6 NAVY NEWS, NOVEMBER 2010


Old gold


SHE may be something of a veteran, but the sun is not yet setting on HMS Triumph. The veteran T-boat is bathed in the golden


glow of an autumn sunrise on the Clyde, captured by


fledgling Navy photographer


LA(Phot) Ben Sutton. Triumph was launched almost 20 years ago,


but still has plenty of mileage in her. The boat recently took part in Exercise Joint


Warrior as part of her cycle of operational sea training, then made a brief visit to the Clyde to pick up supplies and swap some crew members before continuing with her programme. That includes a visit to the Netherlands,


followed by two deployments next year. But it was not all work – the boat recently


hosted one of the Navy’s most cherished traditions, the baptism of a child on board. Evie Francesca, six-month-old daughter of


PO Keith Pearson-Roselle and his wife Britta, was duly christened, and as mum said: “The whole day ran so smoothly and was such an unforgettable and special experience.” And while we are on the subject of T-boats,


Triumph’s sister HMS Tireless has been making a nuisance of herself (for the very best reasons)


around the Gulf of Oman. Tireless was at


the heart of a major anti-


submarine exercise involving British, American, French and Australian forces in the Middle East, all choreographed by the UK Maritime Component Command in Bahrain. So Tireless acted as mouse for Australian


(HMAS Melbourne) and French (FS Dupleix) cats, watched over by the Merlins of 820 Naval Air Squadron and American P3 maritime patrol aircraft – although in this case the mouse also has sharp claws, as the hunter can quickly become the prey when it is as slippery and silent as a T-boat. Meanwhile, a third boat


in the class was


preparing for a Royal visitor as Navy News went to press. HMS


Talent, recently returned from


deployment in the Indian Ocean, will welcome the Princess Royal on board as the submarine marks the 20th anniversary of commissioning. Princess Anne is Talent’s sponsor, and last


visited her in 2006 when the submarine was rededicated.


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