HMS Argyll begins her West Africa and South Atlantic tour
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll left on Monday from Devonport for the West African region and the South Atlantic to undertake a range of tasks in support of British interests worldwide. She replaces in her South Atlantic tour HMS Edinburgh, ‘Fortress of the Seas’ which is to be decommissioned next June.
Along West Africa HMS Argyll will be participating in counter-narcotics efforts and further south provide reassurance to UK territories and partners around the world. While in the South Atlantic she will be calling at the Falklands and South Georgia.
Since completing her previous deployment only 10 months ago, Argyll has been extremely busy conducting operations in home waters, including representing the Royal Navy at last year’s Armed Forces Day, at Belgium’s Navy Day and at a highly prestigious UK Trade and Investment initiative in Hamburg.
The crew has also undertaken an intensive period of training and maintenance to prepare for the tasks ahead.
The ship’s commanding officer, Commander Tim Neild said that as the vessel prepares to sail to the South Atlantic, “we can reflect on 10 months of hard work and preparation for this deployment in which my ship’s company have achieved fantastic results.
“This milestone however marks the beginning of a fresh challenge for Argyll and I am hugely confident that we will deliver success in all that is asked of us and in doing so will make a significant contribution to maritime security and British interests worldwide”.
On completion of her tasking in the Atlantic, the ship will undertake a number of high profile regional engagement visits in the Caribbean before returning to Devonport later this year, according to a release from the Royal Navy.
The third and current HMS Argyll is a Type 23 'Duke' Class frigate and is the oldest serving Type 23 frigate in the RN. HMS Argyll was laid down in March 1987 by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Glasgow, launched in 1989 by Lady Wendy Levene, and commissioned in May 1991. It is planned that she will retire in 2023.
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If I had my i would expect with the torpedos.
Have to love post 2's misspelling and then confusion! ARMY?
Oh that's right. Argentina doesn't have any real navy to speak of!
I love it when the trolls try to get in early and then make themselves look even stupider than they already looked.
“Britain 'on the brink' of energy crisis, warns regulator”
“Households must prepare for a sharp rise in energy bills within two years as Britain comes “dangerously” close to power shortages, the chief executive of Ofgem has warned”
www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9879442/Britain-on-the-brink-of-energy-crisis-warns-regulator.html
“HMS Argyll will be participating in counter-narcotics”
Suuuuuuuuuuuure
“Eighteen sailors on a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for cocaine, the MoD has said.
They were caught during routine testing onboard HMS Liverpool, deployed in the South Atlantic. The ship has been involved in combating drug smuggling”
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7585577.stm
Oh, OK. What a frickin' lunatic.
Of course, here's my address:
London SW1A 1AA
Loved the druggy story from 2008 though. Those sailors been civvies for nearly five years by now, after they got out the glass house that is.
They'll be getting ration books soon for energy and food lol
At least we know the situation and address it as regards power shortages.Not going to happen though. How are your power shortages going, you been able to keep the lights on?
@4 If I had my way no argie or argieland would exist!
@9 We have a navy. Where's yours?
@14 I see it's raining. And it's going to get colder! Sunny here in Britain.
Complaint to the UN about militarizing the South Atlantic (despite it being a frigate replacing a destroyer)
Condemnation of the whole replacing-one-ship-with-another from whichever South American alphabet soup committee is currently most in KFC's pocket.
Argyll having a relatively quiet six months tooling around the South Atlantic, and finally...
Argyll's crew having a number of nice relaxing shore leave sessions in the Carribean on their way home.
arfarfarf!
*Games were subject to change right up until the last minute, as we awaited yet another ARA vessel in unusual difficulties to provide inspiration.
will go where it wants , when it wants , and their is nothing Argentina can do about it,
as proven time and time again,
despite the CFK cries to the UN.
Argentina would be ruling the whole of South America by now,
And its all the fault of the dastardly British ,lolol.
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