We are delighted to welcome our first female Commanding Officer, Captain Jo Deakin OBE RN to the home of
@RoyalNavy
Marine and Air Engineering.
#AwEsoME
HMS Sultan has achieved 65 years as a centre of Marine and Air Engineering excellence. Join with us across 65 days of celebrations, in which we will share some fun facts about the Base and its history.
#RoyalNavy
#Sultan65
#takeacloserlook
#inspireanengineer
.
We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sub Lt Abbigail Cowbrough. She recently trained with us and we are shocked and saddened to hear of her tragic death. She was such a vibrant and talented person who will be a loss to all that knew her.
@CanadianForces
ET (ME) Jolean Ottley has shared her experience as an Engineer in
@RoyalNavy
. Originally from St Vincent and the Grenadines, she is planning to go as far as she in her Engineering career in the navy.
#CommonwealthDay
#awesoME
👉
Ceremonial Training is an important part of military life and helps instil RN Core Values & Standards.
During Ceremonial Divisions, for the 60th anniversary of Sultan, the Guard of Honour put on this special display.
#RoyalNavy
#Sultan65
#takeacloserlook
#inspireanengineer
Congratulations Class ME 150/22/04 on completing the Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSsultan
. They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting Royal Navy ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
🛠️⚓️👏
Congratulations and BZ to CPO (ME) Stew Javes on receiving an Royal Humane Society award for his quick action which saved a mans life and also prevented further accidents on a busy M27 in Hampshire.
The award was presented by
@CaptJohnVoyce
@RoyalNavy
#NotAllHeroesWearCapes
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 22/004 on the completion of your
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
.
We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential.
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeship
🛠️⚓️🚁
Congratulations to Class ME 150/21/13s on completing their Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSSultan
. They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
🛠️⚓️👏
Congratulations to Class ME 160/22/01s on completing their Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSsultan
. They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
🛠️⚓️👏
Well done (BZ) to
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technicians Collier, Cotterell & Aquilina for showing their support for
@PoppyLegion
at the HMS Sultan Bonfire & Fireworks Night.
#PoppyAppeal
Congratulations to Class ME175/23/01 on completing the Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSSultan
.
They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
operations around the world.
#awesoME
#Apprenticeships
🛠️⚓️👏
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 22/002 on the completion of your
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
.
We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential .
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeship
🛠️⚓️🚁👏
Around 400 personnel received The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal recently in a mass presentation at HMS Sultan. The Queen has awarded members of the Armed Forces in recognition of their service. Each recipient was presented in turn by their divisional officer.
#PlatinumJubilee
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 21/019 on the completion of your Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS,
@HMSsultan
.
We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential .
#AwEsome
@RoyalNavy
#Apprenticeship
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Congratulations to
@RoyalNavy
Survival Equipment Technicians from SET 21/001 on the completion of their qualify training
@HMSsultan
. Highly valued and motivated, SETs deliver a diverse and unique set of skills as part of
@RN_engineers
.
#AwEsome
Congratulations to Class ME 150/22/04 on completing their Career Course
@HMSsultan
.
They are all now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
🛠️⚓️
The CO
@HMSsultan
@CaptJohnVoyce
was the first customer today
@NadinesHair22
, the Base’s new barber and hairdressers. The shop will offer trainees a convenient alternative to heading off site.
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 22/001 on the completion of your Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS,
@HMSsultan
.
We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential .
#AwEsome
@RoyalNavy
#Apprenticeship
🛠️⚓️🚁👏
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 22/006 on the completion of your
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
. We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential.
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeships
🛠️⚓️🚁
Congratulations to Advanced Apprentices from Class AA AET 22/001 on the completion of your
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
.
We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential .
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeship
🛠️⚓️🚁👏
Congratulations Class ME 150/22/08 on completing the Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSsultan
. They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting Royal Navy ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
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We're celebrating
#NAW23
with
#awesoME
Marine Engineering
#apprentices
like Liam.
The
@RoyalNavy
achieved a Princess Royal Trust training award in 2023 - Royal recognition for the Navy’s training, apprenticeships & development of skills.
#GetInGoFar
HMS Sultan welcomed
@RAdmJudeTerry
as the Guest of Honour at Ceremonial Divisions, with the global contribution and achievements of highly skilled & motivated
@RoyalNavy
Air & Marine Engineers celebrated.
#AwEsoME
Congratulations to
Class ME 150/22/03 on completing their Career Course
@HMSsultan
.
They are all now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
🛠️⚓️
What a tremendous honour it has been for all of our personnel who have been involved with the King’s Coronation. Sailors and Royal Marines from across the Navy were also drilled &prepared
@HMSsultan
, joining in marching or lining the streets of London during celebrations.
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 22/007 & Accelerated Apprentices class AA AET 22/002 on the completion of your
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
. Well on your way to fulfilling your full potential!
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeships
🛠️⚓️🚁
Congratulations to Class ME 150/22/01s on completing their Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSSultan
. They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
🛠️⚓️👏
HMS Sultan has a new Executive Officer!
Marine Engineering Cdr Fergus Ochtman-Corfe RN has served
@HMSSultan
as both a trainee and on staff for both
@NZNavy
and
@RoyalNavy
, bringing a wealth of experience to the role.
#AwEsoME
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 22/003 on the completion of your
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
.
We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential .
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeship
🛠️⚓️🚁
Congratulations Accelerated Apprentices AA AET 23/002 on completing
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course at RNAESS, HMS Sultan.
Well on your way to fulfilling your potential.
Great start to Tomorrow's Engineers Week!
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeships
@teweekuk
🛠️⚓️🚁
Congratulations Class ME 150/22/06 on completing the Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSsultan
. They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting Royal Navy ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
🛠️⚓️👏
HMS Sultan has welcomed it’s 32nd Commanding Officer!
Captain Mark Hamilton joins the world-class home of
@RoyalNavy
Marine & Air Engineering
@HMSSultan
, taking over the reins from Capt Jo Deakin.
#AwEsoME
Congratulations Class ME150/23/07 on completing the Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSSultan
.
They're now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
#Apprentices
⚓️🛠️
“Being in
@RoyalNavy
excites me as you get to see future capabilities coming through into fulfilment.
There are lots of ways into
#STEM
, not just through university but also apprenticeships and I’d encourage anyone to give it a go.”SLt Sykes
#SmashingStereotypes
@ScienceWeekUK
Congratulations Class ME 150/22/11 on completing the Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSsultan
. They are now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
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The Commandant of the Defence College of Technical Training, Commodore Bailey was the Guest of Honour for Ceremonial Divisions
@HMSsultan
, encouraging our Professional
@RN_engineers
to train as the future of
@RoyalNavy
Air and Marine Engineering.
#AwEsoME
We had the pleasure of welcoming US, French, and Italian allies from the NATO Amphibious Landing Force aboard
@HMSsultan
.
After exercises in the Solent and Browndown beach the next stop Norway!
We wish them all, Fair winds and following seas!
#WeAreNATO
#Bienvenue
#Benvenuta
Congratulations to Accelerated Apprentices Class AA AETQC 13/001 on the completion of your Royal Navy Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS HMS Sultan.
You’re well on your way to fulfilling your full potential!
#AwEsome
⚓️
Images by PO Phot Pepe Hogan
Congratulations Classes AETQC AA23/003 & AETQC 23/008 on completing the
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
.
They now join squadrons for Phase 2b training, working on Merlin, Wildcat & F-35s.
#AwEsome
#Apprentices
#SkillsForLife
👏
A Merlin Mk4 helicopter from
@846NAS
landed
@HMSSultan
with 4 Air Engineering Technicians(AETs), to talk to all current
@RoyalNavy
trainees about the experiences that await them after their training here at RNAESS. Thanks 846NAS & those
@HMSSultan
who made this possible.
#AwEsome
“As an instructor, I coach & mentor our future Marine Engineers, so they can go to sea with the knowledge they are safe & competent to work in a real ship environment. Coming back to
@HMSSultan
allows me to share my experience with next generation."
#awesoME
@teweekuk
@RoyalNavy
Congratulations Classes ME150/23/03 and ME150/23/03 on completing the Engineering Technician Initial Career Course
@HMSSultan
.
They're now equipped to join their first Marine Engineering departments at sea, supporting
@RoyalNavy
ships on operations around the world.
#awesoME
⚓️🛠️
Congratulations to Class 764 AET 22/005 on the completion of your
@RoyalNavy
Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Course within RNAESS
@HMSsultan
. We look forward to seeing you fulfil your full potential.
#AwEsome
#Apprenticeships
🛠️⚓️🚁
Good luck to the
@RoyalAirForce
team from
@RAF_Cosford
who are on their way to
@HMSsultan
to take part in the
@RoyalNavy
Engineering Challenge, One of 80 teams entering the challenge. Placing 4th last year & winners the year before, the pressure is on to chase the title this year
Air Engineering Technicians from 764 Sqn, RNAESS, visited
@HMSQNLZ
.
After training
@HMSsultan
, some of the AETs will train
@RAF_Marham
and
@RNASCuldrose
, which could lead onto joining the aircraft carrier, supporting with F-35s or Merlin Mk2 helicopters on operations.
#AwEsome
CO
@HMSSultan
@CaptJoDeakin
presented a Herbet Lott award to Engineering Technician Marine Engineer Lewis Dudley, in recognition of his work on Engineering Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV), support to the ME department & enthusiasm for Ship's morale.
#awesoME
@RNRMC
👏⚓️🛠️🚢
Congratulations to
@RNASCuldrose
Probationary Leading Air Engineering Technician Brandon on your Telegraphist Air Gunners Association award, as the Top Gun RNAESS Phase2a academic student (2022-23).
An
#AwEsome
@RoyalNavy
Accelerated Apprentice who will is sure to go far!
⚓️👏🏆
Personnel from across HMS Sultan came together as one to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice at a Drumhead Ceremony.
#Remembrance
#LestWeForget
On 1 November, Sultan received its Annual Formal Inspection by AVM Richard Maddison OBE,
@AOC22Group
. The AVM met with staff and trainees, presenting commendations, and received briefs on how
#Engineering
training continues to evolve.
Our Commanding Officer
@CaptJoDeakin
made a special presentation to the son & granddaughter of one of
@HMSSultan
’s 1st COs.
Capt John Farrow OBE was CO from 1957-1959, his son Capt Malcom Farrow & granddaughter Alice attended CDiv's before being presented a copy of his portrait.
“I started studying
#STEM
at school and although it didn’t come easily, I’ve always found it to be massively rewarding. It's at the heart of working with helicopters, ships, cars or anything. It's where innovation happens, and it really can take you anywhere!” SLt Wheatley
#BSW24
HMS Sultan recently welcomed the visit of Captain Fernando Reyes, Naval Attaché of Chile in the UK, to observe the technical training currently being delivered to Chilean Navy personnel within the Base.
@Armada_Chile
“I joined
@RoyalNavy
as a natural progression, to do something I was passionate about and to be on the sea. It also gave me the chance to learn new skills and provide a steady income to support my family back home." LET ME Bess.
#CommonwealthDay
#StVincent
#Greandines
#Caribbean
HMS Sultan welcomed
@RoyalNavy
Director Submarines
@RAdmSAsquith
as Guest of Honour at Ceremonial Divisions.
Inspecting those on parade the R Adm highlighted RN Engineers expertise to keep the Fleet at sea & operationally ready every day.
#AwEsoME
⚓️👏🎖️
Submariners
@HMSsultan
will join
@RoyalNavy
#veterans
& serving personnel at Submariner Remembrance Weekend, recognising the Silent Service at Westminster Abbey & Middle Temple Gardens. Submariner Remembrance is week before other events to allow attendance at both.
#LestWeForget
HMS SULTAN MARKS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
A coffee morning was held at HMS Sultan recently to mark International Women’s Day and raise money for women’s charities working to improve gender equality within the workplace.