Thursday 6 July 2017 The mighty amphibious assault ship and the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Ocean, made for an impressive view as the 21,500 ton vessel glided past Roker Lighthouse at the mouth of the River Wear.

It’s not the first visit on Wearside for the helicopter carrier, but it will be the last for the city’s very own adopted warship. Sadly, on 24 November 2015, the MoD confirmed that HMS Ocean was to be decommissioned in 2018 as part of cost saving measures.



