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The Royal Wessex Yeomanry
All units in the Army Resereve are usually affiliated with a number of
units in the regular forces. This is to improve opportunities for integration
and training; as well as historical links.
Currently the regiment is linked to 3 Regular Armoured Regiments and 2
Royal Naval Warships.
The fastest of the thirteen frigates of its type and the eighth to bear the name Portland. The ship has a compliment of 185 crew and the ability to project its influence over great distances, through a combination of its range of 7,500 nautical miles, missiles, torpedoes, 4.5 inch gun and Lynx Mk.8 Helecopter.
2014 was a busy year for the crew having been on a 7 month Atlantic Patrol.
After visiting a number of
African Nations and the
Falkland Islands, and also
celebrating the ships 13th
Birthday, the crew have
now returned to the UK.
HMS Enterprise is one of two multi-role survey vessels in the Royal Navy, the other being her sister ship HMS Echo.
These two ships are the first in the Royal Navy to be fitted with azimuth thrusters, which allow both a high level of manoeuvrability. The ship accommodates a crew of72 and is operationally available 330 days of the year.
After finishing maintenance, trials and training early in 2014, Enterprise returned to operations and, in August, took part in evacuating
Britons from Libya and
also began an 18 month
Scientific mission. So far
2015 has seen her in port
in Goa Province, India.
HMS Portland (F79) - Type 23 Frigate
Commissioned 3 May 2001
HMS Enterprise (H88) - Echo Class Survey Vessel
Commissioned 17 October 2003