10 NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2008
● HMS Illustrious approaches Grand Harbour in Malta
Pictures: PO(Phot) Christine Wood
Grand entrance
THE Orion 08 deployment is Grand Harbour – Senglea, Vittoriosa There was also charity work to
now in full swing as task group and Cospicua, the heartland of the be done; water pipes were fixed and
flagship HMS Illustrious and her old Naval dockyards. a site cleared in Senglea, railings
escort made their way through the The three horns reflect those on painted outside council offices, and
Mediterranean and through the the carrier’s badge. a party also helped out at an animal
Suez Canal. A service of remembrance for park.
Lusty had been delayed in UK victims of wartime bombing was The Commanding Officer of
waters to complete training and held at the Senglea memorial, HMS Illustrious, Capt Steve Chick,
undertake engineering work, but and chaplain Fr David Yates said: said: “The visit was a great success.
was soon following in the wake of “Laying the wreath at the memorial The ship’s company always enjoy
other Orion warships. was a very moving experience for coming to Malta as they are so well
Accompanied by destroyer HMS everyone involved. received.
Edinburgh, the carrier was given “I think it is very important that “It is very humbling for us all
a three-gun salute as she entered we, of the present HMS Illustrious, to hear the stories of 1941, and I
Grand Harbour in Valletta – her remember our history and the think the twinning ceremony will
first visit to Malta since 2005. tremendous support the people of be a lasting memory for all who
Lusty’s links with the island Malta gave to our forebears and took part.”
fortress date back to World War 2, continue to give us today.” The multinational Orion task
when the fourth HMS Illustrious Sailors also competed with group, commanded by Cdre Tom
was badly damaged on convoy Maltese teams and colleagues from Cunningham, consists of 13 vessels
duties to the island. HMS Edinburgh on the sports and more than 2,500 people, and
Whilst being repaired she was fields, while others managed a little will exercise with naval forces in the
subject to more air attacks which sightseeing. Indian Ocean before heading back
killed and injured many local LLogs ‘Pat’ Garrett said: “I’ve to the UK in late spring.
people. been around the world and seen Among the ships attached to the
The links were commemorated some amazing places, but I always task group for various stages of the
● HMS Illustrious’ starboard
on this visit by a twinning ceremony, love coming back to Malta. The deployment are HMS Westminster,
20mm gun is fi red during
in which Lusty presented a hunting lads and lasses are always made Spanish frigate SNS Mendez
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night gunnery exercises on
horn to each of the Three Cities to feel welcome and have a great Nuñez, French frigate FS Jean Bart
the Orion 08 deployment
which stand on the southern side of time.” and American destroyer USS Cole.
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● HMS Edinburgh sails past the Valletta waterfront
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