HMS Ocean returns to Plymouth

Amy Townsend from Bolton, hugs her younger brother Paul, after the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean returned to Devonport naval base, Plymouth, after serving in the Persian Gulf. * Speaking onboard the ship before she sailed into Plymouth Sound, her commanding officer, Captain Chris Clayton, said she had made a vital effort in securing southern Iraq and had performed brilliantly. HMS Ocean provided a platform for Royal Navy and Royal Air Force helicopters and, along with others units from the Amphibious Task Group, delivered the Royal Marines and armoured reconnaissance from the Queen's Dragoon Guards onto the Al Faw peninsula. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)