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To: Timber Rattler

1—The Royal Navy operates a “blue-water” fleet of technologically sophisticated ships including an aircraft carrier (though without fixed-wing aircraft), a helicopter carrier, two landing platform docks, four ballistic missile submarines (which maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent), six nuclear fleet submarines, six guided missile destroyers, 13 frigates, 15 mine-countermeasure vessels and 24 patrol vessels. As of July 2012, there were 78 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy.

2—What are you banging on about, not armed?.

3-Britain and the Royal Navy took part in the naval attack on Libya. The RN fired many Tomahawk and StormShadow missiles. Are you unaware of that?.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ellamy

Task Force Cougar also sat in the Med as potential reinforcements.


96 posted on 09/15/2012 9:16:51 PM PDT by the scotsman (i)
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1-The Royal Navy operates a “blue-water” fleet of technologically sophisticated ships...

Navy to cut its fleet by half

Flagship aircraft carrier Ark Royal to be sold for scrap

Aircraft carrier HMS Invincible is put up for sale

Languishing in Arizona, our once-mighty fleet of Harriers... sold for the price of just ONE of their US-made replacements

Navy aircraft carrier will be sold after three years - and never carry jets

HMS Edinburgh and HMS York on sale; “illustrious names to be mothballed”

2—What are you banging on about, not armed?

Just FOUR missiles: What HMS Westminster was carrying when sent to defend the Libyan frontline

Libya: Navy running short of Tomahawk missiles

Sorry mate, but Britannia no longer rules the waves.

109 posted on 09/16/2012 4:02:14 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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