HMS Example

HMS EXAMPLE is 1 of the 16 P2000, Archer Class Patrol Vessels which make up the Coastal Forces Squadron (CFS) of the Royal Navy. @RoyalNavy

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

@HMSExample acting as opposition forces for 6️⃣ @NATO units participating in #BALTOPS25.

#WeAreNATO
#CoastalWarfare
#DuctusExemplo
@NATO_MARCOM

[NATO Maritime Command @NATO_MARCOM]

🌊⚓Strength in Unity⚓🌊 A stunning display of naval power and partnership, as 40 ships from 16 nations join forces in the #BalticSea for the annual #BALTOPS exercise. These powerful images showcase #NATO’s military might, multinational cooperation & commitment to collective defence #BALTOPS2025 #WeAreNATO

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

#BALTOPS25 is underway!

1️⃣6️⃣ NATO Allies
4️⃣0️⃣ Ships
9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Personnel

#WeAreNATO
#CoastalWarfare
#DuctusExemplo

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

Thank you Marineschule Murwik for your hospitality!

Our visit to the German Naval College marks our first Defence Engagement opportunity of this #BALTOPS25 deployment.

@UKinGermany
#DuctusExemplo

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

@HMSExample proceeding east through the Kiel Canal. In company with @HMS_Smiter, @HMS_Pursuer and @HMS_Biter.

#BALTOPS25
#ductusexemplo
#coastalwarfare

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

We're off! After pre-deployment training with @FOST last week, @HMSExample and @HMS_Smiter are repositioning to the Baltic Sea for #BALTOPS25.

#ductusexemplo
#coastalwarfare

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

Between 4,000 and 7,000 British troops are estimated to have been lost in the sinking, whilst evacuating France in 1940.

#ductusexemplo
#coastalforcessquadron
#lestweforget

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

As the sun rises over Saint-Nazaire harbour, sailors of @HMSExample commemorate those lost in the sinking of RMS Lancastria at the site of the wreck.

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

We are grateful to the mayor, town and Saint-Nazaire Society for hosting a number of social, educational and memorial events.

On the 83rd anniversary of the raid, the memory of the Charioteers lives on.

@UKinFrance
#ductusexemplo
#coastalforcessquadron
#lestweforget

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

What a week! Following a change of command here on @HMSExample, we joined @HMS_Smiter to contribute to memorial events in Saint-Nazaire.

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

OPERATION CHARIOT, known as 'the greatest raid of all' was thought to be an impossible task, only successful due to the heroism of those involved.

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

.@HMS_Smiter and @HMSExample alongside in 🇫🇷Saint Nazaire today for 83rd-anniversary commemorations of the WWII Commando raid.

Via: J P Louise

[U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet @USNavyEurope]

Today, 30 NATO Ships sailed alongside eachother to kick off the underway portion of #BALTOPS24 💪⚓️

2️⃣0️⃣ Allies, 5⃣0️⃣+ ships, 8️⃣5️⃣+ aircraft, and 9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣+ personnel, BALTOPS24 brings the largest assembled coalition of amphibious and mine countermeasure forces in BALTOPS history

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

Huge thank you to @HMSPresidentRNR for hosting us in London over the past few days. We thoroughly enjoyed all the tours, engagements and visits we conducted whilst on the Thames.
#ductusexemplo

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

HMS Example had an impromptu visit from Humberside Coastguard helicopter 912 yesterday whilst transiting the North Sea. #ductusexemplo

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

HMS Example is now safely back from France and alongside at her berth at @HMSCalliope nestled between the Tyne and Millenium bridges. Attached is a short time-lapse of the Millenium bridge lifting and us berthing with shoreside assistance from @HMSExplorer #ductusexemplo

[HMS Archer @HMSArcher]

The crews of Archer and @HMSExample doing themselves and their Service proud at Commemorations for the anniversary of OPERATION CHARIOT in St Nazaire last week 📸✅👌🏼

#CoastalForcesSquadron
#ArcherHitsTheTarget

[HMS Example @HMSExample]

HMS Example’s entry into Lorient on this sunny Saturday evening. #ductusexemplo with @HMSArcher following in our wake.

[HMS Archer @HMSArcher]

Safely in St Nazaire and only a few hundred yards away from where ‘The Greatest Raid of All’ took place. Both us and @HMSExample are honoured to be here to commemorate the bravery and sacrifices of those who came before us

#CoastalForcesSquadron
#ArcherHitsTheTarget

[HMS Archer @HMSArcher]

Along with @HMSExample, we have been grateful to engage with local authorities, associations and museums to provide a link to the @RoyalNavy of today and to ensure that the legacy of the ‘Charioteers’ continues to live on

#CoastalForcesSquadron
#ArcherHitsTheTarget

@UKinFrance