Mike Howarth has taken on the role at HMS Dalriada in Govan. For just over four years Commander John Cunane has been in charge of the unit, but on June 30 formally handed over responsibility to Commander Howarth. He said: “The past four years in command of HMS Dalriada has been the pinnacle of my 36-year career. “This has been a challenging, but uplifting, period in Dalriada’s history. We have seen over 30 recruits complete their initial training, personnel deployed on Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels to the South Atlantic, personnel deployed in support of the Carrier programme, short-notice mobilisations in response to threats to shipping in the Middle East, and specialists using their skills during exercises in the Baltic.