HMS Stirling Castle
@HMS_Str_Castle
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This is the official X account for HMS Stirling Castle, mine countermeasures support ship and the Royal Navy's latest (but not newest) ship
Joined April 2023
Chris takes no payment for his art work - all the money for his commissions goes straight to @RNIB. A gem of a human being!.
Chris Webb was commissioned to draw this amazing illustration of us. What do you think? We love it. Link in the next post
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Chris Webb was commissioned to draw this amazing illustration of us. What do you think? We love it. Link in the next post
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.@ChrisWebbArtist does wonderful pictures of all sorts of stuff, but his ability to capture the essence of a ship has led to many commissions, including us. And he's a super bloke. He takes no payment - all the proceeds go to @RNIB.
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RT @spikeyspud: Well, first I find out that I’m on Google Street view, AND then I find out this lovely lot have followed me. I’m winning….
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RT @HMS_Str_Castle: "Honey, I shrank the ship". Made by a member of the ship's company. Now we can play with toy ships. The Navigator calls….
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Our followers are super newsworthy!.
HMS Stirling Castle's (@HMS_Str_Castle) new paint job🖌️🎨. The newly commissioned Royal Navy warship has been soliciting ideas for a new paint scheme. We took four suggestions and asked our audience which ones they preferred. Results here🔗⬇️.
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"Honey, I shrank the ship". Made by a member of the ship's company. Now we can play with toy ships. The Navigator calls it "table top tactics", but if so, why does he make "brmm, brmm" noises when he moves them?
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RT @RFAHeadquarters: 🚢 Kickstart your career at sea!.Join the RFA as an Apprentice CIS Specialist – train in cutting-edge comms, earn & lea….
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RT @38aaringen: Give @HMS_Str_Castle a follow. SoMe done right. As all ships @_philharper has commanded.
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Paint update!. The decision is: Train first, paint later. Your insights were genuinely helpful - the wisdom of crowds deserves respect. When we do finally paint ship (maybe next year?) we will be wearing a scheme informed by your views.
Plain grey and Batch 2 OPV-style camo seem to be getting a lot of love. What do YOU think?.
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RT @HMS_Str_Castle: We don't have rudders and propellers - we have azimuth thrusters. Practice makes perfect, and @LiverpoolPilots gave us….
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We don't have rudders and propellers - we have azimuth thrusters. Practice makes perfect, and @LiverpoolPilots gave us expert advice and use of their simulator. Priceless preparation!
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Interesting detail. because we're a warship, we're not on the registry of shipping and don't have a port of registry. So "LONDON" had to go. Each letter is a foot high and made of steel welded to the ship, on both sides.
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Our first ever ship's badge has been put up at the beautiful @painters_hall in the City of London. Our proud affiliation with the Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers connects us with a history of professional standards and charitable works that goes back centuries
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Having taken advice from @cheesedawg224, we're going to do this again, but better. "X thought we were a bot. How ridiculous. We're a boat". Much better second time, and we feel better now.
We went quiet for a day. X thought we might be a bot. How ridiculous. We're a ship.
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Live from Stirling Castle!.
Now for your headlines. The latest #RoyalNavy news is brought to you from @HMS_Str_Castle after she was formally made a warship last week.
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We went quiet for a day. X thought we might be a bot. How ridiculous. We're a ship.
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RT @HMS_Str_Castle: Plain grey and Batch 2 OPV-style camo seem to be getting a lot of love. What do YOU think?.
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