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Whilst in Scotland, the Captain visited the Speyside Distillery, one of our close affiliates. This amazing place still produces whiskey by hand and results in an amazing taste. How many Ships can say they have their own brand!? Thank you Speyside for your friendship and support!!
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One step closer to sea, heading out of the basin to a tidal berth! . ๐๐ฌ๐ง๐ชโ. #speytacular.#smallshipsbigimpact
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Merry Christmas from HMS Spey! We might be in a hot country but the traditions are still the same. We wish all our friends, family, partners and affiliates all the best this festive period #Speytacular #DeployedChristmas #Christmas2021
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Spey recently trained with the @USCG Cutter Joseph Gerczak in Hawaii. The USCG practised boarding operations (with a hostile crew played by @DartmouthBRNC cadets) and Spey trained towing a stricken vessel. ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฒ. #interoperability #forwardpresence #globalbritain @RNinScotland
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Splice the mainbrace! . Slightly belated as it was, we used the end of our time in Cairns as a marker to honour this time old Naval tradition in honour of the coronation of our King ๐คด ๐ฌ๐ง. #Coronation #king #tradition
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๐Wishing a Happy 76th Birthday to His Majesty King Charles III! ๐ฌ๐ง . From all of us on board HMS SPEY โ๏ธ
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Safely alongside and preparing to sign the acceptance documents. A fantastic cake made be the ships Chefs. And a wee dram from @SpeySingleMalt to gift to the Admiralty Trials Master on his retirement. #spectacularspey #smallshipsbigimpact
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In the words of Steven Segal:."I'm just a Chef!" ๐ฅ๐ฌ. CS Gwyn and SC Cupid put a .50cal heavy machine gun though its paces at sea in the South Pacific, showing there's more to life than their day jobs. ๐ฝ๐ฆ
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Bula Vinaka! Great to be back in Suva, Fiji, for the second time this year.
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Konnichiwa KIRISAME. SPEY continues to strengthen regional partnerships- this time with the @jmsdf_pao_eng. It was an honour to meet JS KIRISAME in Fiji, where we shared experience and coordinated future activity. Look closely and you'll see our good friends HMNZS WELLINGTON too.
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It has been an exciting time for SPEY ๐ฌ๐งworking alongside the KDB DARULEHSAN ๐ง๐ณ and her crew. We were impressed with their ship handling and professionalism. We look forward to working alongside them again in the near future! #ukinbrunei
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We are excited to be in #Vanuatu ๐ป๐บ as we continue to work with our #Pacific partners on the regionโs priorities. ๐ . Weโll also be helping with relief efforts following the recent cyclones, delivering essential equipment and supplies. ๐ฆ. #TeamSpey #UKPacificPartnership. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ป๐บ
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Fun with the 30mm Gun! โ. More important drills at sea as we continue south โฌ ๐. @NavyLookout.@RoyalNavy @RNJobsUK
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Congratulations LET(WE) Conroy who received his first Good Conduct Badge from the CO. This recognises four years service and commitment to the @RoyalNavy .โ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง
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Brunei Darussalam ๐ง๐ณ . After a transit through the #MalaccaStrait we have arrived in Brunei for a short logistics stop โ๏ธ. Watch our pilotage below โฌ๏ธ
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A timelapse of our transit to a tidal berth so we can prepare to go to sea for the first time as the @RoyalNavy's newest warship ๐ชโ๐ฌ๐ง.#thatnewshipsmell #speytacular #smallshipsbigimpact.@RNinScotland
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SPEY was treated to amazing views of Vanuatu this morning, where she is providing support to Maritime Security and helping to counter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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And we're off! ๐. HMS Spey leaving @BAESystemsplc Scotstoun for the last time. Next stop @HMNBPortsmouth! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐งโ
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Having sailed from Yokosuka, Japan, we RVโd with @JMSDF_PAO JS Kunisake, a Japanese Landing Ship Tank, to conduct close quarters manoeuvres and traditional flashing light training. All part of improving our interoperability with partner nations. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต #GlobalBritain #IAP #JMSDF
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Today we met up with our sister ship @HMS_Medway (and @RFAWaveKnight) in the Caribbean. The first and possibly last time we will see each other as we continue our journey to the Pacific. #Speytacular @OverseasPatrol @RNinScotland #GlobalBritain
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๐ฃ๏ธ Away Starboard Seaboat, Away Starboard Seaboat! . ๐ Training is essential to continuously improve our ability to save lives at sea . โฌ๏ธ Here is a clip from our MOBEX today
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Kon'nichiwa @hms_tamar. A rare opportunity to say hello to friends and colleagues onboard our regional sister-ship. Our paths rarely cross as we operate throughout the huge expanse of the Indo-Asia Pacific. Until next time โfair winds and following seasโ. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต #GlobalBritain
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And we're off!!! ๐ค. 46 days between ships staff move on board and first time at sea - not a bad effort! ๐. #speytacular #smallshipsbigimpact .@RNinScotland @OverseasPatrol
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Happy & Glorious!. What a great day celebrating the #Coronation on our flight deck in the sun. A #CoronationBigLunch fit for a king! ๐คด๐ผ. #TeamSpey
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SPEY was graciously hosted by the @Australian_Navy for a stop in Darwin, underlining the close relationship between our two Navies. Re-fuelled and re-stored, SPEY is now back on patrol in the South Pacific, providing Maritime Security and building partnerships across the region.
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It's #WorldMaritimeDay2020! So a massive shout out to all the mariners, civvie and military at sea or alongside, who keep vital trade routes running, supplying the world, saving lives and protecting our interests ๐ฌ๐ง๐ชโ . #maritime #lifeatsea #shipping. Photo @ScotlandDX
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And back to training. Gunnery, boat drills and some navigation later ๐ค๐ซ๐ช . #TrainHardFightEasy.#Speytacular.#SmallShipsBigImpact
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It's our 2 year anniversary today ๐ฅณ. On 7 September 2021, we sailed from Portsmouth with @hms_tamar to embark on the journey of our sustained presence in the Indo-pacific. It barely feels like any time at all since we left!. #Speytacular #TeamSpeymar #TeamSpey
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