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Current Location
British coastal waters
10:07 GMT - 21 December 2011
Search and Rescue
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HMS Cattistock
Cattistock, like her sisters, is built from glass-reinforced plastic – usually shortened to GRP – with a non-magnetic hull that makes her somewhat less noticeable to the lurking dangers in the minefield. Cattistock was built by Vosper Thornycroft, and commissioned into the Navy in June 1982. Among the highlights of the small ship’s 2010 was leading the Tall Ships Parade of Sail into Hartlepool in August – the grand finale of the Tall Ships Race 2010.
COMMANDING OFFICER
Andy Ingham
- RANK:
- Lieutenant Commander
- JOINED:
- 1997
- SPECIALISATION:
- Warfare
- PREVIOUS UNITS:
- HMS Ocean, HMS Chiddingfold
Military experience
Joined the RN in 1997
Served in HMS Chiddingfold as Navigating Officer
PWO and Ops Officer of HMS Chatham
Air Warfare Officer on HMS Ocean
JHQ Liaison Officer during Herrick 11
His hobbies are:
Playing the tenor horn
Sailing
Hill walking
He can occasionally be seen paddling his kayak in the Solent
OPERATIONS
Exercise Joint Warrior
CURRENT STATUS: COMPLETED
A large air, sea and land exercise in the UK, held twice a year off Scotland.
LATEST NEWS
TOP STORIES
Bulwark takes over as UK flagship after nine-month work-out
18 October 2011HMS Bulwark has assumed the role of the nation’s flagship...
Bulwark heads major military exercise off north-west Scotland
07 October 2011HMS Bulwark - due to assume the role of the...
Portsmouth Mine Hunter joins in with 40th Anniversary of Harbour Festival
02 August 2011HMS Cattistock, a Portsmouth based Mine Hunter travelled to Bristol...
Captain pays an aerial farewell to his ship during exercise with RAF Search and Rescue Helo
01 August 2011HMS Cattistock, one of the Royal Navy’s Portsmouth based mine...
ABOUT THE UNIT
KEY STATISTICS
- Pennant
M31
- Displacement
685tonnes
- Complement
45personnel
- Length
60Metres
- Beam
10metres
- Draught
3.4metres
- Top Speed
15knots
- Range (Nautical)
1,500miles
- Launch Date
22/01/81
- Commissioned date
16/06/82
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Current Jobs
Defence Technical Non Grade Scheme (Marine Engineering)
The engineering branch includes weapons marine and air engineering. Marine Engineers manage the repair and maintenance of the ships electrical and mechanical systems alongside and at sea. Later in your career you will become involved in the procurement and building...
Marine Engineering Grad Entry
The Engineering Branch includes weapons, marine and air engineering. Marine Engineers manage the repair and maintenance of the ships mechanical and hydraulic systems alongside and at sea. Later in your career you will become involved in the procurement and building of...
