PICTURES: HMS Spey warship welcomed into active service in Royal navy fleet at Invergordon in Easter Ross
Published: 22:28, 18 June 2021
| Updated: 22:30, 18 June 2021
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A warship named after Moray's best known river was commissioned into the Royal Navy's fleet in Ross-shire.
HMS Spey was built on the Clyde by BAE Systems at a cost of £127million.
Back in October 2019 a delegation from Moray went down to Glasgow for the vessel's naming ceremony.
Since leaving the shipyard she has been undergoing a rigorous programme of operational sea training to ready her for action.
Another ceremony was held today at Invergordon for HMS Spey and her 45-strong crew as she was welcomed into active service.
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