And the last of the goodies for this years Pompey extravaganza, the Danish frigate/patrol craft F360 Hvidbjørnen (Polar Bear) - the last angle before the accursed QHM launch placed itself alongside to screw up yet another 'would be' perfect shot. I honestly believe they get pleasure in ruining the photos of the many people that gather at Portsmouth for the arrival of these foreign warships. Anyway, enough griping,

built : Svendborg Verft
KL - 02:01:1991, L - 11:11:1991, comm : 30:11:1992

photo :Portsmouth 24:07:2008
photo : © Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions 2008

at least we were blessed with perfect weather (two days running, we must be due a thunder storm).....but the rumoured American and Russian vessels appear not to be coming..........perhaps they have better things to be doing (may be starting an invasion somewhere.......) or may be they were new design stealth vessels and we missed them..........................