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HMS Cumberland makes final return
2011-04-16 15:47:33
16 April 2011 Last updated at 10:47 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print HMS Cumberland's final return to Devonport in Plymouth
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//HMS Cumberland returns with a gun salute
She has now handed over her responsibilities to HMS Liverpool.
She was escorted in to Devonport by sea and air and fired a gun salute to announce her arrival.
A formal decommissioning ceremony will be held at Devonport on 23 June.
Commanding officer, Capt Steve Dainton, said: "Cumberland's final deployment has shown just how useful a warship like her can be.
"We have undertaken a huge range of missions in the last six and a half months and it's a fine example of the flexibility and agility of naval forces.
"It is fitting that a ship that has served her country so well for over 20 years has bowed out in such style. "