Glasgow KGV Docks Joint Warrior ships/helicopters.

[Pirate46]

The following ships arrived at the KGV a little while ago, both helos were on deck.

BNS Louise Marie (F931)

RN-01 NH90-NFH


HNLMS Tromp (F803)

N-227 NH90-NFH

[g91gina]

Noted at 9.00am today

F803 MS Tromp
(N227) NH-90 MLD on hangar deck

F931 Louise Marie
(RN01) NH-90 BLu being washed on hangar deck

F221 FGS Hessen
Both hangars shut

By 12.45pm the Belgian had been hangared, and both doors on the Hessen hangars were partially open, it didn’t look as though there were any helicopters inside either.

Alistair


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[chrisov]

Never been to KGV docks before is there a good place to see these from please?
Would be traveling by car.
Thanks

[tornado17]

Dutch frigate Van Amstel is just passing the Isle of Bute inbound to, I presume, Glasgow to join back up with Tromp and Louise-Marie. It was supposed to have visited Portsmouth with them last weekend but I believe it had a technical issue and stayed in Den Helder.

Polish frigate General K Pulaski is currently anchored in the Clyde off Gourock. It's destination on Marine Traffic is down as Glasgow so it may arrive later today after Van Amstel possibly.

[g91gina]

You can park by the fence (just after a bus stop) on Renfrew Road and walk as you require. The Dutch NH-90 was easily seen from the car on Kings inch Road, on the way to Sainsbury’s at braehead.

From what I hear departure is Sunday.

[tornado17]

Van Amstel has anchored next to the Polish frigate.

[jwramsay]

I parked at the Restaurant just before Dobbies and Walked across the road to get this shot: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/532 ... 51af_h.jpg

[chrisov]

Thank you for your advice on locations will give them a go tomorrow on way home.
Cheers
Chris

[jwramsay]

Do we have any times for the Sunday departures?

[chrisov]

Just been and easily found the spot past the bus stop just the one NH90 to be seen on F803.
Beware the spikey plants growing onto pavement!!
Thanks for the advice.

[tornado17]

German tanker Spessart and French tanker Somme have both berthed at Hunterston.

Polish frigate Gen K Pulaski is just berthing in Glasgow and Dutch frigates Van Amstel and De Zeven Provincien are both heading east along the Clyde into Glasgow too.

[LM47]

Late afternoon F803 sailed and still had NH90 on deck.
The FGS Hessen was starting to leave dock so was a fair bit away from me. Starboard hangar open and looked like a Lynx inside. Surprisingly dark in there!
Dutch ships F831 and F802 both had hangars open, One was stacked with boxes and the other had an NH-90.
I lost my bit of paper so can't remember which had the heli but it was the one docked second out on left side at rear of dock if that makes any sense.

[tornado17]

Van Amstel and De Zeven Provincien have departed within the last 45 mins and Gen K Pulaski is just departing now.

Edit: Tromp and Hessen are just to the west of Tiree.