https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/This Forum is specifically for the Families and Ships Company of Gibraltar Squadron.en-USTelligent Community 12https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/b/announcements/posts/where-to-find-the-number-engineer-in-the-royal-navyMon, 25 Jul 2022 10:40:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:3abf1ece-abb8-4379-b836-26fb9739eeb6RN Forum ModeratorThe flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth perhaps? Or maybe a nuclear-powered submarine, a machine more complex than the Space Shuttle. Try one of the smallest units in the Fleet… and some of the smallest craft to fly the White Ensign. Chief Petty Officer (ETME) Jamie Dougal heads the engineering team of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron who maintain brand new patrol craft HMS Cutlass and Dagger, plus four Pacific 24 ribs. Full story herehttps://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/b/announcements/posts/hms-dagger-commissionedThu, 14 Jul 2022 14:40:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:1e5656e9-1f5a-4523-b7cf-f6f726cbb047RN Forum ModeratorThe 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!)https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/b/announcements/posts/hms-cutlass-debuts-in-gibraltarThu, 18 Nov 2021 13:01:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:cc51e9c9-2714-4002-97fc-bc6079499079RN Forum ModeratorThe first of two new ‘guardians of the Rock’ has arrived in Gibraltar ready for testing by the Royal Navy. Small, fast and agile, HMS Cutlass has been delivered to the naval base ahead of patrols of territorial waters – part of a £10m investment in the Gibraltar Squadron to upgrade its craft. Cutlass – and her sister Dagger, due to be delivered in the spring of 2022 – are the permanent replacements for HMS Sabre and Scimitar which safeguarded Gibraltar’s waters for nearly two decades. Read more: Here Watch her on the water via MOD Gibraltar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/status/1461236899436277768https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/m/galleryFri, 06 Aug 2021 15:43:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:cd51c093-a931-444c-9ae1-8a617c637a5chttps://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/m/resourcesFri, 06 Aug 2021 15:43:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:6a937b19-2a77-4c1f-9e09-a1bc1c0093a9https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/f/forumMon, 24 May 2021 13:31:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:812c2b3e-0770-4ec4-8549-22c7c2493822https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/b/announcementsMon, 24 May 2021 13:31:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:8876f99f-6406-4b26-b9f5-e6b55329ca36https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/surface-fleet/gibraltar-patrol-boat-squadron/Mon, 10 May 2021 09:17:00 GMTb28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:f7ad701a-a310-40f6-90e6-0861dc65d090This Forum is specifically for the Families and Ships Company of Gibraltar Squadron.