![]() Her 200 sailors chomped their way through 82,500 meals – including precisely 40,320 sausages and around 8,000 eggs, with the ship’s galley serving up meals no matter how rough the seas. ![]() HMS Northumberland spent three quarters of her deployed time on concerted operations, but also managed to visit Denmark, Iceland, and Norway in between tasking. “I am hugely grateful for the support of all our friends and families who enable us to do our important work for the Nation and it is a great pleasure to see so many of them here to welcome Northumberland and her fantastic ship’s company home today.” Click below to see the homecoming photos or click here “Everyone on board can look back on this successful deployment with pride in our collective achievements: from once again leading task group operations in the Arctic Circle alongside close allies, to marking the coronation of His Majesty The King while we were in Iceland. The Type 23 frigate returns to Plymouth having also operated with NATO allies on submarine-hunting exercises in the North Atlantic, patrolled the High North and operated with the world’s largest warship, the US Navy’s imposing aircraft carrier the USS Gerald R Ford, in the Arctic Circle.Ĭommander Will Edwards-Bannon, Northumberland’s Commanding Officer, said: “I have once again been profoundly impressed by the selfless commitment and tactical excellence that my ship’s company has demonstrated across the length and breadth of our operating area, from the Atlantic to the Arctic and the Barents to the Baltic. ![]() ![]() HMS Northumberland has sailed nearly the distance around the world, racking up 23,043 miles on the high seas since the start of the year, locating Russian units and protecting UK waters. A Royal Navy frigate returns home to Plymouth today after spending more than half of 2023 at sea operating across the Arctic, Baltic and the North Atlantic. ![]()
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