HMS Ocean at Anchor During Exercise Cold Response
Image by Defence Images
HMS Ocean at anchor during Exercise Cold Response.
The ship’s primary role is to carry an Embarked Military Force (EMF) supported by 12 medium support helicopters, 6 attack helicopters and 4 Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) Mk 5 Landing Craft.
Her secondary roles include afloat training, a limited anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform and a base for anti-terrorist operations.
HMS Ocean is the sixth ship to bear the name, the most recent being a Light Fleet Carrier also built on the Clyde and commissioned on 30 June 1945.
Photographer:LA(Phot) Bernie Henesy
From: www.defenceimages.mod.uk