Endeavour



MOD police launch Endeavour in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

HMS Tyne



Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel HMS Tyne (P281) outbound 18 December 2017.

Border Force



A new (as yet unidentified) Border Force vessel in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017. Any ideas?

SD Nutbourne



Serco's 'Newhaven' class fleet tender SD Nutbourne (SD Solent Racer to her left and HMS Tyne astern) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Solent Racer



Serco pilot cutter SD Solent Racer in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

SD Suzanne



Serco tug SD Suzanne in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

SMS Towage Limited



SMS Towage Limited's tugs Irishman and Guardsman in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Mimmi Schulte



'Banana boat' Mimmi Schulte unloading in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Timor Stream



'Banana boat' Timor Stream unloading in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

HMS Westminster



'Duke' class Type 23 Frigate HMS Westminster (F237) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

HMS St Albans



'Duke' class Type 23 Frigate HMS St Albans (F83) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

HMS Iron Duke



'Duke' class Type 23 Frigate HMS Iron Duke (F234) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Serco Tugs



Serco's longest serving vessels in Portsmouth, 'Felicity' class water tractors SD Genevieve and SD Helen(inside) 18 December 2017.

Serco Tugs



Serco tugs SD Indulgent (SD Bountiful inside) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Serco Tugs



Serco tugs SD Independence and SD Tempest (inside) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 Decemeber 2017. SD Tempest is Serco's latest addition, specifically designed to assist with Queen Elizabeth's berthing operations, including colour matching fendering to prevent marking the paintwork!.

HMS Duncan



Destroyer HMS Duncan (D37) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

SD Christina



Serco ASD 2009 tug SD Christina in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

HMS Defender



Destroyer HMS Defender (D36) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Sir Humphrey Gale



MOD police launch Sir Humphrey Gale in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Uncle Bill



Workboat Uncle Bill supporting divers investigating a leaking shaft seal on Queen Elizabeth 18 December 2017.

Sir Geoffrey Rackham



MOD police launch Sir Geoffrey Rackham in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

Sir Paul Travers



MOD police launch Sir Paul Travers in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.

MOD Police launches



The arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth Harbour has caused a flurry of MOD polica activity in Portsmouth Harbour. Sir Paul Travers in the foreground with Sir Geoffrey Rackham to her left and Sir Humphrey Gale in the background. Another vessel (Endeavour) was also patrolling 18 December 2017.

Queen Elizabeth



Latest Royal Navy vessel HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) in Portsmouth Harbour 18 December 2017.


Commissioned on 06 December 2017, Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship to be commissioned for the Royal Navy.


I must admit that I did not fully understand the magnitude of the vessel when Queen Elizabeth was anchored in the Cromarty Firth!