During his visit, he toured the Ship and took the opportunity to discuss how the only British Ship in the exercise was finding it working within the Task Group.

The Commanding Officer of HMS Cornwall, Captain Simon Williams said ‘It was a pleasure to receive COMDATG onboard during this major international exercise, giving him the opportunity to see HMS Cornwall in action. It is always good to see a Task Group Commander visiting the ships under his Command to obtain a personal view of the moral and issues concerning the Captain and Crew. We have worked well with an effective Danish Battlestaff and are receiving valuable training, despite some poor weather’.

HMS Cornwall is one ship of a Task Group representing a force from the fictitious ‘Farawayland’ within in the scenario of the exercise. To date the Ship has conducted close range firings, repelled attack from the air and sea and assisted the HDMS Thetis in a damage control exercise.

 
Notes to Editor
HMS CORNWALL is a Type 22 frigate based in Plymouth. She was launched in October 1985 and commissioned at Fowey, Cornwall in 1988 by the Ship’s sponsor, the late Diana Princess of Wales.  There are 240 in her Ship’s Company from around the UK and the Commonwealth.  The Ship is the first of the Batch 3 Type 22 frigates; the others are HMS CHATHAM, HMS CAMPBELTOWN, and HMS CUMBERLAND. To find out what HMS Cornwall is doing, log on to the website at:
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server.php?show=nav.1598