HMS Lancaster sets sail for the Caribbean

A life on the ocean waves might not be everyone’s idea of heaven, but for the 185 members of HMS Lancaster’s ship’s company, the next nine months are the culmination of months of hard work.

The ship heads off to the Caribbean later this month for a deployment centred around maritime security.

Before that however, sailors from HMS Lancaster made a special trip to their ship’s home city as part of a four-day stopover.

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