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Guide to HMS St Albans Affiliated to the Worshipful Company of Marketors and the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers Page Number Page 1 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 1 – HMS St Albans (MOD) Contents HMS St Albans ............................................................................................................................. 12 1st HMS St Albans......................................................................................................................... 12 2nd HMS St Albans ........................................................................................................................ 12 3rd HMS St Albans ....................................................................................................................... 13 4th HMS St Albans ....................................................................................................................... 13 5th HMS St Albans (Pennant Number L15) ................................................................................... 15 The 6th and Current, HMS St Albans ............................................................................................. 19 Type 23 ‘Duke’ Class Frigate ........................................................................................................ 19 Intended role ............................................................................................................................... 19 Evolution ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Design Limitations ....................................................................................................................... 21 Refits ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Mid-life refit ................................................................................................................................ 22 HMS St Albans – Build & Launch Details ....................................................................................... 24 HMS St Albans - Vital Statistics..................................................................................................... 25 HMS St Albans - Pennant Number ................................................................................................ 25 HMS ST Albans - Operational History ........................................................................................... 26 European Ports Visited since Affiliation with Marketors ............................................................... 32 Decommissioning and RN Home Ports ......................................................................................... 34 Propulsion ................................................................................................................................... 35 Page Number Page 2 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas) .............................................................................. 35 Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines ............................................................................................ 35 Paxman Valenta diesel engines .................................................................................................... 37 Power Train & Power Supply ....................................................................................................... 38 Propellers .................................................................................................................................... 42 Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles .......................................................................................................... 44 Sea Wolf Anti-aircraft Missile ....................................................................................................... 45 Magazine torpedo launch System (MTLS) .................................................................................... 47 4.5” Dual Purpose Gun Mark 8 – Mod 0 ....................................................................................... 48 Fire Control Systems .................................................................................................................... 51 Sea Archer 30 .............................................................................................................................. 51 British Aerospace/Oerlikon 30mm Cannon Gun System ............................................................... 52 7.62mm Mk 44 Miniguns ............................................................................................................. 53 General Purpose Machine Guns ................................................................................................... 53 Inflatable Raiding Craft (IRC) ........................................................................................................ 54 Sonar Systems ............................................................................................................................. 55 Bow sonar ................................................................................................................................... 55 Towed sonar ................................................................................................................................ 55 Countermeasure Systems ............................................................................................................ 58 Outfit DEC Lasers ......................................................................................................................... 58 Sea Gnat ...................................................................................................................................... 58 Thales Defence's Scorpion ........................................................................................................... 59 DFL2/3 off board decoys .............................................................................................................. 59 Towed torpedo decoy .................................................................................................................. 59 Sensors and Communications ...................................................................................................... 60 Command and control ................................................................................................................. 61 Radars ......................................................................................................................................... 62 3D Surveillance Radar (Type 996) ................................................................................................. 62 Identification Friend or Foe.......................................................................................................... 63 Navigation Radars (Type 1007 & 1008). ....................................................................................... 63 Fire Control Radar (Type 911) ...................................................................................................... 65 Merlin HM1 helicopter ................................................................................................................ 66 Page Number Page 3 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 AW101 airframe diagram............................................................................................................. 66 Merlin Propulsion ........................................................................................................................ 67 Merlin Weapon and defensive systems ........................................................................................ 67 HMS St Albans Departments ........................................................................................................ 69 Executive Department ................................................................................................................. 69 The Bridge Team .......................................................................................................................... 70 Warfare Department ................................................................................................................... 71 Anti-air Warfare .......................................................................................................................... 71 Above Water Warfare .................................................................................................................. 72 Underwater Warfare (UW) .......................................................................................................... 73 The Operations Room .................................................................................................................. 74 Marine Engineering ..................................................................................................................... 74 Weapons Engineering .................................................................................................................. 75 Flight ........................................................................................................................................... 77 Supply Department...................................................................................................................... 77 Ship’s Complement ...................................................................................................................... 80 Commanding Officer – Cdr. Andrew Block RN .............................................................................. 81 Previous Commanding Officers .................................................................................................... 82 Marketors on Board..................................................................................................................... 83 Marketors Vice Chairman (Navy) of the Armed Forces and Cadets Committee ......................... 88 Marketors & Haberdashers Liaison Officer ................................................................................... 89 Previous Liaison Officer – Principle Weapons Officer (Above Water) ............................................ 89 Marketor Magazine Articles – 2011 ............................................................................................. 91 Marketor Magazine Articles – 2012 ............................................................................................. 92 Health and Safety on Board ......................................................................................................... 94 Affiliations ................................................................................................................................. 100 HMS St Albans Battle Honours ................................................................................................... 102 Press Releases - 2011................................................................................................................. 103 News Releases - 2012 ................................................................................................................ 117 HMS St Albans to sail up Thames – 15th March 2012 .................................................................. 117 HMS St Albans has spent the past five days on the Thames - 22nd March 2012 ........................... 118 St Albans Honours Arctic Heroes at 70th Anniversary Ceremony In Iceland 09/05/2012 ............ 120 Page Number Page 4 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 St Albans Enjoys Elbe Toast at Hamburg River Festival 16/05/2012 ............................................ 122 Royal Navy Warship Visits Home of the German Navy 22/06/2012 ............................................ 124 Freedom of London bestowed on RN Commander from Wimbledon12/07/2012 ....................... 126 HMS St Albans gets a new Commanding Officer ......................................................................... 126 HMS St Albans will be Dartmouth Guardship August 2012 ....................................................... 128 Saint and Sinner make history with Navy’s new submarine HMS Ambush 20.09.2012 ................ 128 Forces converge on Scotland for massive international military exercise 28.09.2012 ................. 130 HMS St Albans saves fishing boat from being driven on to Cornish rocks 17.01.2013 ................. 131 Adventurous St Albans sailors scale new heights 31st January 2013............................................ 132 HMS St Albans tests Navy’s future navigators around the Channel Islands 1st February 2013 ..... 134 St Albans makes history as Navy's main gun bows out after 40 years of RN service – March 2013 .................................................................................................................................................. 135 HMS St Albans to visit Anglesey for Battle of Atlantic Anniversary.......................................... 136 Crew from HMS St Albans parade through the city for the first time .......................................... 138 Future Technology ..................................................................................................................... 139 Wildcat Fleet Helicopter ........................................................................................................ 139 TYPE 26 FRIGATE (GLOBAL COMBAT SHIP) ............................................................................. 140 Sea Ceptor ................................................................................................................................. 141 Bibliography (Non Academic!) ................................................................................................... 143 The ‘Saint’ Logo –Where did it come from? ............................................................................... 146 Index ......................................................................................................................................... 147 Other Published Books by Liveryman Hugh West ................................................................... 155 The Author ................................................................................................................................ 156 Page Number Page 5 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plates Plate 1 – HMS St Albans (MOD) ......................................................................................................... 2 Plate 2 – HMS St Albans at her launch in 1747 ................................................................................. 13 Plate 3 - Battle of Frigate Bay, 1782, Hood's anchored fleet (left) repels the French fleet under De Grasse ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Plate 4 – Anguilla Stamp HMS St Albans & Hector - The Chesapeake Bay Blockade - Winter 1778 (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 14 Plate 5 – US Naval Jack .................................................................................................................... 15 Plate 6 – HMS St Albans in 1940 on route from St John’s Newfoundland to Belfast .......................... 15 Plate 7 – HMS St Albans in 1941 with her pennant number L15 ....................................................... 16 Plate 8 – Norwegian Naval Ensign .................................................................................................... 16 Plate 9 - The ceremony to rename US S-class submarine as Polish submarine ORP "Jastrzab". ......... 17 Plate 10 – Russian Naval Ensign ....................................................................................................... 17 Plate 11 – Authors 1:3000 (1⅞”) scale models of 5th & 6th HMS St Albans (Author’s Own) ................ 18 Plate 12 – Airfix Model box of partly-built HMNS St Albans (Author’s Own) ..................................... 18 Plate 13 – HMS St Albans in 2006 (MOD) ......................................................................................... 20 Plate 14 - Contours of mean (top) and instantaneous (bottom) velocity magnitude for a headwind – computer & model simulation ......................................................................................................... 21 Plate 15 – HMS St Albans at sunset – Lisbon – November 2011 (Author’s Own) ............................... 24 Plate 16 - The Type 23 frigate HMS ST ALBANS in the covered assembly hall at BAE Systems Scotstoun shipyard (BAE) ................................................................................................................. 24 Plate 17 – Commemorative 1st Day Cover - Commissioning (Author’s Own) ..................................... 25 Plate 18 – Commemorative 1st Day Cover – 4th Anniversary of her Commissioning (Author’s Own) .. 25 Plate 19 – Damage to Pride of Portsmouth after striking HMS St Albans (John Eastham) ................. 26 Plate 20 – A crew Member of HMS St Albans – examines the damage after the Collision (BBC News) ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 Plate 21 - HMS St Albans arriving at Portsmouth, 2009 (Peter Trimming) ......................................... 28 Plate 22 - HMS St Albans leaving Portsmouth 9th June 2011 (Navy News) ........................................ 28 Plate 23 – HMS St Albans and the Tower of London – March 2012 (Author’s Own) .......................... 29 Plate 24 – HMS St Albans alongside HMS Belfast – March 2012 – the ‘Shard’ in background (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 30 Plate 25 – First Call – Lowering the Ensign, London 2012 (St Albans Sea Scouts) .............................. 30 Plate 26 HMS St Albans flight deck tribute to the Queen (MOD) ...................................................... 30 Plate 27 – HM Naval Base Portsmouth from 2,000 feet HMS St Albans at Fountain Lake Quay (BAe Systems) .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Plate 28 - The effect of those Spey engines, HMS Edinburgh, also on Spey’s, in background (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Plate 29 – Diagrammatic Installation (Rolls Royce) ........................................................................... 36 Plate 30 – Port Spey Marine Gas Turbine Engine (Author’s own)...................................................... 36 Plate 31 – One of Paxman Valenta diesel engines as fitted to HMS St Albans (Paxman) ................... 37 Page Number Page 6 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 32 – Motor on Propeller Shaft (Coverteam) ............................................................................ 38 Plate 33 – Reduction Gearbox (Coverteam) ..................................................................................... 38 Plate 34 – Power Train Schematic – Electrical & Mechanical (Author’s Own) ................................... 40 Plate 35 – About to start the Marine Spey Gas Turbines (Author’s Own) .......................................... 41 Plate 36 - Type 23 propeller, specially designed to reduce underwater noise (National Maritime Museum) ......................................................................................................................................... 42 Plate 37 – A type 23 Propeller removed during maintenance at HMNB Portsmouth (UMC International) .................................................................................................................................. 42 Plate 38 – HMS St Albans Systems (Author’s Drawing) ..................................................................... 43 Plate 39 – Harpoon Anti-ship Missile (MOD) .................................................................................... 44 Plate 40 – Harpoon Launching Tubes (Author’s Own) ...................................................................... 44 Plate 41 – Sting Ray Launchers in fog in the Atlantic (Author’s Own) ................................................ 45 Plate 42 – Sea Wolf launched from foredeck of a type 23 Frigate (BAe Systems) .............................. 45 Plate 43 – Sea Wolf in flight (MOD) .................................................................................................. 45 Plate 44 – Launching of Sting Ray Torpedo from HMS St Albans (MOD 2009) ................................... 47 Plate 45 – Sting Ray on deck of HMS Westminster, HMS Richmond in background (Navy Day 2010 - MOD) .............................................................................................................................................. 47 Plate 46 - HMS St Albans 4.5” gun being fired – December 2011 (Author’s Own) ............................. 48 Plate 47 – The Mod 1 Gun and Turret to be fitted to HMS St Albans (HMS Northumberland - MOD) 49 Plate 48 – HMS St Albans 4.5” Dual Mod0 Purpose Gun – Lisbon 2011 (Author’s Own) .................... 49 Plate 49 - TMF Ammunition Feed Ring (BAE Systems) ............................................................. 50 Plate 50 – Optical Pod above Sea Horns (Author’s Own) .................................................................. 51 Plate 51 – Multipurpose Camera on angled deck with Raiding Craft Covered (Author’s Own) .......... 51 Plate 52 – Starboard Side 30mm Cannon (Author’s Own) ................................................................ 52 Plate 53 – Trail of ScanEagle on HMS Richmond............................................................................... 52 Plate 54 – 7.62mm minigun (Author’s Own) .................................................................................... 53 Plate 55 – GPMG (Author Firing) ...................................................................................................... 53 Plate 56 – Commanding officer with his Royal Marine Detachment ................................................. 54 Plate 57 – Inflatable Raiding Craft (Author’s Own) ........................................................................... 54 Plate 58 – Royal Marine Badge ........................................................................................................ 54 Plate 59 – Type 2050 Bow Sonar on Type 23 Frigate (bigredvolvos.co.uk) ....................................... 55 Plate 60 – Towed Sonar (Yellow) Stowed on Quarterdeck at Lisbon (Author’s Own) ........................ 56 Plate 61 – Towed Sonar (Author’s Own) .......................................................................................... 56 Plate 62 – Handling System for Towed Array (Think Defence) .......................................................... 57 Plate 63 – Sea Gnat Launching Tubes (Author’s Own) ...................................................................... 58 Plate 64 – Still in use! – 254mm Signal Lamp Projector (Author’s Own) ............................................ 60 Plate 65 – Astrium SCOT Satellite Dome, London Docklands Skyscape (Author’s Own) ..................... 60 Plate 66 – Type 996 3D Surveillance Radar (BAE Systems) ................................................................ 62 Plate 67 – Navigation Radar on Port Side [with wind speed & direction anemometer](Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 63 Plate 68 – Kelvin Hughes Navigation Radar Display on Bridge (Author’s Own) .................................. 64 Plate 69 – Type 911 Fire Control Radar (Author’s Own),................................................................... 65 Page Number Page 7 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 70 – Type 911 Radar on top of bridge – Stavanger (Author’s Own) .......................................... 65 Plate 71 – HMS St Albans Merlin on its Flight Deck with Tower Bridge in Background (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 66 Plate 72 – Merlin dropping a Stingray Torpedo (MOD) ..................................................................... 67 Plate 73 – GPMG fitted to Army Merlin (Guncopter) ........................................................................ 68 Plate 74 – Flight Deck of HMS St Alban’s Merlin (Authors Own) ....................................................... 68 Plate 75 – 929 Squadron Crest ......................................................................................................... 68 Plate 76 – Vice Chairman (Navy) John Freeman with past Vice Chairman (Navy) Hugh West aboard ‘Sinner’ (Liveryman John Freeman) .................................................................................................. 68 Plate 77 – The Second Sea Lord addresses Ship’s Company (Author’s Own) ..................................... 69 Plate 78 – Captain’s Day Cabin (Author’s Own) ................................................................................ 69 Plate 79 – The Executive Officer on Watch (2011) (Author’s Own) ................................................... 70 Plate 80 – The Principal Weapons Officer (Above Water) on Starboard Bridge Wing (2011) (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 71 Plate 81 – Positional Board used during docking shows last instruction, steering and engine data - Stavanger (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................... 72 Plate 82 – Operations Room Type 23 Frigate (not HMS St Albans) (bigredvolvos.co.uk) ................... 72 Plate 83 – Manned Operations Room (not HMS St Albans)(BAe SEMA) ............................................ 73 Plate 84 – HMS St Albans Officers (less Commander) (Author’s Own) .............................................. 74 Plate 85 – Marketors listening to the Mechanical Engineering Officer in Control Room (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 74 Plate 86 – Gas Turbine on HMS St Albans (Author’s Own) ................................................................ 75 Plate 87 – No2 Deck runs the full length of the ship - Softwood from Pine or Douglas Fir is still considered the best material for shoring because it is strong, light, and can be easily shaped (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 76 Plate 88 – Sea King landing on HMS St Albans to collect Air Engineers (Author’s Own) ..................... 77 Plate 89 – Merlin above flight deck of HMS St Albans fast rope inserting Royal Marines (MOD) ....... 77 Plate 90 – Armed Deck Guard awaiting Visitors at Plymouth Sound (Author’s Own) ........................ 78 Plate 91 – Single Galley for two dining halls and wardroom (Jeremy Flack) ...................................... 79 Plate 92 – Relaxing in the Wardroom after successfully docking in Amsterdam (Author’s Own) ....... 79 Plate 93 – Executive Officer and Cdr Tom Sharpe (Author’s Own) .................................................... 80 Plate 94 - Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal (Author's Own Medal).................................................... 80 Plate 95 – Cdr. Andrew Block RN (MOD) .......................................................................................... 81 Plate 96 – HMS Cambeltown (Ships & Harbours) ............................................................................. 81 Plate 97 – Cdr. Steve Dainton RN in 2004 (123people) ..................................................................... 82 Plate 98 - Commander Adrian Pierce RN in 2008 (St Albans Sea Cadets) .......................................... 82 Plate 99 – Cdr Mark Newland RN (MOD).......................................................................................... 82 Plate 100 – Cdr. Tom Sharpe OBE RN (MOD).................................................................................... 82 Plate 101 – Cdr. Andrew Block RN (MOD) ........................................................................................ 82 Plate 102 – Freeman Jeremy Stern and Liveryman Hugh West with the coast of Gosport in sight (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 83 Plate 103 – Marketors on board in Pool of London March 2012 (Authors Own) ............................... 83 Page Number Page 8 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 104 – Marketors boarding ferry to HMS St Albans in the Pool of London (Author’s Own) ........ 84 Plate 105 – Marketors about to disembark at Gravesend whilst still travelling at 12 knots! (© Haberdashers) ................................................................................................................................. 84 Plate 106 – HMS St Albans reversing under Tower Bridge supported by Svitzer Mercia (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 84 Plate 107 – Master and Cdr. Sharpe at the latter’s Freedom Ceremony - July 2012 (Author’s Own) . 85 Plate 108 – Citation of Award to the Ship’s Press Officer RN (Author’s Own).................................... 85 Plate 109 – Past Master Jim Surguy presents the Marketors Trophy to the Ship’s Press Officer (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 85 Plate 110 – Lady Essenhigh, Ship’ Sponsor at Awards’ Lunch on board HMS St Albans (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 86 Plate 111 – Cdr Sharpe OBE RN leaves HMS St Albans in style! ........................................................ 86 Plate 112 – About to land Sinner onto HMS St Albans (Liveryman John Freeman) ............................ 87 Plate 113 – Last ever shell from an RN MOD 0 4.5” gun (Author’s Own)........................................... 87 Plate 114 – 4.5” shell case ............................................................................................................... 87 Plate 115 – Amsterdam Central Station – Marketors about to be dropped-off in style! (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 87 Plate 116 – Liveryman Hugh West Vice Chairman (Navy) 2011-2013 (Author’s Own) ....................... 88 Plate 117 – Liveryman John Freeman, Vice Chairman (Navy) AFCC WCM 2013 - (John Freeman) .... 88 Plate 118 – Marketor’s Liaison Officer 2012-2013 ............................................................................ 89 Plate 119 – Our Liaison Officer 2011-2012 (Author’s Own) .............................................................. 89 Plate 120 – Our Liaison Officer 2011-2012, happy as ever, welcoming Marketors during their visit to the Pool of London (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................. 90 Plate 121 – Our Liaison Officer 2011-2012 with Marketors Master John Flynn in the Wardroom (Author’s own) ................................................................................................................................ 90 Plate 122 – Marketor – Summer 2011 ............................................................................................. 91 Plate 123 – Marketor - Autumn 2011 ............................................................................................... 92 Plate 124 – Front Cover of Marketor, - Summer 2012 ...................................................................... 92 Plate 125 – Summer 2012 Marketor – all pictures by Author ........................................................... 93 Plate 126 – March 2012, Marketors listening to the Officer of the Watch describing the Functions of the Bridge (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................... 95 Plate 127 – Gangplank Hazards (Author’s Own) ............................................................................... 96 Plate 128 – Exchange of Plaques at Captain’s Dinner (Author’s Own) ............................................... 96 Plate 129 – Overhead Hazards Deck 2 (Author’s Own) ..................................................................... 97 Plate 130 – The Officer of the Watch fielding questions from Marketors in the Wardroom, February 2012 (Author’s Own) ....................................................................................................................... 98 Plate 131 – Hatch Closed down with just night-hole available (Author’s Own) ................................. 98 Plate 132 – Accommodation is tight! – Marketor occupied middle bunk in cabin built for six! (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 99 Plate 133 –Haberdashers’ Liveryman Elspeth Fimpel (left) on board for final leg into Portsmouth from Plymouth (Author’s Own)...................................................................................................... 100 Plate 134 – Haberdashers Livery .................................................................................................... 100 Page Number Page 9 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 135 – Haberdasher Liveryman Mr Adamson presenting the Haberdashers Company trophy in 2010 (Haberdashers) ..................................................................................................................... 100 Plate 136 – Lady Essenhigh with Cdr David Barker RN, Commander of HMS St Albans at commissioning (Navy News – Aug 2002) ........................................................................................ 101 Plate 137 – Lady Essinghigh with Cdr Sharpe OBE RN, preparing to present her Personality of the Year prize (Author’s Own).............................................................................................................. 101 Plate 138 – Logos of HMS St Albans Affiliates ................................................................................ 101 Plate 139 – HMS St Albans leads her sister HMS Argyll as the latter assumes responsibility for the RN's Gulf mission – 2011 (MOD) .................................................................................................... 102 Plate 140 – HMS Iron Duke & HMS St Albans (LA(Phot) James Crawford) ....................................... 103 Plate 141 - Crew from the MV Pavit are winched to safety by the crew of HMS St Albans Merlin an - Picture: LA(Phot) Simmo Simpson, (MOD) ..................................................................................... 103 Plate 142 – Task Force – Operation Stakenet (MOD) ...................................................................... 105 Plate 143 – Lt Marshall, Lt Cdr Lewis & Commander Sharpe (MOD) ............................................... 106 Plate 144 - L/Cpl Ben Glover, Green Boarding Team (MOD) ........................................................... 107 Plate 145 – Kuwaiti Air Force F18C Hornet (MOD) ......................................................................... 108 Plate 146 – Royal Marines & RN Personnel approach the dhow (MOD).......................................... 111 Plate 147 – St Albans Pink Runners (MOD) ..................................................................................... 112 Plate 148 – HMS St Albans & USS George H W Bush (MOD) ........................................................... 113 Plate 149 – HMS St Albans & USS George H W Bush (MOD) ........................................................... 113 Plate 150 –– HMS St Albans Flight Commander (self-portrait) ........................................................ 114 Plate 151 – Welcome to Portsmouth (Author’s Own)..................................................................... 115 Plate 152 - Royal Marine Band welcomes HMS St Albans home (Author’s Own) ............................ 116 Plate 153 – Families about to board HMS St Albans (Author’s Own)............................................... 116 Plate 154 – Lt Paul Lane RN MINTO (Crown Copyright/MOD 2012) ................................................ 117 Plate 155 – Guide Dog for the Blind ‘Nuba’ on board HMS ST Albans – March 2012 (MOD) ........... 119 Plate 156 – HMS ST Albans leaves Tower Bridge behind (Author’s Own) ........................................ 119 Plate 157 – Cdr Tom Sharpe with Ambassador Ian Whitting (MOD) ............................................... 120 Plate 158 - Icelandic Coast Guard Thor, with HMS St Albans in background (MOD) ........................ 121 Plate 159 – Medal awarded by USSR to participants of the Artic Convoys WW2 (Author’s Personal Possession) .................................................................................................................................... 121 Plate 160 - Lt Matt Taylor outside Plymouth (Author’s Own) ......................................................... 122 Plate 161 – HMS St Albans at Hamburg – May 2012 (MOD) ........................................................... 123 Plate 162 -The Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Nordfriedhof with combined Royal Navy Crews (MOD) ................................................................................................................................. 124 Plate 163 – Band and Bugles of Rifles Regiment with HMS St Albans alongside at Kiel (MOD) ........ 125 Plate 164 - Cdr. Sharpe, his family, Marketors, Chamberlain’s Clerk, Murray Craig, Beadle, David Barnes (MOD)................................................................................................................................ 126 Plate 165 - Cdr Block steps on-board for the first time (MOD)........................................................ 127 Plate 166 – HMS Ambush from ‘Sinner’, HMS St Alban’s Merlin (MOD).......................................... 129 Plate 167 – Preparing ‘Sinner’ the HMS St Albans Merlin for Joint Warrior (MOD) ......................... 130 Page Number Page 10 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013

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Guide to HMS St Albans Affiliated to the Worshipful Company of Marketors and the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers Page Number Page 1 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 1 – HMS St Albans (MOD) Contents HMS St Albans ............................................................................................................................. 12 1st HMS St Albans......................................................................................................................... 12 2nd HMS St Albans ........................................................................................................................ 12 3rd HMS St Albans ....................................................................................................................... 13 4th HMS St Albans ....................................................................................................................... 13 5th HMS St Albans (Pennant Number L15) ................................................................................... 15 The 6th and Current, HMS St Albans ............................................................................................. 19 Type 23 ‘Duke’ Class Frigate ........................................................................................................ 19 Intended role ............................................................................................................................... 19 Evolution ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Design Limitations ....................................................................................................................... 21 Refits ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Mid-life refit ................................................................................................................................ 22 HMS St Albans – Build & Launch Details ....................................................................................... 24 HMS St Albans - Vital Statistics..................................................................................................... 25 HMS St Albans - Pennant Number ................................................................................................ 25 HMS ST Albans - Operational History ........................................................................................... 26 European Ports Visited since Affiliation with Marketors ............................................................... 32 Decommissioning and RN Home Ports ......................................................................................... 34 Propulsion ................................................................................................................................... 35 Page Number Page 2 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas) .............................................................................. 35 Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines ............................................................................................ 35 Paxman Valenta diesel engines .................................................................................................... 37 Power Train & Power Supply ....................................................................................................... 38 Propellers .................................................................................................................................... 42 Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles .......................................................................................................... 44 Sea Wolf Anti-aircraft Missile ....................................................................................................... 45 Magazine torpedo launch System (MTLS) .................................................................................... 47 4.5” Dual Purpose Gun Mark 8 – Mod 0 ....................................................................................... 48 Fire Control Systems .................................................................................................................... 51 Sea Archer 30 .............................................................................................................................. 51 British Aerospace/Oerlikon 30mm Cannon Gun System ............................................................... 52 7.62mm Mk 44 Miniguns ............................................................................................................. 53 General Purpose Machine Guns ................................................................................................... 53 Inflatable Raiding Craft (IRC) ........................................................................................................ 54 Sonar Systems ............................................................................................................................. 55 Bow sonar ................................................................................................................................... 55 Towed sonar ................................................................................................................................ 55 Countermeasure Systems ............................................................................................................ 58 Outfit DEC Lasers ......................................................................................................................... 58 Sea Gnat ...................................................................................................................................... 58 Thales Defence's Scorpion ........................................................................................................... 59 DFL2/3 off board decoys .............................................................................................................. 59 Towed torpedo decoy .................................................................................................................. 59 Sensors and Communications ...................................................................................................... 60 Command and control ................................................................................................................. 61 Radars ......................................................................................................................................... 62 3D Surveillance Radar (Type 996) ................................................................................................. 62 Identification Friend or Foe.......................................................................................................... 63 Navigation Radars (Type 1007 & 1008). ....................................................................................... 63 Fire Control Radar (Type 911) ...................................................................................................... 65 Merlin HM1 helicopter ................................................................................................................ 66 Page Number Page 3 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 AW101 airframe diagram............................................................................................................. 66 Merlin Propulsion ........................................................................................................................ 67 Merlin Weapon and defensive systems ........................................................................................ 67 HMS St Albans Departments ........................................................................................................ 69 Executive Department ................................................................................................................. 69 The Bridge Team .......................................................................................................................... 70 Warfare Department ................................................................................................................... 71 Anti-air Warfare .......................................................................................................................... 71 Above Water Warfare .................................................................................................................. 72 Underwater Warfare (UW) .......................................................................................................... 73 The Operations Room .................................................................................................................. 74 Marine Engineering ..................................................................................................................... 74 Weapons Engineering .................................................................................................................. 75 Flight ........................................................................................................................................... 77 Supply Department...................................................................................................................... 77 Ship’s Complement ...................................................................................................................... 80 Commanding Officer – Cdr. Andrew Block RN .............................................................................. 81 Previous Commanding Officers .................................................................................................... 82 Marketors on Board..................................................................................................................... 83 Marketors Vice Chairman (Navy) of the Armed Forces and Cadets Committee ......................... 88 Marketors & Haberdashers Liaison Officer ................................................................................... 89 Previous Liaison Officer – Principle Weapons Officer (Above Water) ............................................ 89 Marketor Magazine Articles – 2011 ............................................................................................. 91 Marketor Magazine Articles – 2012 ............................................................................................. 92 Health and Safety on Board ......................................................................................................... 94 Affiliations ................................................................................................................................. 100 HMS St Albans Battle Honours ................................................................................................... 102 Press Releases - 2011................................................................................................................. 103 News Releases - 2012 ................................................................................................................ 117 HMS St Albans to sail up Thames – 15th March 2012 .................................................................. 117 HMS St Albans has spent the past five days on the Thames - 22nd March 2012 ........................... 118 St Albans Honours Arctic Heroes at 70th Anniversary Ceremony In Iceland 09/05/2012 ............ 120 Page Number Page 4 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 St Albans Enjoys Elbe Toast at Hamburg River Festival 16/05/2012 ............................................ 122 Royal Navy Warship Visits Home of the German Navy 22/06/2012 ............................................ 124 Freedom of London bestowed on RN Commander from Wimbledon12/07/2012 ....................... 126 HMS St Albans gets a new Commanding Officer ......................................................................... 126 HMS St Albans will be Dartmouth Guardship August 2012 ....................................................... 128 Saint and Sinner make history with Navy’s new submarine HMS Ambush 20.09.2012 ................ 128 Forces converge on Scotland for massive international military exercise 28.09.2012 ................. 130 HMS St Albans saves fishing boat from being driven on to Cornish rocks 17.01.2013 ................. 131 Adventurous St Albans sailors scale new heights 31st January 2013............................................ 132 HMS St Albans tests Navy’s future navigators around the Channel Islands 1st February 2013 ..... 134 St Albans makes history as Navy's main gun bows out after 40 years of RN service – March 2013 .................................................................................................................................................. 135 HMS St Albans to visit Anglesey for Battle of Atlantic Anniversary.......................................... 136 Crew from HMS St Albans parade through the city for the first time .......................................... 138 Future Technology ..................................................................................................................... 139 Wildcat Fleet Helicopter ........................................................................................................ 139 TYPE 26 FRIGATE (GLOBAL COMBAT SHIP) ............................................................................. 140 Sea Ceptor ................................................................................................................................. 141 Bibliography (Non Academic!) ................................................................................................... 143 The ‘Saint’ Logo –Where did it come from? ............................................................................... 146 Index ......................................................................................................................................... 147 Other Published Books by Liveryman Hugh West ................................................................... 155 The Author ................................................................................................................................ 156 Page Number Page 5 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plates Plate 1 – HMS St Albans (MOD) ......................................................................................................... 2 Plate 2 – HMS St Albans at her launch in 1747 ................................................................................. 13 Plate 3 - Battle of Frigate Bay, 1782, Hood's anchored fleet (left) repels the French fleet under De Grasse ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Plate 4 – Anguilla Stamp HMS St Albans & Hector - The Chesapeake Bay Blockade - Winter 1778 (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 14 Plate 5 – US Naval Jack .................................................................................................................... 15 Plate 6 – HMS St Albans in 1940 on route from St John’s Newfoundland to Belfast .......................... 15 Plate 7 – HMS St Albans in 1941 with her pennant number L15 ....................................................... 16 Plate 8 – Norwegian Naval Ensign .................................................................................................... 16 Plate 9 - The ceremony to rename US S-class submarine as Polish submarine ORP "Jastrzab". ......... 17 Plate 10 – Russian Naval Ensign ....................................................................................................... 17 Plate 11 – Authors 1:3000 (1⅞”) scale models of 5th & 6th HMS St Albans (Author’s Own) ................ 18 Plate 12 – Airfix Model box of partly-built HMNS St Albans (Author’s Own) ..................................... 18 Plate 13 – HMS St Albans in 2006 (MOD) ......................................................................................... 20 Plate 14 - Contours of mean (top) and instantaneous (bottom) velocity magnitude for a headwind – computer & model simulation ......................................................................................................... 21 Plate 15 – HMS St Albans at sunset – Lisbon – November 2011 (Author’s Own) ............................... 24 Plate 16 - The Type 23 frigate HMS ST ALBANS in the covered assembly hall at BAE Systems Scotstoun shipyard (BAE) ................................................................................................................. 24 Plate 17 – Commemorative 1st Day Cover - Commissioning (Author’s Own) ..................................... 25 Plate 18 – Commemorative 1st Day Cover – 4th Anniversary of her Commissioning (Author’s Own) .. 25 Plate 19 – Damage to Pride of Portsmouth after striking HMS St Albans (John Eastham) ................. 26 Plate 20 – A crew Member of HMS St Albans – examines the damage after the Collision (BBC News) ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 Plate 21 - HMS St Albans arriving at Portsmouth, 2009 (Peter Trimming) ......................................... 28 Plate 22 - HMS St Albans leaving Portsmouth 9th June 2011 (Navy News) ........................................ 28 Plate 23 – HMS St Albans and the Tower of London – March 2012 (Author’s Own) .......................... 29 Plate 24 – HMS St Albans alongside HMS Belfast – March 2012 – the ‘Shard’ in background (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 30 Plate 25 – First Call – Lowering the Ensign, London 2012 (St Albans Sea Scouts) .............................. 30 Plate 26 HMS St Albans flight deck tribute to the Queen (MOD) ...................................................... 30 Plate 27 – HM Naval Base Portsmouth from 2,000 feet HMS St Albans at Fountain Lake Quay (BAe Systems) .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Plate 28 - The effect of those Spey engines, HMS Edinburgh, also on Spey’s, in background (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Plate 29 – Diagrammatic Installation (Rolls Royce) ........................................................................... 36 Plate 30 – Port Spey Marine Gas Turbine Engine (Author’s own)...................................................... 36 Plate 31 – One of Paxman Valenta diesel engines as fitted to HMS St Albans (Paxman) ................... 37 Page Number Page 6 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 32 – Motor on Propeller Shaft (Coverteam) ............................................................................ 38 Plate 33 – Reduction Gearbox (Coverteam) ..................................................................................... 38 Plate 34 – Power Train Schematic – Electrical & Mechanical (Author’s Own) ................................... 40 Plate 35 – About to start the Marine Spey Gas Turbines (Author’s Own) .......................................... 41 Plate 36 - Type 23 propeller, specially designed to reduce underwater noise (National Maritime Museum) ......................................................................................................................................... 42 Plate 37 – A type 23 Propeller removed during maintenance at HMNB Portsmouth (UMC International) .................................................................................................................................. 42 Plate 38 – HMS St Albans Systems (Author’s Drawing) ..................................................................... 43 Plate 39 – Harpoon Anti-ship Missile (MOD) .................................................................................... 44 Plate 40 – Harpoon Launching Tubes (Author’s Own) ...................................................................... 44 Plate 41 – Sting Ray Launchers in fog in the Atlantic (Author’s Own) ................................................ 45 Plate 42 – Sea Wolf launched from foredeck of a type 23 Frigate (BAe Systems) .............................. 45 Plate 43 – Sea Wolf in flight (MOD) .................................................................................................. 45 Plate 44 – Launching of Sting Ray Torpedo from HMS St Albans (MOD 2009) ................................... 47 Plate 45 – Sting Ray on deck of HMS Westminster, HMS Richmond in background (Navy Day 2010 - MOD) .............................................................................................................................................. 47 Plate 46 - HMS St Albans 4.5” gun being fired – December 2011 (Author’s Own) ............................. 48 Plate 47 – The Mod 1 Gun and Turret to be fitted to HMS St Albans (HMS Northumberland - MOD) 49 Plate 48 – HMS St Albans 4.5” Dual Mod0 Purpose Gun – Lisbon 2011 (Author’s Own) .................... 49 Plate 49 - TMF Ammunition Feed Ring (BAE Systems) ............................................................. 50 Plate 50 – Optical Pod above Sea Horns (Author’s Own) .................................................................. 51 Plate 51 – Multipurpose Camera on angled deck with Raiding Craft Covered (Author’s Own) .......... 51 Plate 52 – Starboard Side 30mm Cannon (Author’s Own) ................................................................ 52 Plate 53 – Trail of ScanEagle on HMS Richmond............................................................................... 52 Plate 54 – 7.62mm minigun (Author’s Own) .................................................................................... 53 Plate 55 – GPMG (Author Firing) ...................................................................................................... 53 Plate 56 – Commanding officer with his Royal Marine Detachment ................................................. 54 Plate 57 – Inflatable Raiding Craft (Author’s Own) ........................................................................... 54 Plate 58 – Royal Marine Badge ........................................................................................................ 54 Plate 59 – Type 2050 Bow Sonar on Type 23 Frigate (bigredvolvos.co.uk) ....................................... 55 Plate 60 – Towed Sonar (Yellow) Stowed on Quarterdeck at Lisbon (Author’s Own) ........................ 56 Plate 61 – Towed Sonar (Author’s Own) .......................................................................................... 56 Plate 62 – Handling System for Towed Array (Think Defence) .......................................................... 57 Plate 63 – Sea Gnat Launching Tubes (Author’s Own) ...................................................................... 58 Plate 64 – Still in use! – 254mm Signal Lamp Projector (Author’s Own) ............................................ 60 Plate 65 – Astrium SCOT Satellite Dome, London Docklands Skyscape (Author’s Own) ..................... 60 Plate 66 – Type 996 3D Surveillance Radar (BAE Systems) ................................................................ 62 Plate 67 – Navigation Radar on Port Side [with wind speed & direction anemometer](Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 63 Plate 68 – Kelvin Hughes Navigation Radar Display on Bridge (Author’s Own) .................................. 64 Plate 69 – Type 911 Fire Control Radar (Author’s Own),................................................................... 65 Page Number Page 7 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 70 – Type 911 Radar on top of bridge – Stavanger (Author’s Own) .......................................... 65 Plate 71 – HMS St Albans Merlin on its Flight Deck with Tower Bridge in Background (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 66 Plate 72 – Merlin dropping a Stingray Torpedo (MOD) ..................................................................... 67 Plate 73 – GPMG fitted to Army Merlin (Guncopter) ........................................................................ 68 Plate 74 – Flight Deck of HMS St Alban’s Merlin (Authors Own) ....................................................... 68 Plate 75 – 929 Squadron Crest ......................................................................................................... 68 Plate 76 – Vice Chairman (Navy) John Freeman with past Vice Chairman (Navy) Hugh West aboard ‘Sinner’ (Liveryman John Freeman) .................................................................................................. 68 Plate 77 – The Second Sea Lord addresses Ship’s Company (Author’s Own) ..................................... 69 Plate 78 – Captain’s Day Cabin (Author’s Own) ................................................................................ 69 Plate 79 – The Executive Officer on Watch (2011) (Author’s Own) ................................................... 70 Plate 80 – The Principal Weapons Officer (Above Water) on Starboard Bridge Wing (2011) (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 71 Plate 81 – Positional Board used during docking shows last instruction, steering and engine data - Stavanger (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................... 72 Plate 82 – Operations Room Type 23 Frigate (not HMS St Albans) (bigredvolvos.co.uk) ................... 72 Plate 83 – Manned Operations Room (not HMS St Albans)(BAe SEMA) ............................................ 73 Plate 84 – HMS St Albans Officers (less Commander) (Author’s Own) .............................................. 74 Plate 85 – Marketors listening to the Mechanical Engineering Officer in Control Room (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................................................... 74 Plate 86 – Gas Turbine on HMS St Albans (Author’s Own) ................................................................ 75 Plate 87 – No2 Deck runs the full length of the ship - Softwood from Pine or Douglas Fir is still considered the best material for shoring because it is strong, light, and can be easily shaped (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 76 Plate 88 – Sea King landing on HMS St Albans to collect Air Engineers (Author’s Own) ..................... 77 Plate 89 – Merlin above flight deck of HMS St Albans fast rope inserting Royal Marines (MOD) ....... 77 Plate 90 – Armed Deck Guard awaiting Visitors at Plymouth Sound (Author’s Own) ........................ 78 Plate 91 – Single Galley for two dining halls and wardroom (Jeremy Flack) ...................................... 79 Plate 92 – Relaxing in the Wardroom after successfully docking in Amsterdam (Author’s Own) ....... 79 Plate 93 – Executive Officer and Cdr Tom Sharpe (Author’s Own) .................................................... 80 Plate 94 - Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal (Author's Own Medal).................................................... 80 Plate 95 – Cdr. Andrew Block RN (MOD) .......................................................................................... 81 Plate 96 – HMS Cambeltown (Ships & Harbours) ............................................................................. 81 Plate 97 – Cdr. Steve Dainton RN in 2004 (123people) ..................................................................... 82 Plate 98 - Commander Adrian Pierce RN in 2008 (St Albans Sea Cadets) .......................................... 82 Plate 99 – Cdr Mark Newland RN (MOD).......................................................................................... 82 Plate 100 – Cdr. Tom Sharpe OBE RN (MOD).................................................................................... 82 Plate 101 – Cdr. Andrew Block RN (MOD) ........................................................................................ 82 Plate 102 – Freeman Jeremy Stern and Liveryman Hugh West with the coast of Gosport in sight (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 83 Plate 103 – Marketors on board in Pool of London March 2012 (Authors Own) ............................... 83 Page Number Page 8 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 104 – Marketors boarding ferry to HMS St Albans in the Pool of London (Author’s Own) ........ 84 Plate 105 – Marketors about to disembark at Gravesend whilst still travelling at 12 knots! (© Haberdashers) ................................................................................................................................. 84 Plate 106 – HMS St Albans reversing under Tower Bridge supported by Svitzer Mercia (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 84 Plate 107 – Master and Cdr. Sharpe at the latter’s Freedom Ceremony - July 2012 (Author’s Own) . 85 Plate 108 – Citation of Award to the Ship’s Press Officer RN (Author’s Own).................................... 85 Plate 109 – Past Master Jim Surguy presents the Marketors Trophy to the Ship’s Press Officer (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 85 Plate 110 – Lady Essenhigh, Ship’ Sponsor at Awards’ Lunch on board HMS St Albans (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 86 Plate 111 – Cdr Sharpe OBE RN leaves HMS St Albans in style! ........................................................ 86 Plate 112 – About to land Sinner onto HMS St Albans (Liveryman John Freeman) ............................ 87 Plate 113 – Last ever shell from an RN MOD 0 4.5” gun (Author’s Own)........................................... 87 Plate 114 – 4.5” shell case ............................................................................................................... 87 Plate 115 – Amsterdam Central Station – Marketors about to be dropped-off in style! (Author’s Own) ........................................................................................................................................................ 87 Plate 116 – Liveryman Hugh West Vice Chairman (Navy) 2011-2013 (Author’s Own) ....................... 88 Plate 117 – Liveryman John Freeman, Vice Chairman (Navy) AFCC WCM 2013 - (John Freeman) .... 88 Plate 118 – Marketor’s Liaison Officer 2012-2013 ............................................................................ 89 Plate 119 – Our Liaison Officer 2011-2012 (Author’s Own) .............................................................. 89 Plate 120 – Our Liaison Officer 2011-2012, happy as ever, welcoming Marketors during their visit to the Pool of London (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................. 90 Plate 121 – Our Liaison Officer 2011-2012 with Marketors Master John Flynn in the Wardroom (Author’s own) ................................................................................................................................ 90 Plate 122 – Marketor – Summer 2011 ............................................................................................. 91 Plate 123 – Marketor - Autumn 2011 ............................................................................................... 92 Plate 124 – Front Cover of Marketor, - Summer 2012 ...................................................................... 92 Plate 125 – Summer 2012 Marketor – all pictures by Author ........................................................... 93 Plate 126 – March 2012, Marketors listening to the Officer of the Watch describing the Functions of the Bridge (Author’s Own) ............................................................................................................... 95 Plate 127 – Gangplank Hazards (Author’s Own) ............................................................................... 96 Plate 128 – Exchange of Plaques at Captain’s Dinner (Author’s Own) ............................................... 96 Plate 129 – Overhead Hazards Deck 2 (Author’s Own) ..................................................................... 97 Plate 130 – The Officer of the Watch fielding questions from Marketors in the Wardroom, February 2012 (Author’s Own) ....................................................................................................................... 98 Plate 131 – Hatch Closed down with just night-hole available (Author’s Own) ................................. 98 Plate 132 – Accommodation is tight! – Marketor occupied middle bunk in cabin built for six! (Author’s Own) ................................................................................................................................ 99 Plate 133 –Haberdashers’ Liveryman Elspeth Fimpel (left) on board for final leg into Portsmouth from Plymouth (Author’s Own)...................................................................................................... 100 Plate 134 – Haberdashers Livery .................................................................................................... 100 Page Number Page 9 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013 Plate 135 – Haberdasher Liveryman Mr Adamson presenting the Haberdashers Company trophy in 2010 (Haberdashers) ..................................................................................................................... 100 Plate 136 – Lady Essenhigh with Cdr David Barker RN, Commander of HMS St Albans at commissioning (Navy News – Aug 2002) ........................................................................................ 101 Plate 137 – Lady Essinghigh with Cdr Sharpe OBE RN, preparing to present her Personality of the Year prize (Author’s Own).............................................................................................................. 101 Plate 138 – Logos of HMS St Albans Affiliates ................................................................................ 101 Plate 139 – HMS St Albans leads her sister HMS Argyll as the latter assumes responsibility for the RN's Gulf mission – 2011 (MOD) .................................................................................................... 102 Plate 140 – HMS Iron Duke & HMS St Albans (LA(Phot) James Crawford) ....................................... 103 Plate 141 - Crew from the MV Pavit are winched to safety by the crew of HMS St Albans Merlin an - Picture: LA(Phot) Simmo Simpson, (MOD) ..................................................................................... 103 Plate 142 – Task Force – Operation Stakenet (MOD) ...................................................................... 105 Plate 143 – Lt Marshall, Lt Cdr Lewis & Commander Sharpe (MOD) ............................................... 106 Plate 144 - L/Cpl Ben Glover, Green Boarding Team (MOD) ........................................................... 107 Plate 145 – Kuwaiti Air Force F18C Hornet (MOD) ......................................................................... 108 Plate 146 – Royal Marines & RN Personnel approach the dhow (MOD).......................................... 111 Plate 147 – St Albans Pink Runners (MOD) ..................................................................................... 112 Plate 148 – HMS St Albans & USS George H W Bush (MOD) ........................................................... 113 Plate 149 – HMS St Albans & USS George H W Bush (MOD) ........................................................... 113 Plate 150 –– HMS St Albans Flight Commander (self-portrait) ........................................................ 114 Plate 151 – Welcome to Portsmouth (Author’s Own)..................................................................... 115 Plate 152 - Royal Marine Band welcomes HMS St Albans home (Author’s Own) ............................ 116 Plate 153 – Families about to board HMS St Albans (Author’s Own)............................................... 116 Plate 154 – Lt Paul Lane RN MINTO (Crown Copyright/MOD 2012) ................................................ 117 Plate 155 – Guide Dog for the Blind ‘Nuba’ on board HMS ST Albans – March 2012 (MOD) ........... 119 Plate 156 – HMS ST Albans leaves Tower Bridge behind (Author’s Own) ........................................ 119 Plate 157 – Cdr Tom Sharpe with Ambassador Ian Whitting (MOD) ............................................... 120 Plate 158 - Icelandic Coast Guard Thor, with HMS St Albans in background (MOD) ........................ 121 Plate 159 – Medal awarded by USSR to participants of the Artic Convoys WW2 (Author’s Personal Possession) .................................................................................................................................... 121 Plate 160 - Lt Matt Taylor outside Plymouth (Author’s Own) ......................................................... 122 Plate 161 – HMS St Albans at Hamburg – May 2012 (MOD) ........................................................... 123 Plate 162 -The Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Nordfriedhof with combined Royal Navy Crews (MOD) ................................................................................................................................. 124 Plate 163 – Band and Bugles of Rifles Regiment with HMS St Albans alongside at Kiel (MOD) ........ 125 Plate 164 - Cdr. Sharpe, his family, Marketors, Chamberlain’s Clerk, Murray Craig, Beadle, David Barnes (MOD)................................................................................................................................ 126 Plate 165 - Cdr Block steps on-board for the first time (MOD)........................................................ 127 Plate 166 – HMS Ambush from ‘Sinner’, HMS St Alban’s Merlin (MOD).......................................... 129 Plate 167 – Preparing ‘Sinner’ the HMS St Albans Merlin for Joint Warrior (MOD) ......................... 130 Page Number Page 10 of 156 HMS St Albans – a Guide Hugh West, Liveryman, Vice Chairman (Navy), Armed Forces & Cadets Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors, started December 2011, updated monthly until June 2013

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