Royal Navy personnel based at the UKMCC in Bahrain attended a service of remembrance at the Old Christian Cemetery in Manama, taking time out from a busy schedule to pay tribute to those who had given the ultimate sacrifice.

As 'The Black Duke' conducted anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, utilising all her organic, electronic instruments to report ‘pattern of life'..

After a high speed transit from Gibraltar to Alexandria, Egypt, ‘The Black Duke’ needed a well earned gulp of fuel to quench her thrust and allow her to proceed onto the next part of her 6 month Operational Tour.

After a successful visit conquering of ‘The Rock,’ Monmouth sprinted east for a final stand-off in Alexandria, Egypt, known as the Pearl of the Mediterranean; infamous for being the only place to be named after ‘Alexander the Great.’