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May 05, 2012

London 2012 Olympics: HMS Ocean moors on the Thames for security operation (28Pics)

Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Ocean - the Navy's largest ship - sails up the river, past the Thames Barrier, en route to Greenwich


A helicopter hovers as military personnel walk across the deck of HMS Ocean


HMS Ocean sails up the Thames from Gravesend to Greenwich, where she will be berthed as the maritime logistic hub and helicopter launch platform for the Games


A statue of Horatio Nelson is seen as HMS Ocean passes Canary Wharf


Members of the public watch as the Royal Navy's largest ship passes Greenwich Naval College


A crew member looks on as the Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Ocean prepares to take part in security rehearsals


Defence Secretary Philip Hammond stumbles as he arrives to address military personnel aboard HMS Ocean


Television crews film from the vehicle deck of the Royal Navy helicopter carrier


General Sir Nick Parker speaks to a television news crew on HMS Ocean


An armed member of the military stands guard as HMS Ocean passes the O2 Arena


HMS Ocean passes the financial district of Canary Wharf


An Army Air Corps Serviceman keeps watch on HMS Ocean as the ship heads past Canary Wharf towards Greenwich


Lynx helicopters stand ready for action on the Royal Navy's largest ship, HMS Ocean


Lieutenant Mike Robertson from 661 Squadron, who will fly Army Lynx helicopters from HMS Ocean which will berth on the River Thames at Greenwich, is pictured ahead of a major security exercise in preparation for the Olympic Games


HMS Ocean is towed through the Thames Barrier


HMS Ocean passes the O2 Arena on the Thames


A Lynx helicopter lands on the Royal Navy's largest ship


A Lynx helicopter comes into land on HMS Ocean as it is moored in Greenwich


The Royal Navy helicopter carrier sails up the Thames past Canary Wharf


Military personnel aboard HMS Ocean talk in the Aircraft Control Room


Royal Navy pilots land a Sea King helicopter on the flight deck of the Royal Navy helicopter carrier


The Royal Navy's largest ship HMS Ocean is anchored in Greenwich ahead of a major security exercise in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games


Tug boats tow the Royal Navy helicopter carrier up the River Thames


Military personnel aboard HMS Ocean maintain a helicopter as she makes her way up the Thames


Army and Navy personnel take part in a briefing onboard HMS Ocean as it heads towards the River Thames


A police motor boat races past Canary Wharf before HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy helicopter carrier, sails up the Thames for an Olympic security exercise


A police patrol boat passes the Royal Hospital at Greenwich


HMS Ocean passes under the new cable car across the Thames

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