Sarah Oakley
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Captain Sarah Ellen Oakley is a British Royal Navy officer, who, until December of 2023, served as the commanding officer of Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
Oakley as commanding officer of the Britannia Royal Naval College in 2022, in front of the college bell
HMS Mersey
Britannia Royal Naval College
Overseas Patrol Squadron
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The Overseas Patrol Squadron is a front-line squadron of the Royal Navy with responsibility for patrolling the UK's Extended Fisheries Zone, both at home and around British Overseas Territories. The squadron, with headquarters at HMNB Portsmouth, is equipped with eight of the River-class patrol vessels.
Three River-class patrol vessels of the Overseas Patrol Squadron, HMS Severn, HMS Tyne and HMS Mersey are pictured exercising off the coast of Cornwall.
Yarmouth colliding with the Icelandic gunboat Thor, which is attempting to reach trawlers off-picture to starboard during the Third Cod War