Navy
HMS Portland In Potentially Career-Ending ‘Perisher’ Course
HMS Portland has been put through her paces exercising with submarines off the coasts of Scotland and Norway.
The Plymouth-based warship began her workout by providing the opposition for the final stage of Submarine Command Course, or ‘Perisher’, as it's more widely-known.
The course gets its nickname from the number of prospective Commanding Officers who have had their submarine careers ended by this gruelling assessment.
On completion of her Perisher commitments, the frigate then travelled across to Norway for Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 15.
In total, 13 surface ships, three submarines, two maritime patrol aircraft and various helicopters were involved in the exercise.
HMS Portland’s Commanding Officer, Captain Simon Asquith, stressed the importance of UK and NATO partners working together as one. He said:
“It is vital that the UK and NATO continue to develop their ASW skills and exercise co-ordination between Allies so that if called upon we will be ready to fight and win. There is a recognition that, with such an unstable world and the proliferation of capable submarines worldwide, there has never been a more important time to focus on this important warfare discipline.”
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