HMS Stirling Castle establishes first-ever Royal Navy ship affiliation with Gibraltar

The Royal Navy’s mine-hunting mother ship, HMS Stirling Castle, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gibraltar, establishing the first-ever affiliation between a Royal Navy ship and the Rock.

The ceremony, in front of invited guests including the Governor and Chief Minister, took place on the bridge, with Mayor Nicholas Guerrero co-signing the Memorandum.

HMS Stirling Castle is in Gibraltar after delivering essential equipment to RFA Lyme Bay which has now departed for the Middle East for potential mine clearance operations.