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href="/wiki/Template_talk:Royal_Navy" title="Template talk:Royal Navy"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Royal_Navy" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Royal Navy"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Standing Royal Navy deployments</b> is a list of operations and commitments undertaken by the United Kingdom's <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> on a worldwide basis.<sup id="cite_ref-Global_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following list details these commitments and deployments sorted by region and in alphabetical order. Routine deployments made by the Navy's nuclear-powered submarines and their location of operations is classified. </p><p>Previously, before the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union in 2020 ("<a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a>,") the Royal Navy sent vessels to <a href="/wiki/Operation_Atalanta" title="Operation Atalanta">Operation Atalanta</a>, a European Union multinational task force charged to combat <a href="/wiki/Somali_piracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Somali piracy">Somali piracy</a> off the <a href="/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a>. For a period, the operation's headquarters was located in the United Kingdom at <a href="/wiki/Northwood_Headquarters" title="Northwood Headquarters">Northwood Headquarters</a>, London.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2017 Major General <a href="/wiki/Charles_Stickland" title="Charles Stickland">Charles Stickland</a> Royal Marines was appointed as Operation Commander of Operation Atlanta.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Atlantic">Atlantic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Atlantic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Antarctic_Patrol">Antarctic Patrol</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Antarctic Patrol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS_Protector_Assisting_the_Antarctic_Community._MOD_45156397.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/HMS_Protector_Assisting_the_Antarctic_Community._MOD_45156397.jpg/220px-HMS_Protector_Assisting_the_Antarctic_Community._MOD_45156397.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/HMS_Protector_Assisting_the_Antarctic_Community._MOD_45156397.jpg/330px-HMS_Protector_Assisting_the_Antarctic_Community._MOD_45156397.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/HMS_Protector_Assisting_the_Antarctic_Community._MOD_45156397.jpg/440px-HMS_Protector_Assisting_the_Antarctic_Community._MOD_45156397.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption><i>Protector</i> on Antarctic Patrol</figcaption></figure> <p>Antarctic Patrol is undertaken during the regional summer by the Royal Navy's <a href="/wiki/Icebreaker" title="Icebreaker">Icebreaker</a> and survey ship, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Protector_(A173)" title="HMS Protector (A173)">HMS <i>Protector</i></a>, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its primary mission is "<i>surveying and gathering data on the seas around Antarctica</i>" while also providing support to the <a href="/wiki/British_Antarctic_Survey" title="British Antarctic Survey">British Antarctic Survey</a> operation stationed in and around the <a href="/wiki/British_Antarctic_Territory" title="British Antarctic Territory">British Antarctic Territory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Royal_Research_Ship" title="Royal Research Ship">Royal Research Ship</a> is also deployed during the regional summer; <a href="/wiki/RRS_Sir_David_Attenborough" title="RRS Sir David Attenborough">RRS <i>Sir David Attenborough</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atlantic_Patrol_Tasking_North">Atlantic Patrol Tasking North</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Atlantic Patrol Tasking North"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS_Ambuscade_in_Bermuda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/HMS_Ambuscade_in_Bermuda.jpg/200px-HMS_Ambuscade_in_Bermuda.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/HMS_Ambuscade_in_Bermuda.jpg/300px-HMS_Ambuscade_in_Bermuda.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/HMS_Ambuscade_in_Bermuda.jpg/400px-HMS_Ambuscade_in_Bermuda.jpg 2x" data-file-width="499" data-file-height="398" /></a><figcaption>Former <a href="/wiki/HMS_Ambuscade_(F172)" title="HMS Ambuscade (F172)">HMS <i>Ambuscade</i></a> at the South Yard (HMS <i>Malabar</i>) of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Dockyard,_Bermuda" title="Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda">Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda</a> in 1988</figcaption></figure> <p>Formerly known as the <b>West Indies Guard Ship,</b> the remnant of the former <a href="/wiki/North_America_and_West_Indies_Station" title="North America and West Indies Station">America and West Indies Station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is the Royal Navy's commitment to secure and protect the interests of the United Kingdom and <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a> in the regions of the North Atlantic and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>. The deployment primarily conducts <a href="/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" title="Illegal drug trade">counter narcotics</a> missions and provides humanitarian assistance during hurricane season.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This tasking was augmented by <a href="/wiki/Operation_Ruman" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Ruman">Operation Ruman</a> in 2017 as a result of damage caused by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Irma" title="Hurricane Irma">Hurricane Irma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The task is typically carried out by a single warship, or more recently by a <a href="/wiki/River-class_patrol_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="River-class patrol vessel">River-class</a> patrol vessel or a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">Royal Fleet Auxiliary</a> vessel.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2020 <a href="/wiki/HMS_Medway_(P223)" title="HMS Medway (P223)">HMS <i>Medway</i> (P223)</a> has been assigned permanently to the Caribbean. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atlantic_Patrol_Tasking_South">Atlantic Patrol Tasking South</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Atlantic Patrol Tasking South"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Navy has maintained a permanent presence in the South Atlantic and West Africa to provide "<i>ongoing protection and reassurance to British interests</i>" such as the sovereignty of the <a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="South Georgia Island">South Georgia</a>, while also supporting <a href="/wiki/Military_of_the_Falkland_Islands" title="Military of the Falkland Islands">British Forces South Atlantic Islands</a>. The commitment has, at times, consisted of two warships; either a <a href="/wiki/Guided-missile_destroyer" title="Guided-missile destroyer">guided-missile destroyer</a> or <a href="/wiki/Frigate" title="Frigate">frigate</a> accompanied by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2015, a major warship has not been deployed.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2020, the commitment is maintained by the Offshore Patrol Vessel <a href="/wiki/HMS_Forth_(P222)" title="HMS Forth (P222)">HMS <i>Forth</i></a>. The 2021 defence white paper indicated that henceforth, one <a href="/wiki/River-class_offshore_patrol_vessel" title="River-class offshore patrol vessel">River-class offshore patrol vessel</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Trent_(P224)" title="HMS Trent (P224)">HMS <i>Trent</i></a>, would be permanently based in <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> for operations in the Mediterranean and also in the Gulf of Guinea.<sup id="cite_ref-navalnews.com_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-navalnews.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Falkland_Islands_Patrol_Task">Falkland Islands Patrol Task</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Falkland Islands Patrol Task"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS-Clyde_Fox-Bay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/HMS-Clyde_Fox-Bay.jpg/220px-HMS-Clyde_Fox-Bay.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/HMS-Clyde_Fox-Bay.jpg/330px-HMS-Clyde_Fox-Bay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/HMS-Clyde_Fox-Bay.jpg/440px-HMS-Clyde_Fox-Bay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1098" data-file-height="756" /></a><figcaption>Former HMS <i>Clyde</i> patrols off West Falkland</figcaption></figure> <p>The Falkland Islands Patrol Task consists of a single warship (an Offshore Patrol Vessel) stationed around the EEZ of the Falkland Islands. It forms part of British Forces South Atlantic Islands and aims to reassure the inhabitants of the region and maintain British sovereignty. </p><p><a href="/wiki/HMS_Forth_(P222)" title="HMS Forth (P222)">HMS <i>Forth</i> (P222)</a> has been permanently assigned to the task since November 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Forth</i> uses the deepwater naval base facilities of East Cove Military Port at <a href="/wiki/Mare_Harbour" title="Mare Harbour">Mare Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Falkland" title="East Falkland">East Falkland</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standing_NATO_Maritime_Group_1">Standing NATO Maritime Group 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Standing NATO Maritime Group 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Standing_NATO_Maritime_Group_1" title="Standing NATO Maritime Group 1">Standing NATO Maritime Group 1</a> is part of the wider <a href="/wiki/NATO_Response_Force" title="NATO Response Force">NATO Response Force</a>, its standard area of operations is the Atlantic Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-NATO_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NATO-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of Feb 2023, the latest contribution to the task group was the Type 23 <a href="/wiki/HMS_Portland_(F79)" title="HMS Portland (F79)">HMS <i>Portland</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="British_and_Northern_European_Waters">British and Northern European Waters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: British and Northern European Waters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Littoral_Response_Group_(North)"><span id="Littoral_Response_Group_.28North.29"></span>Littoral Response Group (North)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Littoral Response Group (North)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Littoral_Response_Group#Littoral_Response_Group_(North)" title="Littoral Response Group">Littoral Response Group (North)</a>, is the lead formation, based in Europe, with an area of responsibility in the Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean. As of 2024, it includes a <a href="/wiki/Bay-class_landing_ship_dock" class="mw-redirect" title="Bay-class landing ship dock">Bay-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Landing_ship_dock" class="mw-redirect" title="Landing ship dock">landing ship dock</a> and a company of <a href="/wiki/45_Commando_Royal_Marines" class="mw-redirect" title="45 Commando Royal Marines">45 Commando Royal Marines</a> and supporting elements. While an <a href="/wiki/Albion-class_landing_platform_dock" title="Albion-class landing platform dock"><i>Albion</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Landing_platform_dock" class="mw-redirect" title="Landing platform dock">landing platform dock</a> is nominally assigned to LRG (North), both <i>Albion</i>-class vessels were in reserve as of 2024 with <a href="/wiki/HMS_Bulwark_(L15)" title="HMS Bulwark (L15)">HMS Bulwark</a> only to be activated "if required".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then in late 2024, the newly elected Labour government indicated that the <i>Albion</i>-class ships would in fact be taken out of service, putting the entire Littoral Response Group concept into question.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LRG (North) had been supported by other Royal Navy and allied assets, including the Royal Navy's <a href="/wiki/UK_Carrier_Strike_Group" title="UK Carrier Strike Group">Carrier Strike Group</a>, as required.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baltops">Baltops</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Baltops"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Baltops is an annual 2-week exercise run by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a>. It is an exercise in which several NATO members come together to take part in a huge multinational exercise designed to strengthen the bonds of international partnership. The 2021 exercises included Royal Navy ships <a href="/wiki/HMS_Albion_(L14)" title="HMS Albion (L14)">HMS <i>Albion</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/RFA_Mounts_Bay_(L3008)" class="mw-redirect" title="RFA Mounts Bay (L3008)">RFA <i>Mounts Bay</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cold_Weather_Training">Cold Weather Training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cold Weather Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Marines_During_Winter_Training_in_Norway_MOD_45152252.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Royal_Marines_During_Winter_Training_in_Norway_MOD_45152252.jpg/220px-Royal_Marines_During_Winter_Training_in_Norway_MOD_45152252.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Royal_Marines_During_Winter_Training_in_Norway_MOD_45152252.jpg/330px-Royal_Marines_During_Winter_Training_in_Norway_MOD_45152252.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Royal_Marines_During_Winter_Training_in_Norway_MOD_45152252.jpg/440px-Royal_Marines_During_Winter_Training_in_Norway_MOD_45152252.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Royal Marines during the annual Cold Weather Training exercise in the Norwegian Arctic</figcaption></figure> <p>Cold Weather Training is a Royal Navy commitment to the annual Norwegian-led exercise in the Arctic regions. Its purpose is to build and strengthen military ties and to enable the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a> and Royal Navy sailors to "fight and win" in extreme conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faslane_Patrol_Boat_Squadron">Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron (FPBS) provides force protection in around the waters of <a href="/wiki/HMNB_Clyde" title="HMNB Clyde">HMNB Clyde</a>, where the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine fleet is based. The squadron currently consists of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Tracker_(P274)" title="HMS Tracker (P274)">HMS <i>Tracker</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Raider_(P275)" title="HMS Raider (P275)">HMS <i>Raider</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fishery_Protection">Fishery Protection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Fishery Protection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Fishery_Protection_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishery Protection Squadron">Fishery Protection Squadron</a> is charged with protecting the British fishing industry, providing security to the oil and gas fields in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> and other duties in the United Kingdoms <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">Exclusive economic zone</a>. It consists of three warships: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Tyne_(P281)" title="HMS Tyne (P281)">HMS <i>Tyne</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Severn_(P282)" title="HMS Severn (P282)">HMS <i>Severn</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Mersey_(P283)" title="HMS Mersey (P283)">HMS <i>Mersey</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fleet_Ready_Escort">Fleet Ready Escort</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Fleet Ready Escort"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_Aircraft_Carrier_%27Admiral_Kuzetsov%27_MOD_45157552.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_Aircraft_Carrier_%27Admiral_Kuzetsov%27_MOD_45157552.jpg/220px-HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_Aircraft_Carrier_%27Admiral_Kuzetsov%27_MOD_45157552.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_Aircraft_Carrier_%27Admiral_Kuzetsov%27_MOD_45157552.jpg/330px-HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_Aircraft_Carrier_%27Admiral_Kuzetsov%27_MOD_45157552.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_Aircraft_Carrier_%27Admiral_Kuzetsov%27_MOD_45157552.jpg/440px-HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_Aircraft_Carrier_%27Admiral_Kuzetsov%27_MOD_45157552.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption>Fleet Ready Escort <a href="/wiki/HMS_Dragon_(D35)" title="HMS Dragon (D35)">HMS <i>Dragon</i></a> escorting the Russian aircraft carrier, <a href="/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov" title="Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov"><i>Admiral Kuznetsov</i></a>, through the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Fleet Ready Escort (FRE) is a single warship maintained at high readiness for deployment at short notice anywhere in the world. The FRE consists of either a guided-missile destroyer or a frigate.<sup id="cite_ref-Global_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of January 2014, this commitment has been 'gapped' by the Royal Navy twice; for 19 days in 2011 and 18 days in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fleet_Operational_Sea_Training">Fleet Operational Sea Training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Fleet Operational Sea Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Training in UK Home Waters is essential for preparing both crews and ships before overseas deployment. <a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Sea_Training_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag Officer Sea Training (United Kingdom)">Flag Officer Sea Training</a> (FOST) is responsible for making sure that both Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships are fit for operational purpose after rigorous exercises and readiness inspections. This commitment is ongoing 365 days a year.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joint_Warrior">Joint Warrior</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Joint Warrior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Exercise_Joint_Warrior" title="Exercise Joint Warrior">Exercise Joint Warrior</a> is a Royal Navy (and wider British Armed Forces) commitment to engage in a biannual tri-service exercise (including multinational <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> forces) intended to achieve enhanced military effect. It is the largest military exercise in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towed_Array_Patrol_Ship">Towed Array Patrol Ship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Towed Array Patrol Ship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Towed Array Patrol Ship (TAPS) is a standing task for reactive anti-submarine patrol duties in support of the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (<a href="/wiki/Trident_nuclear_programme" class="mw-redirect" title="Trident nuclear programme">Trident</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Type 23 frigate is maintained at high readiness for this task 365 days a year.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="East_of_Suez">East of Suez</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: East of Suez"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is a list of operations and commitments presently undertaken by the Royal Navy <a href="/wiki/East_of_Suez" title="East of Suez">East of Suez</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sea" title="Red Sea">Red Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Aden" title="Gulf of Aden">Gulf of Aden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a>, the wider Indian Ocean and the <a href="/wiki/Far_East" title="Far East">Far East</a>: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Combined_Task_Force">Combined Task Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Combined Task Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Navy regularly contributes to two multinational coalitions; <a href="/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_150" title="Combined Task Force 150">Combined Task Force 150</a> and <a href="/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_151" title="Combined Task Force 151">Combined Task Force 151</a>. Combined Task Force 150 is focused on maritime security and counter-terrorism; while Combined Task Force 151 is charged with anti-piracy missions.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Humanitarian_Missions">Humanitarian Missions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Humanitarian Missions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Navy remains committed to providing humanitarian aid where possible. During the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a> the Royal Navy responded by deploying <a href="/wiki/RFA_Diligence_(A132)" title="RFA Diligence (A132)">RFA <i>Diligence</i></a> and the frigate <a href="/wiki/HMS_Chatham_(F87)" title="HMS Chatham (F87)">HMS <i>Chatham</i></a> with <a href="/wiki/Westland_Lynx" title="Westland Lynx">Westland Lynx</a> helicopters to provide assistance.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, the Royal Navy deployed <a href="/wiki/HMS_Echo_(H87)" title="HMS Echo (H87)">HMS <i>Echo</i></a> (a multi-role hydrographic survey ship) and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Tireless_(S88)" title="HMS Tireless (S88)">HMS <i>Tireless</i></a> (a <a href="/wiki/SSN_(hull_classification_symbol)" title="SSN (hull classification symbol)">nuclear-powered fleet submarine</a>) to search for the missing <a href="/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370" title="Malaysia Airlines Flight 370">Malaysia Airlines Flight 370</a> in the Indian Ocean Region.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operation_Kipion">Operation Kipion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Operation Kipion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Operation_Kipion" title="Operation Kipion">Operation Kipion</a> is an ongoing maritime presence in the Gulf and Indian Ocean by the Royal Navy to protect and secure the nation's many political and commercial interests. The enduring commitment usually consists of an escort (a guided-missile destroyer or frigate), a supporting Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship and several other ships with various roles.<sup id="cite_ref-Kipion_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kipion-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Operation Kipion was formerly known as the <a href="/wiki/Armilla_patrol" title="Armilla patrol">Armilla patrol</a> during the 1980s and 1990s. </p><p>In a new initiative the frigate <a href="/wiki/HMS_Montrose_(F236)" title="HMS Montrose (F236)">HMS <i>Montrose</i></a> forward deployed to <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Naval_Support_Facility" title="United Kingdom Naval Support Facility">HMS <i>Jufair</i></a> located at the <a href="/wiki/Mina_Salman" title="Mina Salman">Mina Salman Port</a> in Bahrain in April 2019, remaining there until November 2022. She operated with a similar manning system to the Hunt and Sandown Class crew system, with two crews rotating every four months. This was achieved through the ship's own crew being redesignated as the Port crew, while the crew of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Monmouth_(F235)" title="HMS Monmouth (F235)">HMS <i>Monmouth</i></a> became the Starboard crew. In August 2022, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Lancaster_(F229)" title="HMS Lancaster (F229)">HMS <i>Lancaster</i></a> departed Portsmouth en route to the Gulf to replace <i>Montrose</i> as the forward deployed Type 23 frigate<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Montrose</i> departed the Gulf to return to the U.K. in November 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was expected that <i>Lancaster</i> would remain on station in the Gulf until 2025 using the same two crew manning system. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operation_Kipion_Mine_Countermeasures">Operation Kipion Mine Countermeasures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Operation Kipion Mine Countermeasures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Navy maintains a permanent <a href="/wiki/9th_Mine_Counter-Measures_Squadron" title="9th Mine Counter-Measures Squadron">presence in the Gulf consisting of mine countermeasure vessels</a>. It provides continued support to the region ensuring the "<i>safe flow of trade and oil</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Typically the mine countermeasure vessels are supported by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship acting as a 'mothership'. </p><p>As of January 2023 the following ships are assigned: <a href="/wiki/RFA_Cardigan_Bay_(L3009)" class="mw-redirect" title="RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009)">RFA <i>Cardigan Bay</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Chiddingfold_(M37)" title="HMS Chiddingfold (M37)">HMS <i>Chiddingfold</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Middleton_(M34)" title="HMS Middleton (M34)">HMS <i>Middleton</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Bangor_(M109)" title="HMS Bangor (M109)">HMS <i>Bangor</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Littoral_Response_Group_(South)"><span id="Littoral_Response_Group_.28South.29"></span>Littoral Response Group (South)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Littoral Response Group (South)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Littoral_Response_Group#Littoral_Response_Group_(South)" title="Littoral Response Group">Littoral Response Group (South)</a>, to deploy from late 2023, is to be based at the <a href="/wiki/UK_Joint_Logistics_Support_Base" title="UK Joint Logistics Support Base">UK Joint Logistics Support Base</a> in <a href="/wiki/Duqm" title="Duqm">Duqm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> with responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pacific" title="Indo-Pacific">Indo-Pacific</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Duqm_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Duqm-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2023, the principal vessels for LRG (South) were RFAs <a href="/wiki/RFA_Argus" class="mw-redirect" title="RFA Argus">Argus</a> and <a href="/wiki/RFA_Lyme_Bay" title="RFA Lyme Bay">Lyme Bay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The LRG concept provides the UK options in an era of sub-threshold competition, a "grey zone" where nation states and actors compete in a hostile manner using tactics below the threshold of war.<sup id="cite_ref-HCDC_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HCDC-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The newly elected Labour government's decision to retire the <i>Albion</i>-class assault ships meant that, in future, only vessels from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary would be available to equip both Littoral Response Groups North and South. This put the viability of the concept into question.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indian_Ocean/Pacific_Offshore_Patrol_Vessels"><span id="Indian_Ocean.2FPacific_Offshore_Patrol_Vessels"></span>Indian Ocean/Pacific Offshore Patrol Vessels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Indian Ocean/Pacific Offshore Patrol Vessels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2021, two Offshore Patrol Vessels, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Tamar_(P233)" title="HMS Tamar (P233)">HMS Tamar</a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Spey_(P234)" title="HMS Spey (P234)">HMS Spey</a>, sailed from the U.K. for a planned five to ten-year deployment in the Indian Ocean/Pacific region. The vessels were to be assigned missions ranging from "security patrols to deal with drug-running, smuggling, terrorism and other illegal activities" to "joining in exercises with other navies and armed forces". Crews would be rotated to the ships on a regular basis and the ships were expected to operate from friendly ports as required, though the primary logistics hub is at the <a href="/wiki/British_Defence_Singapore_Support_Unit" title="British Defence Singapore Support Unit">British Defence Singapore Support Unit</a> in Singapore.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Global">Global</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Global"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Continuous_At_Sea_Deterrent">Continuous At Sea Deterrent</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Continuous At Sea Deterrent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Trident_II_missile_image.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Trident_II_missile_image.jpg/170px-Trident_II_missile_image.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Trident_II_missile_image.jpg/255px-Trident_II_missile_image.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Trident_II_missile_image.jpg/340px-Trident_II_missile_image.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2486" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>A Trident II D-5 ballistic missile launched from a Vanguard-class submarine</figcaption></figure> <p>The Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD; or, Trident) is provided by the Royal Navy's four <a href="/wiki/Vanguard-class_submarine" title="Vanguard-class submarine">Vanguard-class submarines</a> which deploy on a continuous basis around the globe. The Vanguard-class are each armed with a maximum of 16 <a href="/wiki/Trident_(missile)" title="Trident (missile)">Trident II D-5</a> submarine-launched ballistic missiles and 48 nuclear warheads.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_Partnerships">International Partnerships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: International Partnerships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Navy remains committed to working with its International Partners around the globe. The principal purpose of these partnerships is to reassure allied nations, to share intelligence and expertise, to build trust and ultimately provide security across the worlds oceans.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples of such International Partnerships of which the Royal Navy plays a leading role include; the maritime component of the Anglo-French <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_(CJEF)" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF)">Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF)</a>, the <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a>, <a href="/wiki/AUSCANNZUKUS" title="AUSCANNZUKUS">AUSCANNZUKUS</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Maritime_Force" title="European Maritime Force">European Maritime Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Five_Power_Defence_Arrangements" title="Five Power Defence Arrangements">Five Power Defence Arrangements</a>. The United Kingdom is a member of <a href="/wiki/Exercise_RIMPAC" class="mw-redirect" title="Exercise RIMPAC">RIMPAC</a> also, although it hasn't participated in way of deploying a surface ship in several years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joint_Expeditionary_Force_(Maritime)"><span id="Joint_Expeditionary_Force_.28Maritime.29"></span>Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UK%27s_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_(Maritime)_MOD_45162223.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/UK%27s_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_%28Maritime%29_MOD_45162223.jpg/220px-UK%27s_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_%28Maritime%29_MOD_45162223.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/UK%27s_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_%28Maritime%29_MOD_45162223.jpg/330px-UK%27s_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_%28Maritime%29_MOD_45162223.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/UK%27s_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_%28Maritime%29_MOD_45162223.jpg/440px-UK%27s_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_%28Maritime%29_MOD_45162223.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2709" data-file-height="1806" /></a><figcaption>Former LPH HMS <i>Ocean</i> during the JEF(M) Amphibious Task Group in October 2016</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Joint_Expeditionary_Force_(Maritime)" title="Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime)">Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime)</a> (JEF(M)) -formerly the Response Force Task Group (RFTG) created under the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defence_and_Security_Review_2010" title="Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010">Strategic Defence and Security Review</a>- is the Royal Navy's amphibious expeditionary task group maintained at high-readiness and available at short notice to respond to unexpected global events. In addition to amphibious operations, the JEF(M) can undertake a diverse range of activities such as evacuation operations, disaster relief or humanitarian aid.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The composition of the JEF(M) generally consists of several large <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_warfare_ship" title="Amphibious warfare ship">amphibious warfare ships</a> (both RN and RFA) and replenishment ships from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. </p><p>To demonstrate the operational readiness and global reach of the JEF(M), the Royal Navy deploys the amphibious task group on annual large scale international exercises, primarily in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an international deployment, the JEF(M) gets the chance to engage in "intense" exercises with foreign and allied navies, such as (for example) the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_of_Oman" title="Royal Navy of Oman">Royal Navy of Oman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2021 JEF (M) is centred on the Type 23's <a href="/wiki/HMS_Lancaster_(F229)" title="HMS Lancaster (F229)">HMS <i>Lancaster</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Westminster_(F237)" title="HMS Westminster (F237)">HMS <i>Westminster</i></a> supported by <a href="/wiki/RFA_Tiderace_(A137)" title="RFA Tiderace (A137)">RFA <i>Tiderace</i> (A137)</a> where they are operating in the Baltic. HMS Lancaster is the flagship for the group. The group comprises Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian vessels supported by aircraft from Sweden. The group have recently been operating with SNMG1 within the baltic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NATO_Mine_Countermeasures">NATO Mine Countermeasures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: NATO Mine Countermeasures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is the Royal Navy's commitment to support NATO MCM operations in the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic</a>, Northern European Waters, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea (though it is capable of deploying globally if needed). There are two organisational structures; <a href="/wiki/Standing_NATO_Mine_Countermeasures_Group_1" title="Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1">Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1</a> and <a href="/wiki/Standing_NATO_Mine_Countermeasures_Group_2" title="Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2">Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of April 2022 the latest ship to be assigned was <a href="/wiki/HMS_Grimsby_(M108)" title="HMS Grimsby (M108)">HMS <i>Grimsby</i> (M108)</a> with <a href="/wiki/Standing_NATO_Mine_Countermeasures_Group_1" title="Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1">Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UK_Carrier_Strike_Group">UK Carrier Strike Group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: UK Carrier Strike Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/UK_Carrier_Strike_Group" title="UK Carrier Strike Group">UK Carrier Strike Group</a></div> <p>Since 2015, the Royal Navy has maintained a <a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">carrier strike group</a> based around the <i>Queen Elizabeth</i>-class aircraft carriers with the aim to facilitate carrier-enabled <a href="/wiki/Power_projection" title="Power projection">power projection</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NN_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NN-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SRNA_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRNA-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took to sea for the first time in October 2020 and its inaugural operational deployment is scheduled for 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-assemble_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assemble-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CGS21 will demonstrate a fully <a href="/wiki/Sovereignty" title="Sovereignty">sovereign</a> UK carrier strike group comprising:<sup id="cite_ref-CSG21_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSG21-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(R08)" title="HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)">HMS <i>Queen Elizabeth</i> (R08)</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Diamond_(D34)" title="HMS Diamond (D34)">HMS <i>Diamond</i> (D34)</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Defender_(D36)" title="HMS Defender (D36)">HMS <i>Defender</i> (D36)</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Kent_(F78)" title="HMS Kent (F78)">HMS <i>Kent</i> (F78)</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Richmond_(F239)" title="HMS Richmond (F239)">HMS <i>Richmond</i> (F239)</a>, an attack submarine of the <a href="/wiki/Astute-class_submarine" title="Astute-class submarine"><i>Astute</i></a> class, <a href="/wiki/RFA_Fort_Victoria" title="RFA Fort Victoria">RFA <i>Fort Victoria</i> (A387)</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Tide-class_tanker" title="Tide-class tanker">Tide-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">tanker</a>. Also accompanying will be a U.S. Navy destroyer <a href="/wiki/USS_The_Sullivans_(DDG-68)" title="USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)">USS <i>The Sullivans</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Mediterranean"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gibraltar_Squadron">Gibraltar Squadron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Gibraltar Squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg/170px-Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg/255px-Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg/340px-Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW101#Royal_Navy" title="AgustaWestland AW101">Merlin HC3</a> of <a href="/wiki/846_NAS" class="mw-redirect" title="846 NAS">846 NAS</a> with former <a href="/wiki/HMS_Scimitar_(P284)" title="HMS Scimitar (P284)">HMS <i>Scimitar</i></a> in British territorial waters off Gibraltar</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_Squadron" title="Gibraltar Squadron">Gibraltar Squadron</a> consists of two fast patrol boats: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Cutlass_(P295)" title="HMS Cutlass (P295)">HMS <i>Cutlass</i> (P295)</a> and HMS <i>Dagger</i> (P296). The squadron provides force protection for NATO or coalition warships entering the naval facilities of <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> and conduct maritime security in the surrounding British territorial waters.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2021 defence white paper indicated that henceforth, one <a href="/wiki/River-class_offshore_patrol_vessel" title="River-class offshore patrol vessel">River-class offshore patrol vessel</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Trent_(P224)" title="HMS Trent (P224)">HMS <i>Trent</i></a>, would also be permanently based in <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> for operations in the Mediterranean and in the Gulf of Guinea.<sup id="cite_ref-navalnews.com_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-navalnews.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standing_NATO_Maritime_Group_2">Standing NATO Maritime Group 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Standing NATO Maritime Group 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Navy routinely provides a single warship to the <a href="/wiki/Standing_NATO_Maritime_Group_2" title="Standing NATO Maritime Group 2">Standing NATO Maritime Group 2</a> (part of the NATO Response Force). The standard area of operations for the Standing NRF Maritime Group 2 is the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NATO_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NATO-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Duncan_(D37)" title="HMS Duncan (D37)">HMS <i>Duncan</i></a> deployed as flagship of the group, HM Ships <a href="/wiki/HMS_Diamond_(D34)" title="HMS Diamond (D34)"><i>Diamond</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Ocean_(L12)" title="HMS Ocean (L12)"><i>Ocean</i></a> also took on the role prior to <i>Duncan</i> resuming her duties in early 2018 till July 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The latest ship to be assigned was <a href="/wiki/HMS_Duncan_(D37)" title="HMS Duncan (D37)">HMS <i>Duncan</i></a> in June 2023 as flagship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Purpose_Task_Group">Special Purpose Task Group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Special Purpose Task Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2016, <i><a href="/wiki/Jane%27s_Information_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Jane's Information Group">IHS Jane's</a></i> reported that the Royal Navy had formed a new marine task group, named the Special Purpose Task Group (SPTG), in December 2015. The task group is reportedly 150-strong and centred around Zulu Company of <a href="/wiki/45_Commando_Royal_Marines" class="mw-redirect" title="45 Commando Royal Marines">45 Commando Royal Marines</a>. It conducts counter-trafficking, counter-terrorism operations as well as providing support to <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Special_Forces" title="United Kingdom Special Forces">United Kingdom Special Forces</a>. The SPTG's first operational deployment was in January 2016 to the Mediterranean on board <a href="/wiki/RFA_Mounts_Bay" title="RFA Mounts Bay">RFA <i>Mounts Bay</i> (L3008)</a>. Additional personnel from <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">29 Regiment Royal Artillery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Logistic_Corps" title="Royal Logistic Corps">17 Port and Maritime Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/24_Commando_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="24 Commando Regiment (United Kingdom)">24 Engineer Regiment</a>, and <a href="/wiki/30_Commando_Information_Exploitation_Group" title="30 Commando Information Exploitation Group">30 (Information Exploitation) Commando Royal Marines</a> were attached to provide specialist capabilities and expertise.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operation_Sea_Guardian">Operation Sea Guardian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Operation Sea Guardian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Sea_Guardian" title="Operation Sea Guardian">Operation Sea Guardian</a></div> <p>Ships transiting or operating in the Mediterranean will routinely be assigned in Associated Support to Operation Sea Guardian. With the forward basing of HMS <i>Trent</i> to Gibraltar, she has been assigned to OSG in direct support. In 2020 <a href="/wiki/HMS_Albion_(L14)" title="HMS Albion (L14)">HMS <i>Albion</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/RFA_Lyme_Bay_(L3007)" class="mw-redirect" title="RFA Lyme Bay (L3007)">RFA <i>Lyme Bay</i></a> have also operated in support of the operation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Humanitarian_missions_2">Humanitarian missions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Humanitarian missions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Navy remains committed to providing humanitarian assistance in the Mediterranean. The most high profile of these missions in the area has been Operation Sophia.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the EU led mission to counter illegal people trafficking from Libya. The Royal Navy's contribution has been highly successful. During a 12 month deployment, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Enterprise_(H88)" title="HMS Enterprise (H88)">HMS <i>Enterprise</i></a> provided the most days on task of any other unit and saved the most lives (9,100). </p><p>In 2020, HMS <i>Enterprise</i> was ordered to sail from Crete to use her hydrographic survey expertise to help to re-open the port of Beirut following the massive explosion which devastated the port and surrounding area.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also delivered humanitarian aid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Humanitarian_missions_3">Humanitarian missions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Humanitarian missions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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