HMS EDINBURGH FINAL DEPARTURE

HMS Edinburgh departed Leith (Edinburgh) for the very last time on Tuesday 29th March 2011 just after 10am.  There was no fanfare, no crew lining the sides, no bagpipes, no cannons etc.  It was a very poor show by the Royal Navy for her final departure.  Very dissapointed guys.

Anyway she is seen here departing from the Ocean Terminal

Preparing the removal of the gangway

Firing up her engines

Farewell Fortress Of The Sea, bon voyage and good luck with the Falklands deployment.

HMS EDINBURGH

Edinburgh's own (capital) ship made a courtesy vist to her home port of Leith from Friday 25th to 31st March 2011.  Unfortunately she arrived at the lock entrance just after 4am and was far to dark to get her coming in (I tried!).

For more information on HMS Edinburgh click here.

She is seen here alongside in Leith on Saturday evening.

She is due to leave on Tuesday around 10am