NAVY NEWS, AUGUST 2009 7
Clyde pitches in
AFTER a spell of maintenance HMS Bayonet, for which the rump of the Falklands patrol vessel softened up objectives, the tired, wet troops
Clyde has been thrown into a busy Resident Roulement Company, the the ‘enemy’ defences with some returned to Clyde for a rest, some
training session with HMS 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglians – 30mm Naval Gunfire Support. food – well done LLogs Darby Allen
Manchester and RFA otherwise known as the Poachers – The ship then turned amphibious, and co for feeding a ship’s company
Gold Rover around the climbed on board the patrol ship. landing troops by helicopter and three times its normal size – and a
Falklands. During an overnight transit raising craft, before patrolling as a lift back to East Falkland for the
A key part of the package from East Cove to West Falkland command ship. long march back to their barracks.
was the tri-Service every inch of space was used for After they had achieved their
Exercise Cape planning and preparation before the
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