Which British warship was sent up the Thames to provide security cover for the 2012 Olympic Games?
"helicopters embarked on HMS Ocean, which was alongside at Greenwich on the River Thames). Finally, surface-to-air missiles were sited around the Olympic stadium to stop potential suicide airplane attacks, similar to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. There were six sites, four using Rapier and two using Starstreak Fire units. After initially announcing the possibility of installing missiles the British government confirmed they would be deployed from mid July. Airspace management and early warning of a threat was provided using existing air traffic control and air defence radar, supplemented by mobile radar, including Type 101 ground-based radar from"
"Security for the 2012 Summer Olympics The security preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics—with the exception of the air counter-terrorist plan, which was a RAF responsibility—was led by the police, with 13,000 officers available, supported by 17,000 members of the armed forces. Royal Navy, Army and RAF assets, including ships situated in the Thames, Typhoon jets, radar, helicopter-borne snipers, and surface-to-air missiles, were deployed as part of the security operation. The final cost of the security operation was estimated £553m (pounds sterling). The budget for venue security was being partly funded by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and"
"term of imprisonment. Security for the 2012 Summer Olympics The security preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics—with the exception of the air counter-terrorist plan, which was a RAF responsibility—was led by the police, with 13,000 officers available, supported by 17,000 members of the armed forces. Royal Navy, Army and RAF assets, including ships situated in the Thames, Typhoon jets, radar, helicopter-borne snipers, and surface-to-air missiles, were deployed as part of the security operation. The final cost of the security operation was estimated £553m (pounds sterling). The budget for venue security was being partly funded by the London Organising Committee of"
"and the figure of 13,500 armed forces personnel was more than Britain currently had deployed in Afghanistan. The Metropolitan Police and the Royal Marines carried out security exercises in preparation for the Olympics on 19 January 2012, with 50 marine police officers in rigid inflatables and fast response boats, joined by up to 100 military personnel and a Lynx Navy helicopter. The Ministry of Defence distributed leaflets to residents of the Lexington building in Bow, announcing that a missile system was to be stationed on top of the water tower. This caused concern to some residents. The Ministry said it"
"river a number of smaller private companies also offer river trips at Oxford, Wallingford, Reading and Hampton Court. Many companies also provide boat hire on the river. The leisure navigation and sporting activities on the river have given rise to a number of businesses including boatbuilding, marinas, ships chandlers and salvage services. The Air Line aerial cable system over the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks has been in operation since the 2012 Summer Olympics. The river is policed by five police forces. The Thames Division is the River Police arm of London's Metropolitan Police, while Surrey"
"the Royal House of Stewart and the flag of Tudor King Henry VIII. ""Gloriana"" carried the Olympic Flame on the river Thames on 27 July 2012, leading three flotillas of rowboats. The rowing crew was drawn from the Olympians Rowing Association with Paul Bircher & Mike Lapage (1948 Silver Medal VIII) stroking the boat with 14 Olympians and two future hopefuls from London Youth Rowing. The barge was moored on the Lea Navigation at the Olympic Park in Stratford during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. On Saturday 15 September 2012, ""Gloriana"" was the leading boat of the Great River"
"was to be given to Sir Ian Blair. After retiring from BTP, Ian Johnston was appointed Director of Security and Resilience at LOCOG, for the London 2012 Olympics. In post, he was responsible for signing the contract with G4S, which in July 2012 led to the announcement that British troops would be deployed at the Olympics to cover shortfalls. According to an insider from LOCOG talking to Newsnight, ""there was inadequate scrutiny"", ""the management of security at Locog was ""thoroughly amateurish and incompetent"""", and ""It was the wrong strategy, to use only one company"", compared with the approach of LOCOG's"
"team, a sign of the ship's flexibility. On 4 May 2012, she moored at Greenwich to prepare for her role of providing logistics support, accommodation and a helicopter landing site during the London 2012 Olympic Games. From 24 to 28 May 2012, she visited Sunderland, her affiliated port, and made other port calls before returning to London on 13 July. After Olympic duty, ""Ocean"" returned to her home port of HMNB Devonport for a scheduled period of maintenance. The LPH role was provided by until 2014. On 22 July 2014, HMS ""Ocean"" took over the helicopter carrier role again, after"
"again with HMS ""Illustrious"". The London 2012 Olympics saw the squadron deploy to RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset to perform maritime security operations. Yeovilton's location allowed the squadron's Merlins to quickly access amphibious transport dock HMS ""Bulwark"", which was acting as the police command unit for the Olympic Sailing Regatta taking place in Weymouth Bay. During December 2014, the Merlin HM1 was replaced with the Merlin HM2. The upgraded aircraft features a new mission system, digital cockpit, electro-optical camera and multi-static sonar system. For a two-week period in early 2016, two aircraft and over sixty personnel from 814 NAS took part"
"Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant was a parade on 3 June 2012 of 670 boats on the Tideway of the River Thames in London as part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Queen, Prince Philip and other members of the Royal Family were aboard vessels that took part in the parade. The parade was organised by the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation, and funded by private donations and sponsorship. The pageant master was Adrian Evans. The vessels that took part included military, commercial, and pleasure craft. According to ""Guinness World Records"", this"
"RAF. In January 2012, it was reported that the future of the station was under review by the Ministry of Defence as part of efforts to reduce defence spending. A proposed use has been as a satellite of Heathrow Airport, although a Ministry of Defence spokesman described that as unlikely. Four Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft arrived at the station from RAF Coningsby on 2 May 2012 to take part in a security exercise as part of preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics. During the Games, the aircraft were deployed to the station to provide air superiority protection for London, in conjunction"
"services marking Armistice Day and Armed Forces Day. Moored at St Katharine Docks, ""Havengore"" currently undertakes a mixed programme of public service and charitable events and is also available for corporate hospitality purposes. On 30 January 1965 ""Havengore"" carried Sir Winston Churchill on his last journey by water along the River Thames from Tower Pier to Festival Pier during his State Funeral. On her journey along the Thames, ""Havengore"" was saluted by a flypast of 16 English Electric Lightning fighter jets, and dock cranes were bowed as she passed. This event was broadcast live to an estimated worldwide audience of"
"located by a film crew in 2002. ""Thames"" continued in service with the Navy until 1944, by which time the allies had largely secured control of the Mediterranean. She then left Navy service. HMT Thames (1938) Thames was a Rescue tugboat that saw service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Named for the River Thames in England, she was launched in 1938. With the outbreak of the Second World War, she was acquired by the Royal Navy in June 1940. She was based at the strategically vital naval base at Gibraltar, moving the large warships there in"
"The Boat Race 2012 The 158th Boat Race took place on 7 April 2012. Held annually, The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames in London. Despite Cambridge having the heavier crew, Oxford were pre-race favourites having had a successful preparation period, including a victory over Leander. Cambridge won the toss and chose to start on the Surrey side of the river. Partway through, with the boats level, the race was temporarily halted to avoid injury to protester Trenton Oldfield, who swam in front of the two"
"car across the River Thames, called the Emirates Air Line, to link 2012 Olympics venues. It was inaugurated in June 2012, and crosses the Thames between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, carrying up to 2,500 passengers an hour, cutting journey times between the O2 arena and the ExCeL exhibition centre and providing a crossing every 30 seconds. The plan was to have 80% of athletes travel less than 20 minutes to their event, and 93% of them within 30 minutes of their event. The Olympic Park would be served by ten separate railway lines with a combined capacity of"
"contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat, has been held since 1965. It usually takes place on the Thames, prior to the main Boat Race. The trial crews competed against one another on 13 December 2011 on The Championship Course. Oxford's boats were titled ""Hell"" and ""High Water"", while Cambridge's two crews rowed in ""Cloak"" and ""Dagger"". ""Hell"" and ""Dagger"" won their respective races. The official crews were announced at the weigh-in, held on 5 March 2012 at a venue nearby the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. For the first time in Cambridge's Boat Race history, their boat featured"
"later fixed. It is a two-sided clock with the Paralympic countdown on the other side. The countdown to the start of the Olympics began with a ceremony for the lighting of the Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece. The security operation was led by the police, with 10,000 officers available, supported by 13,500 members of the armed forces. Naval and air assets, including ships situated in the Thames, Eurofighter jets and surface-to-air missiles, were deployed as part of the security operation; the biggest security operation Britain had faced for decades. The cost of security increased from £282 million to £553 million,"
"traditional, features Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, stepping from the Panathinaiko Stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, with Parthenon in the background; the reverse features the Games logo, the River Thames and a series of lines representing ""the energy of athletes and a sense of pulling together"". The medals were transferred to the Tower of London vaults on 2 July 2012 for storage. Each gold medal is made up of 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, with the remainder copper. The silver medal (which represents second place) is made up of 92.5 percent silver,"
"in 1998 replaced ""Tern""s Gleniffer diesel engines with Cummins diesel engines. ""Tern"" is the oldest steamboat operating on Windermere, and is the flagship of Windermere Lake Cruises. She is registered by National Historic Ships with certificate number 380, and is part of the National Historic Fleet. Ships of the National Historic Fleet are described as ""being of pre-eminent national or regional significance"" and as ""meriting a higher priority for long term preservation"". In 2012 she carried the Olympic Torch from Waterhead Pier to Bowness-on-Windermere during the torch's journey across the British Isles ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ""Tern"" underwent"
"not ""conducive to the public good"". Oldfield, whose wife is from India, appealed on the grounds that she would be threatened in Australia, and in December 2013, the deportation order was overturned. Security for the 2013 race was increased as a result of Oldfield's actions, with Royal Marines, additional stewards and the Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit in attendance. The Boat Race 2012 The 158th Boat Race took place on 7 April 2012. Held annually, The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames in London. Despite Cambridge"
"Hampshire. Flying Pictures claims to be the world leader in aerial & helicopter filming services for feature films. In the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, he flew the helicopter for the section flying along the River Thames, next to Big Ben, entitled ""Isles of Wonder"", also known as ""Journey along the Thames"". He also flew the helicopter for the pre-recorded sequence known as ""Happy and Glorious"", flying it straight through Tower Bridge, with camerawork by John Marzano. The sequence ended with an AgustaWestland AW139 flying above the Olympic Stadium, with the Queen portrayed by Julia McKenzie, who appeared to parachute"
"in a large training exercise during 2–10 May 2012, known as ""Exercise Olympic Guardian"", which preceded the operational phase of the campaign. The exercise involved Boeing E-3 Sentry from RAF Waddington, VC-10 tanker aircraft from RAF Brize Norton and Typhoon fast jets from 3(F) Sqn operating from RAF Northolt, the first time RAF fighters had been stationed at the West London base since the Second World War. Another component of the air defence plan was RAF Regiment snipers who would operate with RAF Pumas based at the TA Centre at Ilford, and Royal Navy and Army Air Corps Lynxes operating"
"Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in a flotilla of over a thousands vessels during the Thames pageant on 3 June 2012. Members of the Royal Family who embarked on the ""Havengore"" for Thames pageant were The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. The craft also participated in observances on the Thames marking Queen Elizabeth's surpassing of Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September 2015. MV Havengore Havengore is a former hydrographic survey launch, originally launched in"
"service, by Royal Command. She is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith, in Edinburgh, Scotland, alongside the similarly retired Royal Yacht, ""HMY Britannia"". A new royal barge named ""Gloriana"" was built in 2011–2012 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the first such craft to be built for 100 years. ""Gloriana"" is a rowing barge, powered by 18 oarsmen; it took a leading position in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June 2012 and carried ten flags, among them those representing the four home nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the flag of the City of"
"the third choice goalkeeper for England, was the only player selected for both the Olympics and the England Euro 2012 squad. Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards were selected as the three overage players. Former England captain David Beckham was shortlisted for the Olympics, but was left out of the final squad. The Great Britain squad for the 2012 Olympic Games was announced on 2 July 2012, with Ryan Giggs named as captain. ! colspan=""9"" style=""background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;""| ! colspan=""9"" style=""background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;""| ! colspan=""9"" style=""background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;""| This is a full round-up of Great Britain's performances at the Olympic Games. London"
"for £51 million. In October 2013 the Ministry of Defence announced that from 1 April 2014 the ship's homeport would change from HMNB Portsmouth to HMNB Devonport, the location of the Hydrography and Meteorology Centre of Specialisation and where the Royal Navy's other survey ships are based. She was commissioned into the Navy on 23 June 2011 as HMS ""Protector"". The commissioning ceremony was held on the 50th anniversary of the date that the Antarctic Treaty came into force. During September 2011, ""Protector"" embarked on operational sea training in preparation for her first deployment in November. In February 2012, after"
"of Trinity House to escort the Sovereign when travelling by ship in territorial waters is still exercised on ceremonial occasions. On the River Thames and inland waterways the duty is carried out by the vessel ""Trinity House No 1 Boat"". The name is in practice a designation of any boat assigned to this duty, rather than the name of a specific vessel, and at present a tender of THV ""Galatea"" is used for such ceremonial duties. However, for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June 2012, this boat had the name ""T.H. No 1 Boat"" painted onto the bow"
"fifteen fixed-wing Harrier aircraft of Joint Force Harrier in the ferry role, but was unable to operate as a fixed-wing aircraft carrier because she lacked the ski jump that is needed to launch a fully loaded Harrier. For the 2012 London Olympics, she carried an air arm of eight Army Air Corps and Fleet Air Arm Super Lynx helicopters, four from each service, to deploy special forces and conduct other missions in a security role. Four Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVPs) are permanently embarked and manned by 9 Assault Squadron Royal Marines. Weeks after being commissioned, ""Ocean"" was undertaking"
"by Ashley Almanza. On 12 July 2012, it was announced that 3,500 British troops would be deployed at the 2012 Summer Olympics due to a shortage of adequately trained G4S security staff, with Labour MP Keith Vaz claiming that, ""G4S has let the country down and we have literally had to send in the troops"". Shares in G4S later dropped 9 percent after the firm claimed it faced a possible £50 million loss as a result of failing to provide sufficient trained staff for the 2012 Olympic Games. On 17 July, the company's chief executive, Nick Buckles, appeared before the"
"years MVS volunteers have achieved much. Among the many occasions when they made a difference was during the MSC Napoli salvage when the MVS played a significant role ashore and afloat and was commended by the then SOSREP, Robin Middleton. More recently the MVS had a supporting role during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Its London Units were involved in an extended deployment as part of the Environment Agency's security operation for the Olympic Rowing and Kayak Sprint events held at Eton Dorney Lake. The City of London Unit's Nelson 45 launch, Londinium 1 and three RIBs were based at Boveney"
"Sport Relief 2012 Sport Relief 2012 was a fund raising event organised by Comic Relief. It was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two on the evening of 23 March 2012 from 7:00 pm to 1:45 am live from the BBC Television Centre. The TV event raised a massive £50,447,197, which is the highest figure ever raised. In the autumn of 2011, David Walliams swam of The Thames in eight days. During the eight days Walliams suffered from illness and flu. Walliams took time to recover after the event due to the intake of Thames water that contained bacteria and"
"Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London, England, United Kingdom, is a sporting complex built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Paralympics, situated to the east of the city adjacent to the Stratford City development. It contains the athletes' Olympic Village and several of the sporting venues including the London Stadium and London Aquatics Centre, besides the London Olympics Media Centre. The park is overlooked by the ArcelorMittal Orbit, an observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art. It was simply called Olympic Park during the Games but was later renamed to commemorate the Diamond"
"Three sponsor of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2017, under the Government's Open Water programme, and in common with all Water and Sewerage companies, Thames Water must provide entirely separate Retail and Wholesale operations for its commercial customers, working through a central Market Operator. On 14 March 2017, Macquarie Group sold its remaining stake in Thames Water's holding company to OMERS and the Kuwait Investment Authority. , Thames Water provides the second cheapest residential water and sewerage charges of all the combined Water and Sewerage companies. Since 2007, it has made capital investments at least £1 billion a"