Tristan : HMS CLYDE VISITS TRISTAN
Submitted by Tristan Times (Sarah Glass) 31.10.2011 (Article Archived on 14.11.2011)
On Friday the 28th October, the HMS Clyde called in at Tristan on her way to South Africa, from the Falklands. She arrived at 0830 and departed at 1800.
HMS CLYDE VISITS TRISTAN
By Sarah Glass (Tristan Times)
On Friday the 28th October, the HMS Clyde called in at Tristan on her way to South Africa, from the Falklands. She arrived at 0830 and departed at 1800.
All of the crew managed to come ashore for the day; and the Tourism Department had arranged a number of events like a walk up the volcano, museum visit and some crew members even managed to played golf. In the afternoon there was a football match between the Island football team and the ship’s company, which the island won 3/2.
At 1100 the ship’s Captain and crew joined the Administrator, Island Council, Department Heads, and School children at the top of the volcano. Here a small ceremony to unveil the plaque recently placed there to commemorate the 50 years since the eruption of the volcano, and the evacuation of the Island. This was followed by a lunch hosted by the Administrator and his wife at the Residency.
HMS Clyde is the Royal Navy’s latest Offshore Patrol Vessel (Helicopter) and is the Falkland Islands Protection Vessel (FIPV).
Launched in 2006, she was the first ship to be built and launched in Portsmouth since 1967. HMS Clyde is now permanently deployed to the South Atlantic.
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