On arrival in the Black Sea, an elderly Russian Kashin class destroyer (Probably the Smetlivyy, built in 1969) began to shadow HMS Duncan and several Russian aircraft flew near to the ship. Here we see a crew with total confidence in their ship, described as “the best air defence platform in the world” operating in a high threat environment. There have also been plenty of myths about the Type 45 destroyers supposedly broken and tied up in port. There is plenty of material in the media about the navy covering the ceremonial, charity work, honours & awards, ships returning home, aircraft carrier trials, industrial and engineering aspects etc but there is not nearly enough explanation about what the RN is for and what it can do.
The show is a great advert for the RN both as a recruitment tool and a way of showing what taxpayers money really buys. It should be noted this was filmed in February 2018 – some media outlets are reporting it as if it happening this week and conflating it with current events in the Kerch Strait. Excerpt from the second part of the documentary showing the scene in the operations room as the Russian Jets buzz the ship.
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