Operation Joint Warrior 27/3/14

The first of the 2014 Joint Warrior exercises takes placed over the next two weeks.

Warships from the participating navies are on their way to the exercise.

Most of the ships are expected to gather in the Clyde, with the first of them already here.

An early trip to Rhu for HMS Bulwark's arrival was followed by a couple of pictures of HMS Kent and the Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Speijk anchored off Greenock.

L15 HMS Bulwark approaching Rhu narrows

L15 HMS Bulwark

Aft deck of HMS Bulwark

F78 HMS Kent at anchor off Greenock

Frigate F828 HNLMS Van Speijk of the Royal Netherlands Navy

Joint Warrior arrivals

With the start of the Joint Warrior approaching, the visiting warrships have started arriving.

Most of them are heading for Faslane but a few are also berthing at KGV dock in Glasgow.

Weather has been pretty awful at times but the rain eased enough to catch most of the ships arriving.

Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen passing Greenock

HNLMS Evertsen

HNLMS Evertsen on her way to Glasgow

HNLMS De Ruyter being followed by local Svitzer tug Anglegarth

HNLMS De Ruyter

HNLMS De Ruyter and Anglegarth

German Kulmbach class minehunter M1096 Passau approaching Rhu narrows

German minehunter Passau

Passau and her escort heading towards Faslane

British Duke class frigate HMS Kent

HMS Kent (F78)

HMS Kent finds a break in the clouds passing Rhu

M921 Lobelia and M924 Primula, Belgian Tripartite class minehunters

Belgiam minehunter Lobelia

M924 Primula

Belgian minehunter Primula

HDMS Hvidbjørnen, an ocean survey vessel of the Royal Danish Navy

HDMS Hvidbjørnen, older Danish for Polar Bear

HDMS Hvidbjørnen (F360), final ship of the day to head for Faslane