Devon based HMS Portland is welcomed home
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The crew of the Royal Navy warship HMS Portland returned home to Plymouth after a seven-month tour in West Africa.
About 600 family members and friends turned up to greet the crew who also spent time in the Falkland Islands and Caribbean.
Lt Cmdr Rob Brann, the ship’s executive officer, said it was "a huge honour to bring the Portland home and re-unite families".
HMS Portland has undertaken maritime security operations including counter narcotics and anti-piracy patrols in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
As a reward for the children of HMS Portland’s crew, miniature medals that say “My Little Hero” were worn as they welcomed home their parents.
The medals were designed to say thank you to the children for coping with the absence of a parent for seven months.
HMS Portland visited 17 countries and travelled 31,400 nautical miles, consuming 3,571,000 litres of fuel, which is enough fuel to fill 62,516 family cars.
- Published26 July 2014
