HMS LEEDS CASTLE, Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside - December 23, 2000

HMS Leeds Castle (P258) was a Castle-class patrol vessel built by Hall, Russell & Company of Aberdeen, Scotland for the Royal Navy. She was launched in October 1980 and commissioned the following August. She was involved in the 1982 Falklands War, operating between the British territories of Ascension Island, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands as a dispatch vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Colin Hamilton. The Leeds Castle spent much time performing fishery protection duties around the United Kingdom, as well as being used as a guard ship in the Falkland Islands. In 2000, Leeds Castle underwent an eight-month refit, returning to the fleet in early 2001. In April 2010 Leeds Castle was sold to Bangladesh along with Dumbarton Castle. The two ships were refitted at the A&P Group facility in Newcastle upon Tyne before being handed over. In 2010, Leeds Castle and Dumbarton Castle were renamed as the Dhaleshwari and Bijoy of the Bangladesh Navy respectively.

HMS BLACKWATER [M2006], Penzance, Cornwall - March 1992

HMS BLACKWATER seen undergoing maintenance at Holman's in Penzance. She was launched in 1984 and sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1998 as VITAL DE OLIVEIRA.

HMS LANCASTER [F229], Canada Dock, Liverpool - February 1996

HMS Lancaster [F229] is a Duke-class Type 23 frigate launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 May 1990. The ship is known as "The Queen's Frigate", the Duke of Lancaster being a subsidiary title of the Sovereign. Being the third ship in the Type 23 class, Lancaster was originally allocated the pennant number F232 until it was noted that the 232 is the Royal Navy report form for groundings and collisions and therefore considered unlucky.

HMS OCEAN [L12] , Devonport, Devon - August 09, 2000

HMS OCEAN [L12] berthed at Weston Mill Lake at HMNB Devonport

HMS BICESTER [M36], Canning Half Tide Dock, Liverpool - June 26, 2000

HMS BICESTER in Canning Half Tide Dock during the 2000 Mersey River Festival

HMS INVINCIBLE [R05], River Mersey, Merseyside - June 2000

HMS INVINCIBLE visited Merseyside in 2000 for the Mersey River Festival. She was moored mid river at a special mooring laid for the occasion.

HMS INVINCIBLE [R05], River Mersey, Merseyside - June 2000

HMS INVINCIBLE visited Merseyside in 2000 for the Mersey River Festival. She was moored mid river at a special mooring laid for the occasion.

HMS INVINCIBLE [R05], River Mersey, Merseyside - June 2000

HMS INVINCIBLE visited Merseyside in 2000 for the Mersey River Festival. She was moored mid river at a special mooring laid for the occasion.

HMS SHEFFIELD [F96] and HMS SOMERSET [F82] Devonport, Devon - April 20, 2000

HMS SHEFFIELD [F96] and HMS SOMERSET [F82] seen in Weston Mill Lake at the Devonport Naval Base. This area is sometimes known as Frigate Alley.

HMS LIVERPOOL [D92], Canada Dock, Liverpool - March 11, 2000

HMS LIVERPOOL berthed in Canada Dock during a courtesy visit to her home port. HMS LIVERPOOL [D92] was a Type 42 destroyer built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead and launched on 25 September 1980 by Lady Strathcona, wife of Euan Howard, the then Minister of State for Defence. Liverpool was the last Type 42 Batch 2 in service. She was decommissioned in March 2012 and scrapped in October 2014.

HMS LIVERPOOL [D92], Canada Dock, Liverpool - March 11, 2000

HMS LIVERPOOL berthed in Canada Dock during a courtesy visit to her home port. HMS LIVERPOOL [D92] was a Type 42 destroyer built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead and launched on 25 September 1980 by Lady Strathcona, wife of Euan Howard, the then Minister of State for Defence. Liverpool was the last Type 42 Batch 2 in service. She was decommissioned in March 2012 and scrapped in October 2014.

HMS ROEBUCK [H130], Devonport, Devon - October 1995

Built by Brooke Marine of Lowestoft, HMS ROEBUCK (H130) served from 3 October 1986 to 15 April 2010. She was the last traditional survey ship to serve in the Royal Navy. In 2010, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 28 May 2010 and now operates as BNS Anushandhan

HMS BOXER [F92], Plymouth Sound, Devon - August 1999

HMS BOXER a Type 22 Frigate is seen being towed out of Plymouth by RMAS tugs after decommissioning. She was decommissioned on 4 August 1999 and expended as a target in August 2004.

HMS BOXER [F92], Plymouth Sound, Devon - August 1999

HMS BOXER a Type 22 Frigate is seen being towed our of Plymouth by RMAS tugs after decommissioning.

HMS BOXER [F92], Plymouth Sound, Devon - August 1999

HMS BOXER a Type 22 Frigate is seen being towed our of Plymouth by RMAS tugs after decommissioning.

HMS CUMBERLAND [F85] Devonport, Devon - August 26, 1999

HMS CUMBERLAND was a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was launched in 1986 at Yarrow Ship Builders and commissioned on 10 June 1989. The frigate was on station during the First Gulf War and was part of the Devonport Flotilla based at Devonport Dockyard. Cumberland was decommissioned on 23 June 2011 and scrapped in Turkey in 2013.

HMS WALNEY [M104], Ernesettle Jetty, River Tamar, Devon - August 26, 1999

Sandown Class Minehunter HMS WALNET [M104] alongside Ernesettle Armaments Jetty on the River Tamar.. MS Walney (M104) was a Sandown-class minehunter. She was the fourth of the Sandown-class minehunters, and the second ship to carry the name of the island off Barrow-in-Furness., HMS Walney was one of four Sandown-class minehunters ordered from Vosper Thornycroft on 27 July 1987. She was laid down at Vosper Thoneycroft's Woolston, Southampton shipyard in May 1990, launched on 25 November 1991 and commissioned on 20 February 1993. On 15 May 2006, HMS Walney and HMS Atherstone discovered a 1,000 lb (450 kg) World War II bomb whilst conducting a survey of the River Mersey. She was decommissioned in a ceremony on 15 October 2010 at her homeport, HMNB Clyde. Walney called in at her affiliated town of Barrow-in-Furness on her way to her final port of call, Portsmouth Naval Base where she was laid up pending sale.

HMS NORFOLK [F230] , Devonport, Devon - July 28, 1999

HMS NORFOLK at HMNB Devonport HMS NORFOLK [F230] was a Type 23 frigate, the sixth in the Royal Navy to use this name, laid down in 1985 by Yarrow Shipbuilders. She was launched on the Clyde by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in July 1987 and named for the Dukedom of Norfolk. She was commissioned on 1 June 1990. Norfolk was the 'first of class', as well as being the first of a new generation of 'lean manned' ships. Decommissioned in 2005 she was sold to the Chilian Navy entering service as ALMARANTE COCHRANE in 2006.

HMS ROEBUCK [H130] , Devonport, Devon - July 28, 1999

HMS ROEBUCK [H130] alongside at Devonport with a refuelling barge alongside. Built by Brooke Marine of Lowestoft, HMS ROEBUCK (H130) served from 3 October 1986 to 15 April 2010. She was the last traditional survey ship to serve in the Royal Navy. In 2010, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 28 May 2010 and now operates as BNS Anushandhan

HMS CHATHAM [F87] , Devonport, Devon - July 28, 1999

HMS CHATHAM alongside at Devonport. HMS CHATHAM was a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was decommissioned on 8 February 2011. Chatham had the rare honour of a motto in English; Up and at 'em, being the rallying cry of the Medway town football and rugby teams. Launched at Swan Hunters in 1988 she was commissioned on May 04, 1990. Decommissioned in 2011 she was scrapped in Turkey in 2013.

HMS OCEAN {L12] , Devonport, Devon - July 28, 1999

HMS OCEAN [L12] berthed at Weston Mill Lake at HMNB Devonport

HMS OCEAN [L12] , Devonport, Devon - July 28, 1999

HMS OCEAN [L12] berthed at Weston Mill Lake at HMNB Devonport

HMS TURBULENT [S87], Devonport, Devon - July 28, 1999

HMS Turbulent is a retired Trafalgar-class submarine the second vessel of her class. Turbulent was the fifth vessel, and second submarine, of the Royal Navy to bear this name. She was built by Vickers Shipbuilding, Barrow-in-Furness, and based at HMNB Devonport. She was commissioned in 1984 and decommissioned in July 2012.