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Latest Blog from LAC Doyle

Hello all, me again. It’s been a while since my last blog which is due to how busy I have been on my first clinical placement, in the day surgery unit in Birmingham. I am really enjoying the experien…

HMS Richmond

A picture of naval life

I have been in the Navy for nearly three years and as you can probably tell I am enjoying being on Richmond immensely. I joined after going to university in London. On completing my training at Dartmo…

Military nurse in training

Latest Blog from LAC Doyle

Hello All, By the time this is uploaded, I will have completed my first shift at my very first clinical placement. I have been allocated to a Day Surgery Unit, which is where people come to have the …

HMS Richmond

HMS Richmond Blog by Lt RN Ben Manktelow

The last week has seen us continue with our trials with satisfactory results for our main air search radar. We had a variety of aircraft from Royal Navy Air Station Culdrose flying up to 20,000 ft ove…

HMS Richmond

Ballet moves and fog horns…

After the first week of rough weather the ship was ready to take on more trials. We managed to get our Marine Engineering trials complete after the second day back at sea, much to the relief of their …

Military nurse in training

A Busy Month for Alex

Hello, Did you see The Royal Star & Garter Home – Solihull on BBC One on Thursday 5th July? It was really interesting watch and although Tony Robinson (the celebrity who stayed there) had some is…

HMS Richmond

Week 1 at sea – Truly Testing Times

Our first week of trials has been productive if not without its set-backs. We eventually sailed with all our machinery working into what we knew would be rough weather. We just didn’t quite know how r…