Hopeless romantic sailor springs surprise proposal on Scots missus after five months at sea – with the help of a BATTLESHIP
Petty Officer Mark Titman got down on one knee on the deck of HMS Penzance while his crew mates held a banner which said ‘Will you marry me?’
A HOPELESS romantic sailor has surprised his missus by proposing – after his ship returned to Scotland from a FIVE MONTH stint at sea.
Petty Officer Mark Titman, 34, got down on one knee on the deck of HMS Penzance while his crew mates held a banner which said "Will you marry me?".
It was a "massive surprise" for girlfriend Laura Campbell, who was waiting on the quayside with the couple's baby Ava.
And she happily said yes.
Petty Officer Titman, from Sheffield, popped the question with a ring and bouquet of flowers after getting off at HM Naval Base Clyde.
He said: "I got the ring in April so I knew I was going to do it, so I was just getting loads of ideas. I had a few ideas and narrowed it down to this one. My crew mates knew about it and helped out.
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"I thought this was the best way to do it - spell it out to her to give her a bit of a heads up.
"I am proud to be able to do my job and even more proud of the way that my partner Laura has coped in bringing up our daughter. It leaves me in no doubt whatsoever that she is the perfect woman for me."
Ms Campbell, 32, from the Glasgow area, who also has a 10-year-old daughter Caitlynn, wasn’t prepared for the proposal.
She said: "It was a massive surprise. We had talked about it and stuff, but not anytime soon, so it was a lovely surprise."
Petty Officer Titman, who has two other kids aged 10 and seven, was happy to be reunited with Ava who was just four-weeks-old when he and the rest of the crew were deployed to the Gulf in January.
Families and friends were waiting on the quayside to greet the crew as the ship returned from its three-year deployment in the Gulf, having left Faslane in June 2014.
A lone piper played from the deck of the vessel and the Royal Armoured Corps Band then played on the quay to welcome Crew 1, who have been operating the vessel since January.
HMS Penzance is a Sandown Class Mine Counter Measures Vessel, one of seven such ships operated by First Mine Counter Measures crew from Faslane.
Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Jim Lovell, said: "The ship has performed everything asked of her during the deployment and I could not be more proud of my Ship's Company.
"A professional and versatile team, they have delivered everything I have asked of them but now it's time for some very well earned leave."
We told you earlier this month how a Reddit user turned to the internet for advice on where best to propose – along a Scottish road.
The hopeless romantic was looking for advice on where best to pop the big question on the A9.
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