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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

        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
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        MISSION SUMMARY

        A large air, sea and land exercise in the UK, held twice a year off Scotland.

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        Exercise Joint Warrior
        Bulwark takes over as UK flagship after nine-month work-out
        18 October 2011

        HMS Bulwark has assumed the role of the nation’s flagship...

        HMS Bulwark during Joint Warrior in October 2011
        Bulwark heads major military exercise off north-west Scotland
        07 October 2011

        HMS Bulwark - due to assume the role of the...

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        Portsmouth Mine Hunter joins in with 40th Anniversary of Harbour Festival
        02 August 2011

        HMS 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
        Captain pays an aerial farewell to his ship during exercise with RAF Search and Rescue Helo
        01 August 2011

        HMS 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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        HMS Cattistock HISTORY

        TRACK THE HISTORY OF SHIPS NAMED HMS Cattistock
        • The First Cattistock

          Two previous Cattistocks have served with the Royal Navy before the current minehunter. The first was a 730-ton minesweeper, launched in 1917, which served in minesweeping flotillas in the Atlantic, the North Sea and in the Baltic.

        • The Second Cattistock

          The second Cattistock was a Type 1 Hunt-class destroyer, launched in 1940. She began her wartime career with the Third Destroyer Squadron in Scapa Flow, then later moved south to the Nore and the Twenty-First Squadron on convoy escort and...

        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...

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        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...

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