LEADING her much larger compatriot through the rather calm waters of the Gulf, minehunter HMS Grimsby meets up with HMS Iron Duke for a rare link-up.Grimsby’s about to end her two-year-plus tour of duty in the Middle East and return to the cooler surroundings of Faslane.
Iron Duke is on making her first appearance in the Gulf and, in this instance, is shaking off the cobwebs after a fortnight in Dubai.
The UAE metropolis was the choice for the Type 23 frigate’s mid-deployment standdown, permitting essential work on some of the ship’s systems… and some essential R&R in the Gulf’s No.1 holiday destination for the ship’s company.
