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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D3
Author	POA(Phot) Paul A'Barrow
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F Number	f/6.3
ISO speed rating	800
Date and time of data generation	14:02, 21 July 2014
Lens focal length	400 mm
Short title	CU140020020
Copyright holder	© Crown copyright
Image title	A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter with 829 Naval Air Squadron launches a dummy training torpedo off the Cornish coast.Merlin helicopters from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose have been busy near their West Cornwall Base getting to grips with the launching of practice torpedoes.The Submarine hunting aircraft, who have recently returned from a highly successful‘Deep Blue’ deployment in the Eastern Atlantic and off the south coast of Cornwall, are developing their weapon delivery skills. Dropping dummy training torpedoes in the Falmouth Bay area, the weapons are replicas of the real sub-busting Sting Ray lightweight torpedoes. Both Weapons Engineers and Aircrew are required to carry out the same procedures and drill as if live weapons were being used.Merlin Mk 2 can carry up to four sub-seeking weapons, two either side of the aircraft’s fuselage. Once launched, the intelligent Sting Ray searches out its intended target, even in shallow water. It is electrically powered and features an active homing head with an autonomous operation mode. Real-time information and positive identification against even small, elusive targets ensures the single shaped charge warhead will effectively knock out any submarine.It is planned to conduct up to 20 torpedo releases a year in the Bay area loading the dummy torpedoes at RNAS Culdrose and once released being recovered by SERCO, using boats working out of Falmouth.
Headline	Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter Launching a Training Torpedo
Credit/Provider	MoD/Crown copyright (year)
Source	Royal Navy
Usage terms	Licensed for use under the terms and conditions of the Open Government Licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/
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File change date and time	09:49, 24 July 2014
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Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	400 mm
Scene capture type	Portrait
Scene control	Low gain up
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Serial number of camera	2093739
Date metadata was last modified	22:36, 10 September 2014
Keywords	829 NAS Merlin Mark 2 MK2 Torpedo training Drop Away Practise Trials Sting Ray Royal Navy Equipment Aircraft Helicopter Merlin
Category	MOD
Supplemental categories	Equipment Aircraft Helicopters Merlin Weapons Torpedoes
Special instructions	Image cleared for release- Forward image to PRO, RNAS Culdrose, RNPD, Navy News, Cockpit Magazine, Local media, Navy News.
Writer	POA(Phot) Paul A'Barrow
Contact information	www.defenceimagery.mod.uk , ,
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IIM version	2
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