Clyde Armistice day service
NAVAL BASE personnel at Faslane took a moment to reflect and remember on Armistice Day. In the morning, military and civilian workers at the site gathered at St Mungo’s Naval Base Church for the annual Remembrance Service. Led by the Naval Base Chaplaincy team, senior officers laid wreaths to commemorate the sacrifice of those who […]
Helensburgh remembrance parade
SUBMARINERS from HM Naval Base Clyde joined other sailors members of the public and community leaders in Helensburgh on Sunday (November 13) for the town’s Remembrance Service. A Royal Navy Guard of Honour, made-up of personnel from HMS Neptune, marched to the memorial garden in Hermitage Park where veterans, serving members of the armed forces, […]
Glasgow Remembrance Parade
Submariners from HMNB Clyde and other serving military personnel and veterans from around Scotland were at Glasgow’s George Square on Sunday, November 13, for this year’s Remembrance Service. Laying a wreath at the city’s cenotaph on behalf of the Senior Service was Commodore Bob Anstey, Naval Base Commander Clyde. The Royal Navy also provided the […]
Sunderland branch of the submariners association pay their respect.
Members of the Sunderland branch of the submariners association payed their respects for remembrance day in Blyth.
Admiral the Lord Boyce
The admiral was created a life peer – Baron Boyce of Pimlico – in 2003 and upon retirement from the military at the end of that year, succeeded The Queen Mother in the historic post of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. It was one of a string of posts and honorary positions which Lord […]
HMS Sultan Submariners Museum Visit
Submariners from HMS Sultan made a recent visit to the Imperial War museum. They were in London for the submarine remembrance weekend and made the visit on Friday the 4th of November. The instructors and students then attended the service at Westminster Abbey on the 5th of November and took part in the remembrance ceremony […]
Submarine Remembrance Ceremony 22
Submariners and serving Royal Navy Submariners travelled to London last weekend (November 5-6) for the annual Submariner Remembrance Service. Hundreds of members of the Silent Service attended events at Westminster Abbey on the Saturday, and Middle Temple Gardens on Sunday, paying their respects to those Submariners who have gone on “eternal patrol”. The Service is […]
Clyde Poppy Appeal
MILITARY and Civilian personnel at HM Naval Base Clyde came together on Tuesday, November 1, to help launch the 2022 Poppy Scotland Appeal. The first poppies went on sale within the Naval Base’s HMS Neptune Supermess with base workers lining up to support the launch. “This is a significant period in our calendar as we […]
Neptune suite opens in new leisure complex
LINKS BETWEEN the Royal Navy and Helensburgh and Lomond were further cemented on October 7th with the official opening of Argyll and Bute Council’s new £22M leisure centre and swimming pool. Part of the local authority’s ongoing regeneration of Helensburgh Waterfront, the leisure centre features a 25-metre swimming pool, luxury health suite, steam room and […]
HMS Ambush Ball
Following a lengthy period of isolation and operations, HMS AMBUSH wanted to give back to their families. After some worthwhile fundraising at sea, AMBUSH applied to The Submarine family and RNRMC for support in a Ship’s Company Ball, which took place at Grand Central Hotel. Families of the Ship’s Company were treated to an evening […]
