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	Navy News - News Desk - Feature - HMS Dumbarton Castle leads northern force
		Dumbarton Castle took over as Flagship of MCMFORNORTH – Mine Countermeasures Force North – on May 24 last year, when Cdr Adrian Cassar assumed the post of Commander of the NATO force at a ceremony at HMS Nelson in Portsmouth.
		By the time she is relieved as flagship, Dumbarton Castle – which has spent a good deal of her time over the years as resident patrol vessel for the Falkland Islands – will have spent almost 250 days at sea.
		Dumbarton Castle herself provides other key members of the small team – Staff Executive Officer Lt Paul Daly, Staff Navigator Lt Lyndsay Netherwood and Engineer Lt Pete Young are all co-opted from the ship.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2003/0301/1003010601.asp (1114 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Dumbarton Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Castle class has taken it in turns to rotate duties around the Falklands – three years in the South Atlantic, three years based in the UK – for the past two decades.
		Although the core of Dumbarton Castle’s time is spent around the Falklands, she pays regular visits to the more remote dependency of South Georgia (about twice every three months) and occasional ones to the South Sandwich Islands.
		As ‘Falklands guardship’ – as she’s commonly referred to – it is Dumbarton Castle’s duty to protect the islands and the UK’s territorial waters, including fishery stocks, oil and gas installations, to a 200-mile limit.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/dumbartoncastle.asp (722 words)

	HMS Clyde (P257) Information
		She was launched on 14 June 2006 in Portsmouth Naval Base by VT Group shipbuilders in Portsmouth, England and is the fourth vessel of the River class and the first of the batch 2 variety with a displacement of 1,850 tonnes and a 30mm gun.
		HMS Clyde was the first ship built entirely in Portsmouth Naval base for 40 years and has been constructed along side the bow and superstructure sections for the new Type 45 Destroyers HMS Daring (D32) and HMS Dauntless (D33).
		Upon commissioning into active service she will be sent to the South Atlantic to relieve HMS Dumbarton Castle as the Royal Navy's patrol vessel in the area based in the Falkland Islands.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/HMS_Clyde_(P257) (219 words)

	Castle Class Corvettes
		HMS Tunsberg (ex HMS Shrewsbury Castle) was sunk by hitting a mine on the 12th December 1944.
		HMS Hadleigh Castle, at the breakers in Sunderland, February 1959.
		I noticed that the ship's bell from HMS Knaresborough Castle is hung in the corridor of the School and this prompted me to research the ship.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /castle_class_corvettes.htm (1396 words)

	HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE - Find Friends from HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE at Forces Reunited
		Ian Anderson was at HMS Dumbarton Castle between 1983 and 1988.
		Benjamin Lawrence was at HMS Dumbarton Castle between 1985 and 2003.
		Benjamin Lawrence was at HMS Dumbarton Castle between 1985 and 2005.
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Dumbarton-Castle.html (498 words)

	H.M.S. Dumbarton Castle
		HMS Dumbarton Castle is an Offshore Patrol Vessel Mark 2, built by Hall Russell Ltd of Aberdeen.
		The current Dumbarton Castle is the third ship of that name to see service with the Royal Navy.
		From this predecessor, the present Dumbarton Castle has inherited the battle honour "Atlantic 1944-45" to add to her own "South Atlantic 1982" following her participation in the Falklands conflict.
	www.british-towns.net /offshore/falklands/hms_dumbarton_castle.asp (254 words)

	Mercopress
		The Dumbarton Castle will be leaving for her first patrol on Monday.
		Castle class are dual role design ships with the ability to carry out fishery protection and offshore patrols with the added flexibility of being able to operate helicopters as big as the Sea King from the large flight deck.
		HMS Cardiff is the current Atlantic Patrol South presently in the Caribbean on her return trip to UK.
	www.falkland-malvinas.com /vernoticia.do?id=4389&formato=HTML (288 words)

	Naval Technology - River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)
		Sea trials began in December 2006 and HMS Clyde is scheduled to begin operations in the South Atlantic by the end of 2007.
		The working deck of HMS Tyne is sufficiently large to transport a number of smaller craft, wheeled or tracked light vehicles, or an LCVP landing craft.
		HMS Tyne (P281) is the first of the River Class offshore patrol vessels, built by Vosper Thorneycroft for the UK Royal Navy.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/river_class (1162 words)

	Shipping, shipbuilding, offshore news
		HMS Clyde is an 80 m Offshore Patrol Vessel (Helicopter) that will replace two Castle Class ships HMS Leeds Castle and HMS Dumbarton Castle as the Falklands Islands Patrol Vessel.
		HMS Clyde is scheduled for hand-over in Fall 2006.
		HMS Clyde will spend its entire life in the South Atlantic, meaning that it will rely almost entirely on a network of support provided by existing VT personnel based in the Falklands, on-board staff and regional links.
	www.marinelog.com /DOCS/NEWSMMV/2005dec00081.html (385 words)

	Type 42 destroyer Information
		HMS Sheffield and Coventry were lost in the Falklands War to enemy action, this war has been the only time in history where two surface warships of the same design have fought each other.
		The Type 42 Destroyer was built to fill the gap left by the cancellation of the large Type 82 destroyer.
		The first six Type 45s; HMS Daring, Dauntless, Defender, Dragon, Duncan and Diamond have been ordered, with a further two due to be ordered later in the decade.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Type_42_destroyer (665 words)

	Global Defence Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Clyde is scheduled for hand-over in Autumn 2006.
		Like the previous River Class ships, HMS Clyde will be funded and owned by VT. She will be chartered to the Ministry of Defence for a five-year period in an agreement worth some £30m.
		HMS Clyde will spend her entire life in the South Atlantic, meaning that she will rely almost entirely on a network of support provided by existing VT personnel based in the Falklands, on-board staff and regional links.
	www.global-defence.com /2006/Utilities/news.php?cmd=View&id=1939 (519 words)

	News : HMS Dumbarton Castle : Castle Class : Fishery Protection Squadron : Patrol Vessels : Surface Fleet : Operations ...
		As HMS Dumbarton Castle (DC) approached the end of her latest patrol of East Falkland, the Ship was put through a simulated exercise as part of our whole ship training package.
		After a successful tour round West Falkland at the end of September HMS Dumbarton Castle (DC) was fully prepared for the long trip down to South Georgia.
		Following HMS Dumbarton Castle’s (DC) visit to Rio Grande Do Sul in Brazil, the Ship was back alongside carrying out essential maintenance in order to ensure the Ship remains at its optimum capability.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server/show/nav.2149 (358 words)

	Navy Matters \| OPV(H)
		According to the MOD, HMS Clyde is due to be deployed to the Falklands in early summer 2007 when she will relieve HMS Dumbarton Castle which has been in the South Atlantic since late 2004.
		Dumbarton Castle and her sister, Leeds Castle, have alternated in Falkland Islands waters, but the greatly increased reliability that will be delivered by the new ship, both through design and a tailored maintenance regime, means that she will be the only ship needed in future and both 'Castles' can be disposed of.
		HMS Clyde's charter period under the contract extends to February 2012, the 'Castle's' original disposal date.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /opvh.htm (1188 words)

	Allied Maritime Component Command Headquarters Northwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In January, the Force, consisting of HMS Dumbarton Castle, HMS Walney, BNS Lobelia, HNLMS Middelburg, FGS Laboe and HNOMS Hinnoey, assembled in the German bight and, after a transit through the Kiel canal, visited Neustadt in Germany.
		HMS Dumbarton Castle detached from the Force in Aalborg leaving for Rosyth and advanced preparations for her refit scheduled later this year.
		By the time she is relieved as Flagship in May, HMS Dumbarton Castle will have spent almost 250 days at sea.
	www.manw.nato.int /manw/pages/update/envision_1_03/1_03_mcmfn.htm (467 words)

	Naval Shipbuilding North West - Undersea Warfare, Defence Industrial Policy, Submarine Centre of Excellence, UK
		Unlike the Castle Class ships, which have to return to the UK every three years for major repairs, the new OPV's greater reliability and more modern design means she will be able to remain in the South Atlantic until 2012 and will save the taxpayer £2 million in support costs over a seven year period.
		Weighing in at 1,850 tonnes, the new OPV will have a crew of 34 (compared with 51 for the old Castle class ships) and be armed with a single 30mm gun.
		HMS Daring, HMS Dauntless, HMS Diamond, HMS Defender, HMS Dragon and HMS Duncan have been announced as the names of the first six ships.
	www.navalshipbuilding.co.uk /details.asp?pageID=48 (527 words)

	Castle class patrol vessel - Japan
		The Castle class was intended as a series of six offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy, designed in response to criticism of the previous Island class.
		In the event, only two ships were built, HMS Leeds Castle and HMS Dumbarton Castle.
		The 'Castle' class is to be replaced by a River class-based vessel, HMS Clyde.
	castle-class-patrol-vessel.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Castle_class_patrol_vessel (567 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Cash crisis 'brings ships to shore'
		It is also reported that the decommissioned destroyer HMS Birmingham has been towed to Plymouth to be stripped for spare parts to ensure remaining destroyers can continue to operate.
		Just three ships will still be at sea at Christmas it is said - HMS Somerset, which will be on a visit to South Africa, HMS Dumbarton Castle, which is on a tour of the Falkands and HMS Exeter which is on patrol in the Gulf.
		HMS Northumberland returned to Devonport last week after being deployed in the Caribbean.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/560932.stm (287 words)

	Patrol Craft
		HMS Shalford (P3101) was a Ford Class Seaward Defence Boat, constructed 1951 - 1957.
		In 1977 she was returned to her previous owner, when HMS Jersey was commissioned.
		HMS Dumbarton Castle, passing under the Forth Rail Bridge.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /patrol_craft.htm (1822 words)

	THISDAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A couple of hours ago, last Friday Commander of visiting British Type 42 Destroyer, HMS Glasgow, Alasdair Ireland with many of his crew were at the Friends of the Disabled, a non governmental organisation in Lagos, to assist with redecoration work with materials provided by the British High Commission.
		Following qualification at HMS DRYAD in 1981, he served as a Principal Warfare Officer in the newly built frigate HMS COVENTRY, deploying with NATO's On Call Force Mediterranean and to the Gulf region.
		He returned to sea in HMS CARDIFF as Anti-Air Warfare Officer and Operations Officer for a busy appointment which included hurricane relief and counter narcotics operations in the Caribbean, and embargo operations in the Adriatic.
	www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2001/03/08/20010308lif02.html (415 words)

	TORRES STRAIT - SHIPWRECKS
		A sixteen year old Scots girl, Barbara Thompson, recently married to the captain, was rescued by aborigines and lived with them until 16 October 1849, when she made contact with a water party from HMS Rattlesnake and taken aboard.
		Captain Fraser was later to be wrecked in the Stirling Castle, 1836.
		HMS Blanche arrived at Somerset, on the tip of Cape York, in April 1870, where a large punitive expedition was organised to capture those reponsible for the deaths.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /torres-wrecks.html (4468 words)

	Castle Class Patrol Vessels
		The Castle Class were designed as purpose built Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to either relegate the aging Ton Class vessels to coastal waters or replace them altogether.
		Although no hanger is provided, refeuling facilities are available and allow the helicopter to operate at sea for longer periods of time without needing to return to base.
		During the Falklands Campaign (1982) they served as dispatch vessels and in recent years they have alternated the role of Falkland Islands Guardship, spending long periods of time (up to three years) in the South Atlantic, with their crews rotating every four months.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/castle.htm (385 words)

	News
		The HMS 'Dumbarton Castle' arrived at ASMAR Talcahuano Shipyard on May 8 to undergo different maintenance work, such as, calibration of air valves, cleaning of bilge at engine room, painting of waterline fringe, among others.
		Her main mission is patrolling the area of the Falkland Islands and also transports supplies and oil for other vessels operating in the zone.
		The maintenance activities at the shipyard shall end on May 15, when the HMS 'Dumbarton Castle' will return to her normal operation.
	www.asmar.cl /english/corp/corp_news_pr443.html (110 words)

	Mercopress
		Falklands Patrol Ship HMS Dumbarton Castle recently returned from a deployment to Britain´s most southerly territories, South Sandwich Islands and at the same time proceeding as far south as any warship can travel.
		After landing six infantry soldiers in South Georgia for an overnight patrol HMS Dumbarton Castle then proceeded down to the South Sandwich Islands, before skirting the 60 degree South parallel.
		After departing South Georgia, HMS Dumbarton Castle headed further south, to the South Sandwich Islands.
	www.falkland-malvinas.com /vernoticia.do?id=5412&formato=HTML (417 words)

	History of the Falklands War
		Smaller ships in the fleet were The Castle Class Patrol Boats HMS Leeds castle P258 and HMS Dumbarton Castle P265, HMS Endurance the Ice Patrol Ship under the command of Captain Barker.
		HMS Broadsword and the aircraft carrier Hermes battle their way through the storm on their way to the Battle for the Falklands.
		HMS Argonaut lies at anchor to her starboard with HMS Antrim in the extreme distance.
	www.war-art.com /falklands_war.htm (2183 words)

	News : HMS Dumbarton Castle : Castle Class : Fishery Protection Squadron : Patrol Vessels : Surface Fleet : Operations ...
		The Navy were not alone in their visit, a contingent from the King’s Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) were embarked for the patrol. They were landed from the ship to conduct patrols of the areas surrounding Cumberland Bay and Stromness.
		As summer progressed through South Georgia and the snows melted, some quite old pieces of ammunition were revealed, so DC took an Explosives team with them as well and disposed of the offending articles so that future tourists can enjoy the whole area as well as passing yachts.
		HMS Dumbarton Castle is on her way back to the Falkland Islands as you read this, to continue her duties on station in the South Atlantic. No doubt you will see us around.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server/show/ConWebDoc.4686 (212 words)

	Falkland Islands News Network - SAFIN Magazine
		On what could be her last deployment in the South Atlantic before decommissioning, the HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE has arrived in Stanley.
		HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE replaces HMS LEEDS CASTLE as the permanent Falkland Islands Patrol vessel.
		HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE sails on her first patrol on Monday, 11 October 2004.
	www.falklandnews.com /text/public/story.cfm?get=2936&source=11 (113 words)

	Chronology of Scottish History - 1600 to 1899
		King Charles I, imprisoned at Carisbrooke Castle, reached an agreement with the Scots who offered military aid in exchange for a promise to establish Presbyterianism in England (but only for three years).
		Battle of Preston in which Duke of Hamilton at the head of an army of 20,000 crossed into England in support of Charles I. Scots defeated by Cromwell, 2,000 killed, 8,000 captured and Hamilton surrendered on 25 August (and beheaded in March 1649).
		Cutty Sark launched at Dumbarton on the Clyde to be the fastest ship in the race to bring home the first of the new season's tea from China.
	www.rampantscotland.com /timeline/1899.htm (6141 words)

	News Room - West Dunbartonshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Since last spring HMS Dumbarton castle has completed numerous patrols around the Falkland Islands; most of which have involved close co-operation with their Army and Air Force Counterparts.
		At the start of September, HMS Dumbarton Castle embarked the Commonwealth Games Baton, as part of the lead up to Melbourne 2006.
		Provost Alistair Macdonald said, "I am grateful to all on board HMS Dumbarton for remaining in contact with us, and for their absolutely wonderful photographs.
	www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk /news/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=9542&printer=yes (429 words)

	South Georgia Island Welcome
		“HMS Dumbarton Castle” drops anchor as she approaches the KEP jetty.
		In a new venture the ship, which is owned by VT Group, will be on charter to the Ministry of Defence for five years after which the MOD will have the choice to return her, extend the charter or purchase her outright.
		The main track to Grytviken was closed for days, which coincided with the Navy and BAS ship visits, forcing the visitors to use boats to ferry their people across the Cove to visit Grytviken.
	www.sgisland.org /pages/main/news39.htm (4349 words)

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