The second of two new advanced £5m patrol ships charged with guarding the waters around Gibraltar has been formally commissioned into Royal Navy fleet.

A ceremony took place in Gibraltar Naval Base to welcome HMS Dagger as she joins sister ship HMS Cutlass on patrol in the waters around The Rock.

It completes a £10m investment in new small, fast and agile patrol boats for the Gibraltar Squadron. 

Sailors – their friends and families – gathered to watch the commissioning ceremony, which saw Lieutenant Simon Holden assume command of Dagger. 

Full story here (and a picture of the cake!)