Royal Navy's HMS Enterprise exercise freedom of Tiverton 2017
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2017
- Hundreds braved the rain to see the crew of the HMS Enterprise exercise the freedom of Tiverton this weekend.
The Royal Navy vessel returned home to Plymouth after three years at sea on Tuesday, April 18, and her crew of more than 50 were joined by the Royal Marine Corps of Drums and members of Tiverton Sea Cadets in a parade through the town centre on Sunday, April 30.
Starting at Tiverton Pannier Market, the crew paraded with the Queen’s Colour in full ceremonial uniform with swords and rifles fitted with bayonets. The Mayor of Tiverton, Councillor Steve Flaws also gave an inspection of the crew.
HMS Enterprise has been affiliated with Tiverton for her whole life in service, beginning when she was commissioned in October 2003. A part of this affiliation was the granting of the freedom of the city by the town council.
Cllr Flaws said: “What a great honour it is for me as mayor of Tiverton to welcome to our town the members of our adopted ship and the Royal Marine Band.
“A couple of weeks ago, I actually had the pleasure of visiting the ship in Plymouth and sailing down to Falmouth. It was a fabulous day out and one that I will always remember. During this trip I learnt about the important work the Royal Navy does to protect our shores and its humanitarian work across the globe. Specifically, I discovered that over the last few years, HMS Enterprise has rescued many thousands of refugees and has probably saved many of those people from drowning.
“I believe that we should all be proud of the work done by HMS Enterprise and I trust we will all continue to develop stronger links between the town and the ship. These wonderful events do not happen very often so I feel highly privileged that this has happened during my year as mayor.”
Commanding Officer of the HMS Enterprise Philip Harper, who joined HMS Enterprise in November 2016 and has spent more than 25 years in the Royal Navy added: “I am humbled and honoured by the reception we have been given in Tiverton. My ship’s company have homes all over the UK and indeed as far afield as New Zealand and the US, but for the ship herself, Tiverton represents home - a home more fondly remembered for being visited so rarely.
“We owe a great debt of gratitude to the citizens of our great country, who keep the home fires burning and allow us to protect the nation’s interests abroad, at range. And this beautiful county of Devon does more than its fair share - it is home to half of the Royal Navy and most of the Royal Marines. For hundreds of years, Devon has supplied the best sailors in the world including Drake and Raleigh, and good a good many serving today in Enterprise.
“For today we thank the Mayor and the Town Council, and all those who have worked so hard to prepare. Most particularly we thank the people of Tiverton for their warm welcome and ongoing support. I’d also like to pay tribute to the Sea cadet Corps, led by Chief Petty Officer Mikki Chubb for all their good work with the young people of the town.
“Thank you Tiverton, and please go on making this town, county and country a place well worth coming home to.”
The guys marching that people are calling 'sloppy' appear to be the Sea Cadets.....they're babies, learning their trade.....let them be! The crew of HMS Enterprise are doing a fab job!! Take pride in them all, don't denigrate!!! 💕💕💕
Well said Allie.
Kia ora to the Kiwi members of the HMS Enterprise, we are all proud of your service.
Kia kaha to you all.
Robert Wilson, Lower Hutt City, NZ
Veteran Soldier, Malaysia 1961/1963.
So nice to see so many real brits performing their royal duties
All our future hope, what's left of it, rely s on these guys. Hearts of Oak.
The Navy, ANY NAVY, marching in the elements, is just RIGHT!
Armed forces: **do a parade**
Rain: Uhhh, no thank you!
It was such a great turnout for HMS Enterprise that Gene Wilder became Major for the day.
I served on HMS Hermes, we had the freedom of Tiverton in the 70/80s
H.M.S ENTERPRISE so proud of you but so different from my day 1976 to1986 .. no crappy SA 80 But a real rifle the SLR
The civilians aren't having to brave the rain because they know rains first hand. The Royal Navy doesn't brave a good storm, they don't have to, a storm's just an annoyance. God speed R.N.!
@jeff Craven A storm is the ideal time for extra victuals.. while half the ship's company are on the upper scupper feeding the fish, the rest of us are eating their scran :)
Ich wünsche euch allzeit gute Fahrt und stets eine handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel. I wish you a safe journey at all times, Fair winds and following seas! :)
Another kiwi here, well done our lads, you are so lucky to associated with the Senior Service, Kia Kara and arohanui from home.
Let no-one forget that the Royal Navy is our Senior Service, and the Royal Navy took Queen Elizabeth II (the GREAT, in my opinion!) to her funeral service, in FABULOUS order!!! ❤
I'm so used to watching the Queen's Guard, it's kind of hard to watch other groups do drills.
Josh Not just the Coldstream Guards do drill like that, literally every single other unit in the army, along with the RAF.
@@Joe-fe4xi Ahhhh the RAF. Reminds me of stars. The Navy navigate by the stars... the army sleep under the stars...and the RAF use the stars to rate the hotels they stay in.
Love it Love it. Best job ever, had a great time. Laugh a minute.
Wonderful event.
Regards from Indonesia
We still have the best navy in the world. No one can beat us, not even the Americans.
Jack has always been less than perfect on the parade ground. That is what our Bootnecks are for. With Naval GI's they first operate to remove most of their brains. And If you believe that this lot have spent 3 yrs at sea, You'll believe anything. The most they spend at sea nowadays is 6 months at the most. There is none today in the Pusser to do a full commission abroad of 36 months. And even back then no one did 3yrs at sea. The Yanks in their own way have still got a real Navy, unlike our Navy where we can not afford the fuel to send a coherent Task Force to regions of the World where they might be needed. Back in 1963 we had 27 Capital Ships in the Far East Fleet alone. Besides those in the Med Fleet, and the Home Fleet.
@@cliffordedwards5891 I'm sure I can smell salt....
They can beat us but our navy is the best and our sailors and soldiers are definitely the most professional and the best in the world and definitely better than all of europe.
@@mrbritannia3833 totally agree
Her majesty's ship. I cannot help but think of. " Gilbert O sullivan's. The HMS Pinafore. "They polished up the knob on the Big brass door.
Do you have to give them an extra tot of rum to keep 'em from moving their heads when doing manuals ?????
A very impressive sized Drum major for the drum corp.
Bluey Caldwell I think it’s called the Royal Marines band
Where’s the film of them in the pub after?
Pretty Good Looks !
Trust it to be persisting down !!
What is this guy with red cape anyone know?
3.55 she almost takes mateys eye out with her bayonet 😂
Great clip! But Mayor can stay without umbrella
Could someone explain what "exercising freedom" means in this context? From Sweden so this is a bit new.
To the best of my knowledge, it is an ancient right that is now only ceremonial, allowing the Ship's Company to right to march through the streets with fixed bayonets.
@@alanbrown9178 Thank you for the explanation!
Basically, bringing armies and soldiers into cities was a big no-no and everything from taboo to illegal in many cultures, particularly in ancient Rome where this originates. It's one of the reasons why when you read about Caesar's march across the Rubicon as being such a big deal and when his army entered the city, that was also a big deal because armies are not supposed to enter cities as it more or less implies some sort of assault.
However, cities can do what is called "Granting the Freedom" to an army or group of armed forces that basically gives them permission to march within their city in uniform with their weapons. It is sort of an official and ceremonial way of basically saying, "We know you are armed and deadly and marching together as an army, but we're cool with you and allow you to do this". It's just a ceremonial sort of "reward" so to speak that is granted from time to time to armed forces.
This particular crew was from the HMS Enterprise which has always been associated with this particular town. Their city council voted to allow granting the freedom to them.
So in a nut shell, the TL:DR version is the city is showing appreciation to a crew by allowing them to do a small parade in uniform so the citizens can go out and cheer them on to show their gratitude for their service.
@@TheDrexxus - bloody good response! Well doneYOU!!! 😁😁😁
@@alliecollin1748 believe it also allows a person to drive cattle and livestock through the town
Great
Who are the school children in service berets? Some sort of cadets?
they are Junior sea Cadets. The third squad marching out is also a squad of sea cadets.
How come some people who are a Leading Rating rank with 1 or 2 or 3 chevrons?
Also some Petty Officers with 2 or 3 chevrons?
Can someone explain this to me please, thank you.
The chevrons are good conduct stripes not rank badges. Each one represents 4 years good conduct.
@@jongulliver984 Thank you 🙏
Están homenajeando a D. Blas de Lezo??
Sloppy drill .... Btw, why is there a Lt. Cmdr in formation while a Lt is in command?
@ CC The choice of Guard Commander doesn't go on seniority.
@@TheRealist2022 jeezus. I am sad and sorry to see this. “Britannia rules the duck pond” when I served in the sixties we had standards. This shower look like a load of Monday night sea cadets. We had to pass fitness tests. Some of those women look like they would have trouble on first days of a Harrods sale. The voice on the WRN , S & S branch PO was just a weak screech and her rifle drill was pathetic. God help us
I wish some of you moaners would shut up. You were nobetter in your day. I remember being in a street lining party for HM The Queen in 1958 and we were no better!
고마워요.
실제 자랑스러워요.
움직이네요. 몸은 조심하고 하시는 것은 저 보다 더 잘나시는 해군들이지요.
Браво
One of them is dressed up with a animal fur overlay( vest).
Yes, that tradition started in Africa by the British colonial forces.
6:13 does she have a love bite on her neck 😂
Nah.. it's a shaving rash.
Who is this man dressed up in a fancy smancy red robe?
VERY HARD TO WATCH .... DRILL IS VERY SLOPPY ..
in my day we had a Source Branch Gunnery Chief who was schooled by a Royal Marine parade sergeant major BEASTING us into a sharp marching unit.
Standards are slipping i see as well as the personnel numbers and Ships .
Very Sad.
Gotta love the Navy. Scruffy and crap at drill but professional sailors par excellence
Hope they know their ratings better than drills . looked like they were just out for a lark .
Bit of a performance really just to get the weekly shopping
I thought The Enterprise was a starship
it is
The crew are the stars.
@@TheRealist2022 😂😂😂💕💕💕
This is the crew of the 10th ship to bear the name HMS Enterprise in the British Royal Navy.
America has also had 8 USS Enterprises the last one was a carrier that was decommissioned in 2017.
Some of the sailors and the sea cadets are looking around when you shouldn’t because you are on parade. 19:32
Sea Cadets are kids so leave them out of it and the Sailors are probably doing it as it's the first time being there
Wow they dont care about the rain
Shoulder hight
Why have some men got eight buttons on their jackets and some have six buttons on their jackets? Just asking.
Difference in uniforms between petty officers, chief petty officers, and commissioned officers
Yeah, Petty officers and chief petty officers have six buttons, while commissioned officers have eight.
What an absolute shambles. I was at HMS Ganges in 1957 we were 15/16 years old and would be ashamed of such slovenly looking turnout
Oh dear, the Navy exercising freedoms. I'm surprised the whole Ships Company wasn'r arrested .
Tom Thumb Jog on
Hobnail boots???
Disappointed to see the Mayor reading a speech. Been Mayor twice and never read a single speech!
Three years at sea and they make the poor 'barstids' stand in the rain. Gotta love the Empire... :)
@@simonhool3073 I hope I did not offend you or anyone. It was meant as a friendly joke, nothing more..
Well done you fellows prepare and the lords barons and dukws will find an enemy and war to fight on thier behalf
Typical naval BS when it comes to affiliate towns and cities. However, Royal Navy still has best trained men in the world. We were usually to drunk to march hahaha.
Oh dear! if you want drill....the Army or even the RAF. The RN should stay on ships where they excel in fact none better
Are you okay?
@@kaiserwillhelmthe2nd337 Super thank you.
So British ...
Drill wasn’t up to standard. Bent arms and dressing was a tad poor
En. GUARDIA..des cansen.
Why are these people standing in the rain for no good reason? Get them indoors and give them a cup of tea!
@Gideon01 Tea? TEA??? FFS man, give 'em rum!
P
ما يعني هاذه الرمز العلامه ✌ تعني التكملا الحب الحياة الوطن ترمز لل الزواج داخل الوطن هو لل الكتاب لي هو الوطن العظيم💙💙💑💑
WHAT DID YE SAY .
Male and females should march separately....
drills shit
Doesn't look as professional as the victory day parade on Red Square...but well,looks alright.
@Will Greenland ,hi there, sorry to hurt your feelings,
I am from chile and was in the army there.
In chile we have very a very professional army and navy
Probably not as aggressive or effective in combat ( doesn't really need it)as brits.
However during process of formation and long service,we are very professional
And all seems to be reflected during marching performance.
I love to watch different parades,tatoo,militar bands,etc. around the globe and to be honest ...
This one looks very poor ,: different sizes of people align ,chatting and smiling themselves during formation,badly shaved ( like a computer shop guy with uniform)
I invite you to watch chilean marching in you tube.
pd: when i said we don't need to be aggressive is not because we are cowards,is because we are not looking for conflicts around the world...
@@ebertapia1297 in the Royal Navy the sailors have allways been allowed to have breads. It goes back to 1546 when the RN was founded
Females in Navy oo my god ... In bad weather
see the size of the woman hold the flag, she be no good in battle is she had no rifle
ITS DRILL NOT COMBAT
The carrier dosnt carry an arm that's why you have the colour guard to protect it at all cost
piratas......
Good enough to beat you
ew sea cadets
lol what's wrong with that
scc is just unecasary, the vcc is so much better
Slit bodmod add lol what’s vcc
I'm army cadet
No need for such ha resource waist.
aquadragon1 You know nothing clearly.
La inversion economica de UK en el cono-sur austral de latino america es nula, y eso que son aliados de Chile. esto obligara a Chile, a firmar alianzas economicas con Argentina
A nursery school crossing the road does it more professional...
It looks like a bunch of hippies with uniform trying to decide who is going first in a human rights parade...
Ps: sorry hippies
It's because of these people that you are able to troll forums and write your pathetic ramblings freely with no consequence.
@@Bootneck-RMC ,sorry what you mean ? That without them i would not be able to write whatever I think?
You must be a comedian.
Only thing i want to make clear is that this wannabe sailors marching was in my notifications and i am in south America not in that shithole called UK.
There are plenty better militar parades in internet compare with this.
@@nokaut456 what are you calling a shit hole. The the UK is no where like smSouth America. Take a look where you come from. What you calling so called sailors. Their more professional than any south America navy. For your information the Royal has been around since 1546 which is longer than most south American countries. There sailors so spend most of their time at sea so kind of hard to practice your drill on a rolling ship at sea..
Also if there that crap why do they get charged with drawing the gun carriage at state funerals and have done since Queen Victoria's funeral.
@nokaut456 Well it's because they let women in the guard these days... now when I was at sea.....
@@nokaut456 You're in South America? How are all those NAZIS YOU'RE HIDING!?!?!?!?!?!
temps de merde à l'Anglaise !
هي اللحيه اءسس" الله ليس خالق اللحيه في الوجه الاءنسان هيه الاءوساخ العمل الحسد والعين والغرور وعدم الاءحترام وغيرها هي هاذه تجلب الاءوساخ لل الوجه هو الشعر الوجه تستعمل المنقط اؤ المكينه كي المنقط لل السحب الشعر الوسخ من الوجه لنا أنه الشعر الوسخ هم العدو العدو لكم لا تستعمل الموس الحلاقه لل الحلاقه الوجه لكم لكم الصدق اؤ المعرفه عن الطريق الصلاة الصلاة تعلم وتعلمين الحق الصدق الحقيقه من القبل الله الخالقنا العظيم💙💕👈
Your NONE discipline is a shame. You have to Learn, watching another navy schools.
We will see who is best
@@richardsalisbury496 I'm from Sri Lanka(Ceylon). Our navy was formed by British officers. I thought Royal Navy's drills would be much better than us because they're the parent of all Commonwealth navies, but I realized I was wrong. The drill is terrible sir. Some personnel are looking around and some of them bended their arms while marching.
Aren't there any disciplinary actions in the RN for doing drills incorrectly?
Damn royal navy has the worst uniform
That black British gurkha officer uniform is the best
WHAT A COLLECTION OF HUMAN REJECTS THE ROYAL NAVIES DAY OF SHAME
Actually the first recorded "Enterprise" was a British ship
*Navy's
Joseph jons I agree with you
it went downhill years ago . a victim of PC . women wearing the same uniform , pathetic !
It’s not about can they march it’s about how they drive the ship fight fires and kill the enermy