MONMOUTH Off to the Gulf – the Type 23 Frigate MONMOUTH and have been exercising their operational skills prior to being deployed “East of Suez” to police busy shipping lanes in the Gulf, crucial to maritime trade in order to disrupt and deter piracy and other illegal activities at sea.   En route the MONMOUTH spent a period in the Eastern Mediterranean which allowed the Weapon Engineering Department to take advantage of a NATO training exercise in Crete and prove the accuracy of all sensors and weapon systems on board.     This also allowed the ship's Royal Navy and Royal Marines boarding teams to participate in multiple boarding exercises with Greek forces.