January 2012

Our Other Navies

The disposition of the Our Other Navies on the Government payroll or established by statute at the start of the year was:-

Royal Research Ships (Intel Gatherers)

Ocean Research:           
UK Waters (NERC- SOC-Southampton)

DISCOVERY                JAMES COOK       new DISCOVERY  Under Construction @ Vigo (Spain)

Antarctic Research: Antarctica (NERC - British Antarctic Survey) 

JAMES CLARK ROSS       ERNEST SHACKLETON 

Fisheries Research:     

CEFAS ENDEAVOUR      UK Waters (CEFAS-Lowestoft)

SCOTIA                     Scottish Waters (Marine Scotland)

CORYSTES                  NI Waters (Northern Ireland Government)

Littoral Protection (Intel Gatherers)

Lighthouse Tenders:
English & Welsh Waters (Trinity House)

GALATEA                   PATRICIA             ALERT

Scottish Waters (Northern Lighthouse Board)

POLE STAR                 PHAROS

Emergency Towing Vessels::    
NIL (Last Two - Withdrawn 12/2011 by HMCA)

Fisheries Protection Vessels:
England & Wales (Royal Navy)
MERSEY                    SEVEN                  TYNE
Scottish Waters (Marine Scotland)

MINNA                     JURA                   HIRTA

South Georgia (South Georgia & South Sandwich Isles Govrnment)

PHAROS SG              

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Military Support Ships)

Aviation Training Ship:       ARGUS                    @ Falmouth – Repairs

Fleet Repair Ship:              DILIGENCE               East of Suez

Fleet Stores Ships:            FORT VICTORIA         East of Suez

                                FORT AUSTIN           @ Birkenhead – Maintenance

                                        FORT ROSALIE          Atlantic Patrol (North)

Fleet Tankers (Large):        WAVE KNIGHT           Arabian Gulf Ready Tanker

                                WAVE RULER             @ Birkenhead – Maintenance

Station Tanker:                  ORANGELEAF             @ Devonport – Operational Training

Fleet Tankers (Small):         BLACK ROVER             @ Portland – Awaiting Tasking (FOST)

                                        GOLD ROVER             Atlantic Patrol (South)

Landing Ships:                    CARDIGAN BAY          @ Falmouth – Refitting

                                LYME BAY                @ Bahrain - Maintenance        

                                MOUNTS BAY            @ Portland Awaiting Tasking (Amph. Ops)

                                               
AWSR Ltd (Military Support Ships)  (Under 22 Year Charter to MoD from 2002-2003)

Sealift Ships:
North Atlantic based on Marchwood (Southampton)          

HURST POINT           HARTLAND POINT            EDDYSTONE                                     
Persian Gulf based on Bahrain
ANVIL POINT
On Outside Commercial Charter in North Sea (Transfenica)

LONGSTONE             BEACHY HEAD