HMS Westminster Arrives In Gibraltar

TheEye had an email last night asking why Gibraltar was the chosen meeting place of the co-conspirators.

Well, HMS Westminster, a Type 23 frigate, arrived in the Naval Base yesterday morning. The ship will be the platform for the final element of the Principal Warfare Officers’ Course. The PWO course is a major career course for RN officers: it lasts for nine months and prepares officers for a role in which they co-ordinate a ship’s Operations Room and fight the ship on behalf of the Captain.

Earlier this years HMS Westminster was the star attraction at the London Boat Show. About 30,000 members of the public visited the ship which also hosted a number of receptions, dinners and charity events.

HMS Westminster will also take part in EXERCISE MED GUN, in which Naval Gunfire Liaison Officers will be parachuted into the sea close to the ship. Some of this training will be carried out in the Mediterranean and some in the Bay of Gibraltar. On Sunday and Monday, members of the Submarine Parachute Assistance Group will also be making use of this training opportunity.

St. Crispin will be making a nuisance of himself on board...also making the place look messy by running up and down The Rock to stay fit. TheEye will not be taking part in that part of the day.

So, David James, now you know.