A warm welcome to our new Commanding Officer, Lt Cdr Castrinoyannakis. Fair winds and following seas to Lt Cdr Gell - thank you for all you have done for Crew 1 ⚓️
HMS Penzance
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HMS Penzance
@HMSPenzance
HMS PENZANCE is a Sandown-class MCMV. Currently crewed by MCM1 Crew 1.
Joined October 2019
- An emotional day as Crew 🎱 haul down their flag in preparation for disbanding. The final MCM1 Crew 🎱 ever. Thank you to everyone who has supported the various Crew 8s over the last 17 years. @RoyalNavy @RNinScotland
- Meet ET Thomson, our Sailor of the month. 🏆 This is his first ship and in the short time that he has been with us he has proven himself to be quick to learn, full of enthusiasm and someone you can always rely on! Keep up the good work Owen. BZ! 👏 #AlwaysReady #M1C3 #OpKIPION
- Wishing Beatrice Ward-Galpin a very happy 5th birthday from everyone on board, but most of all from Beatrice's dad, PO Galpin, our Deputy Weapons Engineering Officer 🎂 🎈
- A useful and exciting week of training working with @HMSMontrose alongside our sister Ships @HMSShoreham and @HMSBrocklesby. The week was spent working as a Task Group, conducting group transits, flying operations and Officer of the Watch manoeuvres. #flyby #continuous15
00:00 - HMS Penzance has arrived in Malta 🇲🇹 It’s a privilege to have been here on the 80th anniversary of Operation Pedestal, in which vital supplies were deliver to the island in WWII. @UKinMalta #malta #penzance #mcm1c4
00:00 - Today is Accession Day, marking the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen’s accession to the throne 👑 Thank you from HMS Penzance for your lifetime of service. God save the Queen. #HM70 #PlatinumJubilee @RoyalFamily
- A very Happy Birthday to our very own Marine Engineering Officer and Chief of the Boat, WO1 Kerwin. Thank you for being a constant source of morale. 🎂 🐸
- Hello Isle of Man! Great to be here and Crew 🎱 are looking forward to the run ashore! @RoyalNavy @RNinScotland
00:00 - We were privileged to have @AdmTonyRadakin visit HMS PENZANCE whilst we were alongside in UKNSF Bahrain. He made time to speak to the Ship’s Company which was greatly appreciated by all.
- Good morning @HmsBrocklesby! Great to see you on another beautiful Scottish morning 🏴🎱 @RNinScotland
- Everyone on Crew 1 would like to wish our own ET(WE) Jay Crawford and AB(D) Callum Oliver the best after being presented with their Royal Victorian Medals for their part in Her late Majesty’s Funeral last year! BZ @RNinScotland
- 🎉Promotion is always a reason for celebration and that is exactly the case for AB(MW) Barratt who was presented with his promotion to AB1 by Commander MCM1, Cdr Lovell. Congratulations, very well deserved and keep up the good work! 👏 BZ! #AlwaysReady #M1C3 #OpKIPION
- Divers make significant contributions to @RoyalNavy operations at home and around the globe 🌍 The divers of our MCM1 Crew recently paused to remember their predecessors during training whilst deployed on #OpKipion #RememberanceDay #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem @PoppyLegion
