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Current Location
British coastal waters
10:07 GMT - 21 December 2011
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HMS Ramsey
HMS Ramsey is one of seven Sandown-class mine countermeasures ships based in Scotland. She has recently undertaken Operational Sea Training. This involves everything a ship may encounter while being operational, including fires, floods, gunnery, mine warfare operations, precise navigation and much more. On successful completion of Operational Sea Training, Ramsey will deploy to the Gulf fully prepared to patrol sea lanes and operate against the threat of mines.
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HMS RAMSEY in the Gulf
The past year has been a busy year for Ramsey and the crew, it has included returning from the Gulf, mine hunting operations in the Irish Sea, being hosted by Barry, Wales for the Festival of the Sea, and being involved in Remembrance ceremonies in Dundee and Inverness. |
COMMANDING OFFICER
Paul Ottewell
- RANK:
- Lieutenant Commander
- JOINED:
- 1992
- SPECIALISATION:
- PREVIOUS UNITS:
- HMS Northumberland, HMS Monmouth
Military experience
Paul Ottewell was educated at St. Bede’s College, Manchester before joining the Royal Navy in 1992 and graduating from the University of Manchester in 1996.
Selected for submarine training in 1997, he served in ballistic missile and attack submarines for nine years. Qualified as a Frigate Navigating Officer (2000) and a Submarine Watch Leader (2002), he has navigated both HMS Torbay and HMS Victorious and served as the Operations Officer in HMS Victorious and HMS Turbulent. Operational highlights include five deterrent patrols and a strategic intelligence collection mission.
Appointed to the Staff of the Chief of Staff (Capability) in early 2007 as the Attack Submarine
Capability Manager, he represented Fleet in the acceptance process of Sonar 2076 and was involved in defining the requirements for future submarine command systems and sensors.
Returning to the Surface Flotilla in late 2007, a brief period in the frigate HMS Northumberland paved the way to Principal Warfare Officer (PWO) course (2008), during which he won the Captain Egerton prize for the strongest performance on the Advanced phase.
Joining the frigate HMS Monmouth as PWO (Above Water Warfare) in 2009, he immediately assumed the duties of Operations Officer and led the Ship’s Warfare department through a challenging regeneration and successful deployment to the Arabian Gulf (Op TELIC) in support of regional maritime and energy infrastructure security. As a result of this assignment, he was selected to join the Staff of the Flag Officer Sea Training in 2010, leading teams delivering all-arms warfare training in both Royal Navy and NATO frigates and destroyers. Simultaneously, he was the lead officer of the UK’s Towed Array Response Team.
Paul is a recent but evangelical convert to endurance sports. An active member of Royal Navy
Triathlon, he counts finishes in the Royal Navy Duathlon, the London Marathon and Ironman 70.3 UK among the highlights of recent seasons.
Lieutenant Commander Ottewell assumed command of HMS Penzance and MCM1 Crew 6 in
August 2011.
OPERATIONS
Maritime security
CURRENT STATUS: active
British ships and units are committed to operations around the world. Operations focus on maritime security, reassurance and wider regional engagement to build regional maritime capability.
Operation Gulf MCMV
CURRENT STATUS: active
In support of wider British efforts in the region, minehunters are providing the capability to conduct route survey, sea-bed clearance, and mine clearance operations all over the Gulf. The operation also aims to provide a visible naval presence in a region where stability and good relations with local nations is vital. Much of the UK’s oil and gas, as well as other products, come from the Gulf region and as such these efforts are of vital importance to our economy and lifestyle.
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ABOUT THE UNIT
KEY STATISTICS
- Pennant
M110
- Displacement
600tonnes
- Complement
34personnel
- Length
52.5Metres
- Beam
10.5metres
- Draught
2.3metres
- Top Speed
13knots
- Range (Nautical)
2,500nautical miles
- Launch Date
04/07/00
- Commissioned date
20/07/01
- London to Birmingham
25 times on one tank of fuel
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HMS RAMSEY in the Gulf
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