Thankyou.
Another paragraph from that article:
Following a stop in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to take on supplies, Superb continued national operations as part of the war against Global Counter Terrorism.
How many members of the public know that submarines are very much involved in current operations? Therefore when cutbacks happen, there is little opposition.
Having said that, surveys show that a worrying large chunk don't associate submarines with the RN!!
HMS
Endurance is again supporting scientists from the British Anatarctic Survey. See
this story from the RN website.
In order to understand climate change and make realistic predictions, both scientists and Governments need to understand how the climate has changed in the past. This is for two reasons. Firstly the models used by climate scientists to predict future change need to be ‘tested’ against past data to make sure that they can correctly simulate climate changes. Secondly, a record of past changes in climate is needed in order to understand the long-term context of climate change caused by human activities. In other words, we need to know the longer-term trends in order to correctly interpret the origin of the recent (short-term) changes.
Later............
HMS Endurance is critical to the success of this work as its helicopters provide access to many remote regions and the capability to lift the heavy equipment required by the scientists. The BAS team have been able to use the logistic capabilities of the ship and helicopters to place field camps in several locations across a wide area of the South Shetlands and northern Antarctic Peninsula. The work will continue through most of the Antarctic summer, with HMS Endurance collecting the last field teams and returning them to the Falkland Islands in late January.
Chances of the RN getting recognition for this...........any guesses?