HMS Pembroke has paid a visit to Pembrokeshire.

The ship, which has been on NATO operations in the Baltic Sea for three months, is now on an extended journey home.

The ship arrived in Milford Haven on Thursday and enjoyed welcoming the local public on board.

The crew hosted local dignitaries on Friday night to demonstrate their capability and to get to know their affiliates. Reciprocal hospitality was shown by the councils of Milford Haven and Pembroke which was thoroughly enjoyed by the crew.

The ship opened her doors to the public over the weekend, allowing people to get to know their ship and her crew and learn a little about what a Royal Navy Minehunter does.

To commemorate the Queen’s 90th Birthday, HMS Pembroke did something a bit more unusual and welcomed the Welsh Corgi League on board to have some photos with the ship and her officers.

In addition, the ship took both the Sea Cadets and Haverfordwest Scouts to sea to show them what the Royal Navy does, allowing them to drive the ship, see a fire exercise and fire the general purpose machine gun.

Commanding Officer, Lt Commander Jim Lovell, said: “The ship’s company have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to visit their home region and welcome the public on board. Although we normally berth in Pembroke Dock, for port safety reasons, we berthed in Milford Haven, which allowed us to welcome over 1,000 people on board during our stay.

“I hope that they got to see how ‘their’ warship, which is recently back from NATO Operations in the Baltic, contributes to security at sea. In particular it was fantastic to take some of the Sea Cadet and local Scout groups to sea with us and show them what this ship can do. Very many thanks to all of those who have made the ship’s company of HMS Pembroke so welcome and we look forward to visiting again.”