Tuesday 26 February 2013

ARGYLL Reaches Lisbon – The Type 23 Frigate ARGYLL made a further port call on the current seven month Atlantic Patrol (North) deployment at Lisbon for a briefing on the illegal drugs trade activities off the West African coast. Lisbon is home to the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (Narcotics) – an international crime-fighting organisation of European Nations, (including the UK), responsible for tackling drug trafficking from the Cape of Good Hope to the North Cape.    Before arriving at Lisbon the ARGYLL took the opportunity to work with ships and aircraft from the Portuguese Navy carrying out operational training in home waters.   The ARGYLL is the oldest Type 23 Frigate, is service being first commissioned in May 1991, and is due back at Devonport at the end of the summer (2013).

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