HMS St Albans to visit Malta
HMS St Albans will be in Malta between Sunday and Thursday.
The vessel is the 16th and final ship in the 'Duke' class of frigates, and is the sixth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.
The Portsmouth-based warship HMS St Albans is returning to the UK after an operational deployment promoting regional maritime security in the Arabian Gulf. It was also part of an international combined task force which conducted counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
HMS St Albans will be berthed at Pinto Wharf.
It will not be open to the public during her stay.
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Alfred Grech
Jul 17th 2010, 05:11
Sur Abela, If I am not mistaken the neutrality clause does not stipulate that no foreign warships be allowed to enter our harbours. Also don't forget we are part of Europe now so ships from the member states can hardly be called foreign any more.
A. Slater
Jul 16th 2010, 16:56
Marsa Cricket Club will be playing a game of cricket against HMS St. Albans on Monday at Marsa Sports Club.
This is the second ship to request a game of cricket this year with the first being HMS Lancaster. Over the years, Marsa Cricket Club has entertained various naval ships namely HMS Nottingham, HMS Bulwark, HMS Westminster and HMS Ark Royal.
Jesmond Micallef
Jul 16th 2010, 18:36
What time span does your definition of "over the years" cover ? Was Marsa Sports Grounds always available to the Maltese public ?
Jesmond Micallef
Jul 16th 2010, 15:52
The picture shows a minesweeper (plastic hulled) at the front so I guess that HMS St. Albans is the one behind. !!
A Abela
Jul 16th 2010, 14:10
STOP the Warships. Apply the neutrality clauses.
Karl Grech
Jul 16th 2010, 15:15
why should we stop them if we earn money from these visits?
M.Cachia
Jul 16th 2010, 15:24
Stop Inanity - Apply Intelligence
Henry Spiteri
Jul 16th 2010, 15:58
Neutral from whom ?
Jesmond Micallef
Jul 16th 2010, 16:10
The defensive always needs an offensive party somehow. How does the provocative come into this ? Big ships and other big ships, submarines and other submarines, planes and other planes .....etc etc etc.....!!!
Chris Finch
Jul 16th 2010, 16:33
A Abela, When the warships were entering the grand harbour during the Santa Maria Convoy, would you have been saying the same thing?
Where would every cargo ship passing the Gulf of Aden be without warships? Held hostage to pirates, and you would be paying a lot more for your goods as the cost of shipping would be millions of dollars more expensive.
It must be nice to live in your pretty little world where everybody is reasonable and is willing to sort things out round the table. Unfortunatly for the rest of us, the world is slightly harsher and not everyone listens to reason therefore these warships are necessary to help keep the peace in the world.
Stefan Camilleri
Jul 16th 2010, 16:34
Take a break!