
12/06/2025
Farewell HMS Bristol
Yesterday Portsmouth said it's farewell to HMS Bristol which departed for the scrapmans torch in Turkey.
The veteran destroyer was commissioned into the Royal Navy over 50 years ago and had the distinction of being the last warship from the Falklands Conflict still in UK waters.
A sad day for many who served on the ship including our own team member Dave, who manages the booking office at the dockyard. Dave actually served on the Bristol during the 1982 conflict and was present on the Round Tower yesterday to see his ship off. You couldn't miss him, he was wearing his Solent Cruises jacket as was due to work that day. Dave commented that he would have to wait until later to toast his former home with a tot of Pussers (rum).