- Royal Navy surface fleet
The Surface Fleet is the name given to the collection of surface vessels (as opposed to
submarines oraircraft ) of the BritishRoyal Navy . In 2008 it consisted of twoflotilla s based atPortsmouth and Devonport, both on the south coast ofEngland and a flotilla based at the Clyde Naval Base at Faslane in Scotland.The Surface Fleet consists of a wide variety of vessels, ranging from aircraft carriers to mine countermeasures vessels to offshore patrol vessels, but the backbone of the fleet consists of destroyers (type 42) and frigates (types 22 and 23).
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2008 the surface fleet was engaged in numerous operations in theNorth and South Atlantic , theCaribbean , the Northern Persian Gulf and theMediterranean Sea where the Cyprus Squadron is based. Closer to home, the Surface fleet also conductsFishery Protection Patrols in UK waters, in a formal agreement withDEFRA . TheFishery Protection Squadron is the largest front line squadron in the Royal Navy.ee also
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Royal Navy
*Current Royal Navy ships External links
* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1244 Royal Navy Surface Fleet official website]
* [http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.4750 Royal Navy Surface Fleet official basic facts page]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/pages/royal_navy_main_page.htm MaritimeQuest Royal Navy Index]
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