NORTHUMBERLAND Next – The Type 23 Frigate NORTHUMBERLAND is the next vessel to go to the Middle East on an eight month deployment.     The NORTHUMBERLAND will relieve the sister ship SUTHERLAND after spending a short period training with the COUGAR 12 deployment training with French and Albanian maritime forces.      NORTHUMBERLAND has recently completed an extensive nine month period of regeneration, including refit, trials, numerous capability upgrades and an intensive operational sea training programme.