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HMS Bangor
Minehunter HMS Bangor is one of seven Sandown-class mine countermeasures ships based in Scotland. In 2011 she deployed off Libya as part of the NATO operation Unified Protector to protect Libyan civilians under threat of attack.
HMS Bangor’s ships company epitomise everything that is great about our men and woman, from their stoic response to her short notice activation to the professional and flexible manner in which they conducted operations; the country, the RN and their families should be proud.
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During that operation, the small ship found a 2,400lb mine and a torpedo lying on the seabed off the Libyan port of Tobruk. Both were safely destroyed by Bangor's remote-controlled drone Sea Fox - and Bangor bore two shadowy silhouettes on her hull to mark the achievement.
HMS Bangor spent most of 2012 in and around her home port of Faslane, with visits over to her affiliated town in Northern Ireland and demanding multinational exercises such as Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland.
COMMANDING OFFICER
Toby Shaughnessy
- RANK:
- Lieutenant Commander
- JOINED:
- 1993
- SPECIALISATION:
- Warfare
- PREVIOUS UNITS:
- HMS Dauntless, HMS Shoreham
Military experience
Toby Shaughnessy joined the Royal Navy in January 1993 as a Naval College Entrant after completing his schooling in Suffolk.
Following Fleet Training in HM Ship’s Cattistock and Edinburgh and subsequent OOW Training, he joined Dumbarton Castle as Gunnery Officer and BSFO, completing two years within the Fishery Protection Squadron.
He sub-specialised as a Fighter Controller in 1996, joining Edinburgh as FC1 and completed Atlantic Patrol Task (S) and Standing Naval Force (Mediterranean) deployments as well as a busy UK programme.
After four years in Edinburgh, Toby joined the Royal Navy School of Fighter Control at RNAS Yeovilton as an instructor. After two years in the arms of the Fleet Air Arm, Toby returned to sea as Executive Officer of HMS Lindisfarne, achieving notable success in Fishery Protection Operations before orchestrating her handover to the Bangladesh Navy in 2004.
After a brief period of training, Toby qualified as a Principal Warfare Officer in 2005 and joined HMS St Albans as PWO(A) and Operations Officer thereafter.
This assignment included deployments for Op Calash, Telic, and most memorably Op Highbrow in Lebanon.
Thereafter specialising as an Air Warfare Officer, he joined HMS Gloucester as AWO and Operations Officer in 2007. After eighteen months in post, Toby became the first Operations Officer of the Type 45 HMS Dauntless, bringing her through build and generation into Fleet Service.
In July 2010, he joined the Maritime Warfare School as Officer in Charge of the Principal Warfare Officer Training Element, responsible for the delivery of training to future PWO’s.
Toby assumed Command of MCM1 Crew 4 in December 2011 and as Commanding Officer took HMS Shoreham to Operation Kipion in the Gulf. Toby assumed Command of HMS Bangor in January 2013.
OPERATIONS
Exercise Joint Warrior 131
CURRENT STATUS: COMPLETED
Joint Warrior (JW) Exercises are planned and conducted by the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff (JTEPS) based at Headquarters Northwood. JTEPS which is a joint organisation parented by both HQ Air Command & Navy Command (NCHQ).
Read MoreOperation Telic
CURRENT STATUS: COMPLETED
An ongoing UK commitment to clearing and maintaining a mine countermeasures force in the Gulf.
ABOUT THE UNIT
KEY STATISTICS
- Pennant
M109
- Displacement
600tonnes
- Complement
34personnel
- Length
52.5Metres
- Beam
10.5metres
- Draught
2.3metres
- Top Speed
13knots
- Range (Nautical)
2,500nautical miles
- Launch Date
16/04/99
- Commissioned date
08/12/99
- Sonar Average Detection Range
1500metres
TAKE A LOOK
HMS Bangor
Image Gallery
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HMS Bangor sails into Largs to help mark 750th anniversary of battle
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Royal Navy mine hunter, HMS Bangor, sails in to Fishguard for three-day visit
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Bangor Visits hometown for Queen's Diamond Jubilee
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Bangor Visits hometown for Queen's Diamond Jubilee
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HMS Bangor
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HMS Bangor returns home
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HMS BANGOR IS COMING HOME â HER MISSION ACCOMPLISHEDSHEâS steamed 12,000 miles and blasted mines off Libya, now thoughts turn to home for the crew of HMS Bangor.They are looking forward to returning to the Clyde after 120 hard days at sea in the Mediterranean â 120 days of non-stop action.Before they get here, though, thereâs been the prospect of high winds and rough seas off south west Europe.Under Lieutenant Commander Neil Marriott the Sandown class ship scoured miles of sea bed off Libya as the battle between rebels and Colonel Gaddafi raged.The painstaking work led to her finding a 2,400-pound (1000kg) mine and a torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya.Both were safely destroyed using the shipâs Sea Fox system â an underwater drone armed with explosive charges.Lt Cdr Marriott said: âTo find two pieces of ordnance and destroy them safely was a great result for my ship's company."We were hunting for mines from June, working from port to port, and a success like that meant shipping into Libya is that much safer."HMS Bangor was one of 16 ships from the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary which served during Operations Deference, Ellamy and Unified Protector off Libya.Bangor did not lose a single dayâs work to defects or breakdown during the summer, despite sailing hundreds of miles at a time and working round the clock.
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HMS Bangor Families Open Day
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HMS Bangor Families Open Day
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CREW CHANGE FOR CLYDE-BASED MINE HUNTER
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CREW CHANGE FOR CLYDE-BASED MINE HUNTER
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CREW CHANGE FOR CLYDE-BASED MINE HUNTER
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Patrol ships and Minehunters
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Bangor alongside Ocean
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HMS BANGOR RESUPPLY AND REFUEL - 19/7/11 Today, 19th July, HMS Bangor came alongside HMS Ocean for a resupply and refuel, whilst Ocean is supporting OP Ellamy, the UK's contribution to UN Resolution 1973.
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Bangor off the coast of Libya
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Bangor off the coast of Libya
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HMS Bangor minehunting off Brega
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HMS Bangor minehunting off Brega
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HMS Bangor minehunting off Brega
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HMS Bangor raft with HNLMS Haarlem
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HMS Bangor's CO Lt Cdr Neil Marriott speaks to HNLMS Haarlem's CO Lt Cdr Paul Bijleveld
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Hms Bangor mine clearance
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HMS Bangor blasts mines in Libyan mission. HMS Bangor has destroyed two underwater bombs on operations off Libya. The minehunter exploded a 1,000-Kilogramme bomb on the sea bed near the key port of Tobruk. Her crew found the Russian explosive sitting in 145 meters of water and blew it up using anarmed underwater drone underwater dronecalled a Seafox. Pictured here is a Russian Ground mine as seen from the Seafox Mine Disposal Drone.
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Hms Bangor mine clearance
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HMS Bangor blasts mines in Libyan mission. HMS Bangor has destroyed two underwater bombs on operations off Libya. The minehunter exploded a 1,000-Kilogramme bomb on the sea bed near the key port of Tobruk. Her crew found the Russian explosive sitting in 145 meters of water and blew it up using anarmed underwater drone underwater dronecalled a Seafox. Pictured here is a Seafox Combat Round being manouvered into its launch position by members of HMS Bangors Mine Disposal Crew.
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HMS Bangor blasts mines in Libyan mission. HMS Bangor has destroyed two underwater bombs on operations off Libya. The minehunter exploded a 1,000-Kilogramme bomb on the sea bed near the key port of Tobruk. Her crew found the Russian explosive sitting in 145 meters of water and blew it up using anarmed underwater drone underwater dronecalled a Seafox. Pictured here is Lt Cdr Neil Marriott the Commanding Officer of HMS Bangor.
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HMS Bangor off the port of Tobruk, Libya
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HMS Bangor blasts mines in Libyan mission. HMS Bangor has destroyed two underwater bombs on operations off Libya. The minehunter exploded a 1,000-Kilogramme bomb on the sea bed near the key port of Tobruk. Her crew found the explosive sitting in 145 meters of water and blew it up using anarmed underwater drone underwater dronecalled a Seafox. Pictured here is HMS Bangor off the port of Tobruk, Libya.
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A ground mine as seen from the Seafox Mine Disposal Drone
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HMS Bangor blasts mines in Libyan mission. HMS Bangor has destroyed two underwater bombs on operations off Libya. The minehunter exploded a 1,000-Kilogramme bomb on the sea bed near the key port of Tobruk. Her crew found the explosive sitting in 145 meters of water and blew it up using anarmed underwater drone underwater dronecalled a Seafox. Pictured here is a Ground mine as seen from the Seafox Mine Disposal Drone.
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HMS Bangor returns home
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HMS BANGOR IS COMING HOME â HER MISSION ACCOMPLISHED SHEâS steamed 12,000 miles and blasted mines off Libya, now thoughts turn to home for the crew of HMS Bangor. They are looking forward to returning to the Clyde after 120 hard days at sea in the Mediterranean â 120 days of non-stop action. Before they get here, though, thereâs been the prospect of high winds and rough seas off south west Europe. Under Lieutenant Commander Neil Marriott the Sandown class ship scoured miles of sea bed off Libya as the battle between rebels and Colonel Gaddafi raged. The painstaking work led to her finding a 2,400-pound (1000kg) mine and a torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya. Both were safely destroyed using the shipâs Sea Fox system â an underwater drone armed with explosive charges. Lt Cdr Marriott said: âTo find two pieces of ordnance and destroy them safely was a great result for my ship's company. "We were hunting for mines from June, working from port to port, and a success like that meant shipping into Libya is that much safer." HMS Bangor was one of 16 ships from the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary which served during Operations Deference, Ellamy and Unified Protector off Libya. Bangor did not lose a single dayâs work to defects or breakdown during the summer, despite sailing hundreds of miles at a time and working round the clock.
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HMS Bangor returns home
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HMS BANGOR IS COMING HOME â HER MISSION ACCOMPLISHEDSHEâS steamed 12,000 miles and blasted mines off Libya, now thoughts turn to home for the crew of HMS Bangor.They are looking forward to returning to the Clyde after 120 hard days at sea in the Mediterranean â 120 days of non-stop action.Before they get here, though, thereâs been the prospect of high winds and rough seas off south west Europe.Under Lieutenant Commander Neil Marriott the Sandown class ship scoured miles of sea bed off Libya as the battle between rebels and Colonel Gaddafi raged.The painstaking work led to her finding a 2,400-pound (1000kg) mine and a torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya.Both were safely destroyed using the shipâs Sea Fox system â an underwater drone armed with explosive charges.Lt Cdr Marriott said: âTo find two pieces of ordnance and destroy them safely was a great result for my ship's company."We were hunting for mines from June, working from port to port, and a success like that meant shipping into Libya is that much safer."HMS Bangor was one of 16 ships from the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary which served during Operations Deference, Ellamy and Unified Protector off Libya.Bangor did not lose a single dayâs work to defects or breakdown during the summer, despite sailing hundreds of miles at a time and working round the clock.
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HMS Bangor returns home
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HMS Bangor returns home
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