Joint Maritime Course 2004

JMC is a Tier Two operational sea training course, run for FOST by JMOTS, a joint RN / RAF Staff, normally based at Northwood, who forward deploy to Faslane for the course itself, which involves the participating ships in intensive littoral operations with exposure to continuous air and submarine threats throughout the period.  One RN Officer once described it as "like 10 Thursday Wars, one after another"
Further Info at:-  http://www.ets-news.com/maritime.htm

04-1

 Friday 20th February - Monday 8th March 2004
WARSHIPS
Pennant Warship Class Notes Aviation

BELGIUM
M 921 BNS Lobelia "Aster" (Tripartite) class minehunter  N/a
M 924 BNS Primula "Aster" (Tripartite) class minehunter  N/a
M 922 BNS Myosotis "Myosotis" (modified Tripartite class) munitions transport N/a

DENMARK
F 358 HDMS Triton "Niels Juel" class  frigate N/a

FRANCE
P 676 FS Flamant

"Flamant" class (OPV 54 type)

 fisheries patrol boat N/a

GERMANY
A 1435 FGS Westerwald "Westerwald" class (Type 760)  small ammunition ship N/a
A 1426 FGS Tegernesee "Walchensee" class (Type 703)  coastal oiler N/a

NORWAY
F 302 KNM Trondheim "Oslo" class light frigate N/a
S 304 KNM Uthaug "Ula" class coastal submarine N/a

SPAIN
F 101 SPS Alvaro De Bazan "Alvaro de Bazan" class  destroyer aft helicopter deck & hangar with RAST; 1 SH-60B

UNITED KINGDOM
  RMAS Colonel Templer      
F 82 HMS Somerset "Duke" class (Type 23) frigate Lynx ZD260/??-375
M 107 HMS Pembroke "Sandown" class  mine hunter N/a
M 102 HMS Inverness "Sandown" class  mine hunter N/a
F 239 HMS Richmond "Duke" class (Type 23) frigate Lynx HMA.8 XZ722/RM-474
M 106 HMS Penzance "Sandown" class  mine hunter N/a
D 89 HMS Exeter "Sheffield" class (Type 42 Batch 2) air defence destroyer 1x Lynx (ZD262/EX-420?)
F 79 HMS Portland "Duke" class (Type 23) frigate 1x Lynx (XZ724/PD-426?)
M 34 HMS Middleton "Hunt" class  minesweeper N/a
P 282 HMS Severn "River" Class  offshore Patrol Vessel N/a
F 85 HMS Cumberland "Cornwall" class (Type 22 Batch 3)  frigate 2x Lynx ?

AIRCRAFT
Serial Code Type Unit Notes
Kinloss
61+15?   Atlantic?   Arr 20/2 'GNY 4737'
303   P-3C    
Lossiemouth
43+87   Tornado IDS   Arr 20/2 'GNY4554A'
45+33   Tornado IDS   Arr 20/2 'GNY4554B'
46+15   Tornado IDS    
--+--   Tornado IDS    
--+--   Tornado IDS    
Credits:- Dave Cullen
 

04-2

 Friday 20th February - Monday 8th March 2004

  
WARSHIPS
Pennant Warship Class Notes Aviation

BELGIUM
M 916 BNS Bellis      

DENMARK
P 553 HDMS Laxen      

GERMANY
M 1068 FGS Datteln      
A 1443 FGS Rhon      
F 208 FGS Niedersachsen      

NORWAY
  KNM Utvaer Kobben Class    
N 52 KNM Vidar      
M 343 KNM Hinnoy      

SPAIN
F 72 SPS Andalucia Baleares (Knox) Frigate N/a

UNITED KINGDOM
M 106 HMS Penzance "Sandown" class     
D 97 HMS Edinburgh      

PORTUGAL
F 331 NRP Alvares Cabral      

POLAND
272 ORP General K Pulaski      

NETHERLANDS
M 861 HNLMS Urk      
M 856 HNLMS Maasluis      
M 860 HNLMS Schiedam      
A 902 HNLMS Van Knisbergen      
F 827 HNLMS Karel Doorman      
F 830 HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes      
A 832 HNLMS Zuiderkruis      
M 864 HNLMS Willemstad      
L 800 HNLMS Rotterdam      
F 812 HNLMS Jacob Van Heemskerck      

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CVN-65 USS Enterprise      
CG-64 USS Gettysburg      
FFG-42 USS Klakring      

TURKEY
F 495 TCG Gediz      

AIRCRAFT
Serial Code Type Unit Notes
Kinloss
20   Atlantique NG    
MM40124 41-11 Atlantic    
NZ4205 - P-3K    
158222 LL-222 P-3C    
160286 LK-286 P-3C    
         
Lossiemouth
         
         
Leuchars
30   Super Etendard 11 Flotille FNY 5182C
47   Super Etendard    
48   Super Etendard 11 Flotille FNY 5184A
52   Super Etendard 11 Flotille FNY 5182A
71   Super Etendard 11 Flotille FNY 5184B
2   Super Etendard 11 Flotille FNY 5182B
ZD230 K VC-10 K.4    
G-FRAF        
G-FRAJ        
G-FRAL        
G-FRAO        
G-FRAR        
G-FRAT        
G-FRAU        
         
Prestwick
162166 40 C-2A    
162157 47 C-2A    
N707AR   B707    
Credits:- Dave Cullen
The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) cruises down the River Clyde after refueling.
   

 

04-3

 Monday 25th October - Thursday 4th November 2004
WARSHIPS
Pennant Warship Class Notes Aviation

BELGIUM
M 923 BNS Narcis       

DENMARK
S 323  HDMS Saelen      
F 356 HDMS Peter Tordenskiold      
F 354 HDMS Niels Juel      
F 357 HDMS Thetis      

FRANCE
D 610 FS Tourville      Lynx

NORWAY
F 302  KNM Trondheim       
S 302  KNM Utstein  Ula (Type P 6071)    

UNITED KINGDOM
A 111 RFA Oakleaf      
A 385 RFA Fort Rosalie      
A 386 RFA Fort Austin      
L 12 HMS Ocean "Ocean" class  assault ship  
F 230 HMS Norfolk "Duke" class (Type 23) frigate Lynx HMA.8 (ZF563/NF-361)
M 108  HMS Grimsby "Sandown" class  mine hunter N/a
F 236 HMS Montrose "Duke" class (Type 23) frigate Lynx HAS.3GSM (ZD255/MR-444)
F 87 HMS Grafton "Duke" class (Type 23) frigate Lynx HMA.8 ZD261/437
D 92 HMS Liverpool "Type 42" class (Batch 2) destroyer Lynx HAS.3GSM XZ245/332
L 14 HMS Albion "Albion" class  assault ship  
F 80 HMS Chatham "Type 22" class (Batch 3) frigate  
D 91 HMS Nottingham "Type 42" class (Batch 2) destroyer 1x Lynx
M 106 HMS Penzance "Sandown" class  mine hunter N/a
M 109 HMS Bangor "Sandown" class  mine hunter N/a
M 30  HMS Ledbury "Hunt" class  minesweeper N/a
M 31  HMS Cattistock "Hunt" class  minesweeper N/a
M 111 HMS Blyth "Sandown" class  mine hunter N/a

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman      
SSN-706 USS Albuquerque      
CG-61 USS Monterey      
DDG-81 USS Winston S. Churchill      
DDG-78 USS Porter      
DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke      
CG-68 USS Anzio      
T-AOE 8 USNS Arctic     MH-60S 165777/HW-64, 165778/HW-72 HC-6
DDG-87 USS Mason      
DDG-52 USS Barry      

AIRCRAFT
Serial Code Type Unit Notes
Kinloss
61+10   Atlantic MFG.3  
61+13   Atlantic MFG.3  
160765 LF P-3C VP-16  
158563 LL-52 P-3C VP-30  
XX234   Hawk T.1W FRADU  
XX231   Hawk T.1W FRADU  
XX238   Hawk T.1W FRADU  
XX325   Hawk T.1W FRADU  
    Falcon 20    
    Falcon 20    
    Falcon 20    
Lossiemouth
43+79   Tornado IDS AkG 51 Arr 22/10
44+64   Tornado IDS AkG 51 Arr 25/10
45+20   Tornado IDS AkG 51 Arr 25/10
45+84   Tornado IDS AkG 51 Arr 25/10
45+91   Tornado IDS AkG 51 27/10 "SW55"
46+14   Tornado IDS AkG 51 Arr 25/10
45+02   Tornado IDS MFG-2 Arr 25/10
45+33   Tornado IDS MFG-2 Arr 25/10 Dep 28/10
45+36   Tornado IDS MFG-2 Arr 22/10
45+38   Tornado IDS MFG-2 Arr 25/10
45+66   Tornado IDS MFG-2 Arr 25/10
46+12   Tornado IDS MFG-2 Arr 25/10
XX191 CC Hawk T.1A(F) 100 Sqdn Arr 25/10 - Dep 29/10
XX188 CF Hawk T.1A(F) 100 Sqdn Arr 25/10 - Dep 29/10
XX299 CH Hawk T.1W 100 Sqdn Arr 25/10 - Dep 29/10
XX314 CN Hawk T.1W 100 Sqdn Arr 25/10 - Dep 29/10
Inverness
XX449   Gazelle AH.1 654 Sqn  
XZ311   Gazelle AH.1 654 Sqn  
XZ670   Lynx  AH.7 669 Sqn  
XZ679   Lynx  AH.7 669 Sqn  
Prestwick
162155 55 C-2A VRC-40 Arr 23/10
162167 46 C-2A VRC-40 Arr 23/10
58-0014   KC-135E 171 ARS - KS ANG  
61-0307   KC-135R 459 ARW  
63-8044   KC-135R 927 ARW  
Waddington
LX-N90445   E-3A NAEWF  
Credits:- Allan Penman, Peter Crichton, MAR, Dave Cullen
 

Photographs Copyright Dave Cullen 2004

  DDG-87 - USS Mason

DDG-52 - USS Barry
  F 87 - HMS Chatham

D 92 - HMS Liverpool
  USS Albuquerque D 610 - FS Tourville