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HMS Trumpeter is an Archer-class patrol vessel attached to the Cambridge University Royal Naval Unit (URNU). Her role is to provide Officer Cadets with the skills and attributes they need for a career in the Royal Navy.
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HMS Trumpeter’s permanent crew consists of a Lieutenant and four other Royal Navy personnel. During training exercises, she can accommodate up to 12 URNU students and a training officer. Together, their responsibilities include:
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As a training vessel the primary role of HMS Trumpeter is to provide Naval experience to Officer Cadets from the Cambridge University Royal Naval Unit.
Cambridge URNU takes part in regular sea weekends and deployments, with a view to helping Officer Cadets broaden their knowledge of ship handling and navigation, as well as providing them with a taste of day-to-day life in the Royal Navy.
HMS Trumpeter also takes part in a variety of Fleet tasking, from coastal patrols in UK waters to Royal Navy exercises across Europe and beyond.
The first HMS Trumpeter was an escort carrier of 11,400 tons built in Seattle and launched on 15 December 1942.
HMS Trumpeter received two Battles Honours during the Second World War: one for the Arctic in 1944 and one for Norway in 1944-45. She was returned to the US in 1946.
The second HMS Trumpeter was built by Vosper Thornycroft and commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1988. She served in the Gibraltar Squadron under CO Lieutenant Richard Morris.
In 2003, HMS Trumpeter is allocated to Bristol URNU for use as a training vessel.
HMS Trumpeter was transferred to Cambridge URNU in September 2010.
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