HMS Monmouth F235
One of the Royal Navy's Type 23 Frigates, HMS Monmouth F235, crosses Firestone Bay at Western Kings and enters Devonport Naval Base on 13th January 2017.
HMS Monmouth F235, a Royal Navy Type 23 'Duke' Class Frigate, leaves Devonport Naval Base at Devil's Point as she heads at 0830 from base to sea on 30th April 2018. A glorious sight in the spring sunshine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VetwEApjno8
HMS Monmouth F235, a Royal Navy Type 23 'Duke' Class Frigate, is seen being manoeuvred out from Devonport and makes an impressive sight as she heads down the River Tamar as she leaves Devonport Naval Base at North Corner Pontoon, Cornwall Beach on 7th May 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3013SHdGI
HMS Monmouth F235, a Type 23 'Duke' Class Frigate of the Royal Navy, leaves her home base of Devonport at Devil's Point on the 19th July 2018. HMS Monmouth was commissioned on 24th September 1993 and last received a major refit between 2014-2015. Nicknamed 'The Black Duke,' the 4900 ton vessel's motto is particularly apt: 'Fear nothing but God' - a motto everyone should perhaps live by! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa_POxJK35s
The 'Black Duke' returns to Devonport! HMS Monmouth F235, affectionately known as 'The Black Duke,' enters Devonport Naval Base at Mount Wise on 25th July 2018. The sixth 'Duke' Class Type 23 Frigate for the Royal Navy and seventh warship to bare the name 'Monmouth,' she is known as the 'Black Duke' due to the dissolution of the Duke of Monmouth's title and the blacking out of his Coat of Arms in 1685 following the Monmouth Rebellion against King James II. In recognition of this, her name is painted black and she carries a plain black flag in addition to the ensign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEc8oYVGIpY
Filmed during a RN 'Family Day,' HMS Monmouth F235, a Royal Navy 'Duke' Class Type 23 Frigate enters Devonport Naval Base at Mount Edgcumbe on 26th July 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1t94yN5hBY
HMS Monmouth F235, a Type 23 'Duke' class frigate, is seen beside two of the fleet's newest vessels, RFA Tidesurge A138 & RFA Tideforce A139, as well as RFA Argus A135, as she passes the breakwater in Plymouth Sound and prepares to enter Devonport Naval Base on 1st March 2019. Wonderful silhouette images in this piece of filming! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPId7Qmv0A
The 'Black Duke' returns home to Devonport! HMS Monmouth F235, approaches Devonport as she passes Mount Batten Jetty on 1st March 2019. HMS Monmouth features more battle honours than any other Royal Navy warship, and in recognition of the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion against King James II in 1685, features a black name (the only warship in the RN to feature one) and a plain black flag in addition to the ensign due to the dissolution of the title and the blacking out of the Duke of Monmouth's Coat of Arms.
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