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hms gannet 1971 shore establishment wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 establishment 1 2 hms gannet search and rescue flight 1 3 rn sar 60 1 4 transfer of sar function to hm coastguard 1 5 units 2 role and operations 3 references toggle references subsection 3 1 citations 3 2 bibliography 4 external links toggle the table of contents hms gannet 1971 shore establishment 1 language français edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 55 30 53 7 n 4 34 58 5 w 55 514917 n 4 582917 w 55 514917 4 582917 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia royal navy forward operating base in south ayrshire scotland not to be confused with raf prestwick hms gannet glasgow prestwick airport prestwick south ayrshire in scotland a royal navy westland sea king of the hms gannet search and rescue flight during 2012 site information type forward operating base fob owner ministry of defence operator royal navy controlled by fleet air arm condition operational location map credit hms gannet location in south ayrshire show map of south ayrshire map credit hms gannet hms gannet the united kingdom show map of the united kingdom coordinates 55 30 53 7 n 4 34 58 5 w 55 514917 n 4 582917 w 55 514917 4 582917 site history built 1971 1971 in use 1971 2002 royal naval air station 2002 present fob airfield information identifiers iata pik icao egpk wmo 031350 elevation 19 9 metres 65 ft amsl runways direction length and surface 12 30 2 986 metres 9 797 ft concrete asphalt 03 21 1 905 metres 6 250 ft asphalt airfield shared with prestwick airport source uk aip at nats hms gannet is a forward operating base fob of the royal navy s fleet air arm located at glasgow prestwick airport south ayrshire in scotland the facility was previously also known as royal naval air station rnas prestwick before it was downsized in 2001 it hosted the only fleet air arm search and rescue sar flight in scotland hms gannet sar flight the sar flight was decommissioned in march 2016 leaving the base to operate as a forward operating base and support to uk military 1 history edit establishment edit the ninth and present hms gannet was established in 1971 at prestwick airport in ayrshire over the years prestwick has hosted three naval air squadrons 814 nas 824 nas and 819 nas 819 nas operated three flights a b and search and rescue flight as well as a headquarters element a and b flights traditionally served aboard both uk and allied support ships and deployed on numerous exercises and longer deployments such as naval task group 2000 when 819 nas was decommissioned in november 2001 after 30 years in residence the sar flight and 819 hq elements became hms gannet search and rescue flight with their first commanding officer lt cdr a watts rnas prestwick designation was added in january 1994 hms gannet search and rescue flight edit the sar flight was the last flight based at rnas prestwick it operated two from three sea king hu5 helicopters in the military and civilian search and rescue role across scotland northern england and northern ireland the crews covered an area from ben nevis in the north the isle of man and the lake district to the south east to edinburgh the firth of forth and the borders west to northern ireland and extended 200 miles 320 km west of ireland over the north atlantic giving an operational area of approx 98 000 square miles 2 personnel at the base consisted of fifteen officers eleven ratings twenty eight civil servants and fifty civilian staff the primary role was one of military search and rescue with secondary roles in civilian search and rescue gannet also provides an important medical evacuation service to the many island communities and remote areas of scotland to perform these roles one of the helicopters was on 15 minutes notice to fly during the day and 45 minutes during the night with a duty crew on call for 24 hours this duty was maintained for 365 days of the year with a second standby aircraft ready to assist should the emergency demand it in 1998 gannet was awarded the wilkinson sword of peace for services to the local communities citation needed consistently one of the busiest sar units in the uk 2009 saw the sar flight break a new record when they were tasked to 447 call outs this figure equated to 20 of the uk s total military sar call outs in that year in 2011 the flight was the busiest sar unit for the fifth year in succession in 2010 with 379 call outs 2 and 2011 with 298 call outs and 240 people rescued 3 some of the crew from hms gannet on tv s highland emergency during 2008 to 2011 the sar flight featured regularly on the channel 5 documentary series highland emergency and bbc s countryside rescue when sar duties were carried out by 819 nas the sar aircraft and aircrew were filmed as part of the bbc drama series rockface and two thousand acres of sky in 2012 there were again 298 call outs resulting in the rescue of 285 people 4 in 2014 the flight was tasked to 299 call outs this number made them the second busiest in the uk raf valley in wales was the busiest with 329 jobs 5 in 2015 the final year of dedicated military sar in the uk the flight was again the busiest sar unit with 313 rescues with its running total being higher at the time of the other units decommissioning earlier it also won the prince philip helicopter rescue award in 2015 and 2016 as of 1 january 2016 at 9 am they were replaced by civilians from bristow helicopters and hm coastguard 6 the flight was disbanded on 5 february 2016 7 rn sar 60 edit as one of only two commissioned units of the ten that have operated within the royal navy in the dedicated search and rescue role in 2013 gannet sar flight was a core part of year long celebrations to recognise 60 years of rn helicopter search and rescue events took place throughout the country and media all year with the rn sar force raising 60 000 for charity transfer of sar function to hm coastguard edit with effect from 1 january 2016 the sar function which had been performed by the gannet sar flight was transferred to bristow helicopters acting on behalf of her majesty s coastguard part of the uk s maritime and coastguard agency 6 the coastguard are housed in a purpose built hangar nearby hms gannet s status was reviewed in 2015 with a strong case for defence of the clyde operations being relocated to northern ireland as proposed by dio a strong case was put forward defending gannet including its existing infrastructure better climate and access to the clyde being led by the commanding officer at the time it now remains open serving as a forward operating base primarily as in defence of the clyde and supporting various detachments and major exercises such as joint warrior the last commanding officer lt cdr c e fuller rn was not replaced with the command and control element now being served from rnas culdrose in cornwall and a small staff in situ to run day to day operations units edit a number of units were here at some point detachment no 4 of 702 naval air squadron 8 detachment no 3 of 810 naval air squadron 9 detachment no 4 of 810 naval air squadron 9 814 naval air squadron 10 detachment no 1 of 815 naval air squadron 11 819 naval air squadron 12 820 naval air squadron 13 824 naval air squadron 14 826 naval air squadron 15 detachments of 845 naval air squadron 16 role and operations edit a royal navy merlin hm2 landing at hms gannet during 2015 hms gannet is a forward operating base used by detachments of royal navy merlin hm2 helicopters which are deployed from rnas culdrose as and when required the anti submarine warfare helicopters support the biannual joint warrior exercises and the submarine command course provide a helicopter capability to the navy s smaller vessels during operational sea training and offer protection to vanguard class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines as they arrive and depart their home port at faslane 17 18 references edit citations edit uk royal navy decommissions hms gannet sar flight naval technology com 8 february 2016 retrieved 28 april 2017 1 2 hms gannet royal navy retrieved 24 october 2011 hms gannet named busiest search and rescue unit in uk during 2011 daily record retrieved 8 february 2012 about the unit call outs in 2012 royal navy retrieved 23 october 2013 military search and rescue statistics 2014 pdf retrieved 2 april 2015 1 2 civilian team replaces hms gannet search and rescue at prestwick bbc news scotland 1 january 2016 retrieved 28 april 2017 last piece of an emotional jigsaw as hms gannet decommissions royal navy 5 february 2016 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 23 1 2 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 163 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 177 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 183 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 195 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 200 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 216 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 225 sturtivant ballance 1994 p 261 flying tigers practise lifesaving exercises royal navy 25 september 2019 retrieved 19 july 2021 ripley tim 6 march 2020 uk royal navy enhances prestwick helicopter base jane s archived from the original on 8 april 2020 retrieved 19 july 2021 bibliography edit jefford c g 1988 raf squadrons a comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all raf squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 shrewsbury airlife isbn 1 85310 053 6 sturtivant r ballance t 1994 the squadrons of the fleet air arm tonbridge kent uk air britain historians ltd isbn 0 85130 223 8 external links edit royal navy hms gannet search and rescue flight royal navy sar 60 website photographing north v t e royal naval air stations current rnas culdrose hms seahawk 1947 predannack airfield 1959 rnas merryfield 1956 1958 1960 1961 1972 rnas yeovilton hms heron 1940 former uk a abbotsinch hms sanderling 1943 1963 angle hms goldcrest 1943 anthorn hms nuthatch 1944 1958 arbroath hms condor 1940 1971 ayr hms wagtail 1944 1946 b ballyhalbert hms corncrake 1945 ballykelly hms sealion 1945 1971 belfast hms gadwall hms gannet iii 1943 1973 bramcote hms gamecock 1946 1958 brawdy hms goldcrest 1946 1971 bungay hms europa iii 1945 1946 burscough hms ringtail 1943 1946 bush barn 1944 c campbeltown hms landrail ii 1940 1945 charlton horethorne hms heron ii 1943 1945 cowdray park 1941 1945 crail hms jackdaw 1940 1947 culham hms hornbill 1944 1953 d dale hms goldcrest 1943 1948 donibristle hms merlin 1939 1959 dounreay hms tern ii 1944 1954 drem hms nighthawk 1945 1946 dundee hms condor ii 1941 1944 dunino hms jackdaw ii 1942 1946 e east haven hms peewit 1943 1946 eastleigh hms raven 1939 1946 eglinton hms gannet hms sea eagle 1943 1963 evanton 1944 1948 f g fearn hms owl 1942 1946 ford hms peregrine 1939 1940 1945 1948 1950 1958 gosport hms siskin 1945 1956 grimsetter hms robin 1943 1945 h haldon hms heron ii 1941 1943 halesworth hms sparrowhawk 1945 1946 hatston hms sparrowhawk 1939 1945 henstridge hms dipper 1943 1946 1959 1954 hinstock hms godwit 1942 1947 i k inskip hms nightjar 1943 1946 kirkistown hms corncrake ii 1945 1946 l lawrenny ferry hms daedalus ii 1942 1943 lee on solent hms daedalus hms ariel 1939 1996 limavady 1945 19 lossiemouth hms fulmar 1945 1972 ludham hms flycatcher 1944 1945 lympne hms buzzard hms daedalus ii 1939 1940 m machrihanish hms landrail 1941 1946 1951 1952 macmerry 1945 1946 maydown hms shrike hms gannet ii 1943 1945 middle wallop hms flycatcher 1945 1946 milltown hms fulmar ii 1946 1972 n p nutts corner hms pintail 1945 1946 peplow hms godwit ii 1945 1949 portland hms osprey 1959 1999 prestwick hms gannet 1971 r crimond rattray rattray head hms merganser 1944 1946 roborough hms drake ii 19 19 ronaldsway hms urley 1944 1946 s sandbanks hms daedalus ii 1940 1943 st davids 1947 1961 st merryn hms vulture hms curlew 1940 1952 1952 1956 skaebrae hms tern ii 19 19 stretton hms blackcap 1942 1958 t z toome 1947 1954 treligga hms vulture ii 1939 1955 twatt hms tern 1941 1957 weston park hms godwit ii 1945 woodvale hms ringtail ii 1945 1946 worthy down hms kestrel hms ariel ii 1939 1950 1952 1960 zeals hms hummingbird 1945 1946 former overseas bermuda retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title hms_gannet_ 1971_shore_establishment oldid 1365645562 categories 1971 establishments in scotland royal navy bases in scotland royal navy shore establishments south ayrshire aviation in 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