JOINT WARRIOR 18

Nick Owen · Post by **Nick Owen** » Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:42 pm

Only one JW Exercise this year, but with just three weeks until Startex, it's time once more to crank up the rumour mill. Has anybody heard any good ones? Here's what I've heard (from various sources in the public domain):

SNMG1
FGS ERFURT
KDM NIELS JUEL
HMCS ST JOHN'S

SNMCMG1
HMS CATTISTOCK
KNM OTRA
FGS BAD BEVENSEN
ZrMs MERCUUR

From FOST
USS ROSS
KDM ABSALON
ZrMs JOHAN DE WITT
RFA LYME BAY
RFA TIDESPRING

Others
HMS ST ALBANS (FRE)
FGS LüBECK
HMCS WINDSOR
USNS WILLIAM MCLEAN

Please ping any corrections or additions, and of course photos of the ships as they arrive.

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:29 pm

USS ROSS, seems to be an early arrival, didn't realise she was part of Joint Warrior 181 Thanks for list Nick.

dougie-coull · Post by **dougie-coull** » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:09 pm

As per usual I have a gallery for the exercise and will add throughout.

https://www.dougie-coull-photography.co ... -2018-181/

Calum McCulloch · Post by **Calum McCulloch** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:11 pm

Thu 19th 1200

HDMS Niels Juel (F363) inbound off Cloch
HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F314) inbound off Toward
HCMS St Johns (340) off Arran
HNLMS Tromp (F803) in N Channel
FGS Erfurt (F262) off Arran
FGS Spessart (A1442) off Arran
HDMS Esbern Snare (L17) off Arran

USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12) in Irish sea off S Wales Northbound

FS Commandant L'Herminier arr 18th Anchor B4
USS Ross (71) in Faslane

"Minesweepers" M1063, M861, M923 and A900 off Tobermory
M351 off Poolewe

Seawaves also has
HNLMS Van Amstel (F831) (AIS indicates southbound off Ullapool yesterday lunchtime
BNS Marie Louise (F931) - still off the NL on AIS
TCG Gediz (F495)
NRP Arpao (Portuguese sub - left Plymouth yesterday)

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:12 pm

HNLMS EVERTSEN (F805) in for Faslane.

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:26 pm

HDMS NIELS JUEL (F363) in for Glasgow.

Colin Campbell · Post by **Colin Campbell** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:43 pm

: FGS ERFURT Passing Clydebank

FGS ERFURT Passing Clydebank for KGV Dock.

Calum McCulloch · Post by **Calum McCulloch** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:55 pm

Los Angeles Class sub bound for Faslane on Tuesday. AIS also reported Dutch sub S803 in Kilbranan Sound.

Calum McCulloch · Post by **Calum McCulloch** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:01 pm

Norwegian Frigate KNM Thor Heyerdahl (F314) inbound, FS Commandant L'Herminiere (F791) off Toward Point last night and HMCS St John (340) inbound today

Calum McCulloch · Post by **Calum McCulloch** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:06 pm

3 more inbound today

Colin Campbell · Post by **Colin Campbell** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:21 am

FGS ERFURT passing Clydebank 19/04/2018

Calum McCulloch · Post by **Calum McCulloch** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:11 pm

A busy day today as well

A136 RFA Tidespring to Faslane
F214 FGS Lubeck
A900 HNLMS Mercur to Glasgow
M351 KNM Otra to Glasgow
M1063 FGS Bad Bevensen to Glasgow
M923 BNS Narcis to Glasgow
M861 HNLMS Urk to Glasgow
M643 FS Andromede to Glasgow
F101 ESPS Alvaro de Bazan
F104 ESPS Mendez Nunez
F359 HDMS Vaedderen
A1442 FGS Sperrart at Hunterston
F495 TCG Gediz

US sub pictured now reported as USS Newport News