An experienced Royal Navy Captain from Liverpool is playing a key role on operations in the Arabian Gulf but soon the ship he commands will bid farewell to the Royal Navy.
Captain Steve Dainton, 43, serves as the Commanding Officer of HMS Cumberland, a Royal Navy Type 22 frigate affiliated with Batchworth Sea Scouts.
The ship is currently based in the Arabian Gulf where her duties include helping to protect the Iraqi oil platforms that account for nearly 90% of Iraq’s national income. HMS Cumberland has also been involved in counter-piracy operations on her way to the Arabian Gulf. But after nearly 22 years of loyal service, HMS Cumberland is to be decommissioned at the end of April as part of the changes announced in the recent Strategic Defence and Security Review.
This will make Captain Dainton the final Commanding Officer of HMS Cumberland upon her return to the UK in April 2011.
Batchworth Sea Scouts will be seeking another ship to be affiliated with.
