Brussels sprouts banned from warship

Brussels sprouts have been banned from a Plymouth-based warship with its captain describing them as the “devil’s vegetable”.

Wayne Keble OBE, who is the Commanding Officer of amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark, said he hates the small leafy green vegetables.

The warship is currently playing host to military chiefs in its role as the Commander Amphibious Task Group’s Flagship for the Taurus 09 deployment to the Mediterranean and Far East.



Rumours had circulated around the ship that Capt Keble – a fitness fanatic – had banned fried eggs from being served to the ship’s company of city sailors and Royal Marines during its six-month deployment.

But scotching the rumour, he revealed he had in fact banned sprouts. “The only thing I have banned on board is Brussels sprouts,” he said.

“They are the devil’s vegetable and the only thing I do not like, and the only thing I hate.” He added: “Brussels sprouts are absolutely banned on board HMS Bulwark. I do not eat them so I do not know what the after-effects are.”