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Royal Navy Operations - 2010

The type and mission of those ships at sea on 9 September 2010 are as follows:

Ship Mission/type

Op Telic

Maintenance of integrity and security of Iraqi Territorial Seas.

HMS Somerset

Type 23 Frigate

HMS Chiddingfold

Mine Counter Measures Vessel

HMS Grimsby

Mine Counter Measures Vessel

HMS Pembroke

Mine Counter Measures Vessel

HMS Middleton

Mine Counter Measures Vessel

RFA Cardigan Bay

Auxilliary Landing Ship Dock

RFA Lyme Bay

Auxilliary Landing Ship Dock

Arabian Gulf Tanker

Replenishment of coalition units in the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and North Indian Ocean.

RFA Bayleaf

Support Tanker

Op Calash

Counter Piracy and counter smuggling operations within the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and North Indian Ocean.

HMS Northumberland

Type 23 Frigate

RFA Diligence

Forward Repair Ship

RFA Fort Victoria

Fleet Replenishment Ship

Op Ocean Shield

NATO Counter Piracy and counter smuggling operations within the Arabian sea, Gulf of Aden, and North Indian Ocean.

HMS Montrose

Type 23 Frigate

Gibraltar Patrol

Security of Gibraltar Territorial Seas.

HMS Sabre

P2000-Patrol Boat

HMS Scimitar

P2000-Patrol Boat

Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Maritime Group 1

A continuous maritime capability for mine-countermeasures integration within NATO Response Force (NRF) operations, non NRF operations and other activities in peacetime and periods of crisis and conflict.

HMS Penzance

Mine Counter Measures Vessel

Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North)

UK's maritime contribution to the Caribbean and North Atlantic area. Protection of UK interests, humanitarian role in response to the natural disasters, especially hurricanes, which are prevalent in this region. Additionally working alongside the US Coastguard and the Royal Netherlands Navy: a significant contribution to the UK's counter drugs operations.

HMS Manchester

Type 42 Destroyer

RFA Wave Ruler

Large Fleet Tanker

Atlantic Patrol Tasking (South)

The standing naval commitment to the South Atlantic and West African regions. Provide a maritime presence to protect the British sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, including South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and UK's interests in the region.

HMS Gloucester (desig)

Type 42 Destroyer

HMS Portland

Type 23 Frigate

RFA Blackrover

Small Fleet Tanker

Falkland Island Patrol Ship

Permanently stationed in the region, responsible for maintaining British sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, including South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

HMS Clyde

Offshore Patrol Vessel Helicopter

Amphibious Exercises and Regional Engagement

Exercises with the principal aim of enhancing our Operational Capability by training with coalition partners in Amphibious Assault.

HMS Ocean

Amphibious Ship

Fishery Protection

Patrolling UK's extended Fisheries Zone.

HMS Tyne

Offshore Patrol Vessel

HMS Severn

Offshore Patrol Vessel

HMS Mersey

Offshore Patrol Vessel

Survey Operations

Survey operations throughout the world using the latest techniques to provide information for Admiralty charts and nautical publications and in particular updating the charts covering the waters around the United Kingdom.

HMS Enterprise

Coastal Survey Vessel

HMS Gleaner

Coastal Survey Vessel

HMS Echo

Coastal Survey Vessel

UK Contingency Operations

Maritime Security Royal Navy units at readiness to react to any possible threat to the integrity of UK Territorial Seas and security of the UK.

HMS Monmouth

Type 23 Frigate

HMS Sutherland

Type 23 Frigate

HMS Ramsey

Mine Countermeasures Vessel

HMS Blythe

Mine Countermeasures Vessel

RFA Fort George

Fleet Replenishment ship







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