ARGYLL Off – the Type 23 Frigate ARGYLL has departed Plymouth at the start on the next deployment for the “Fighting Clan” as the ship is known.    The ARGYLL is scheduled to undertake a range of tasks across the Atlantic in support of British interests worldwide.  Its tasking will be on counter-narcotics effort in the West Africa region as well as providing reassurance to UK territories and partners worldwide.    As such the ARGYLL will relieve the last Type 42 Destroyer EDINBURGH currently fulfilling the Atlantic Patrol (North) tasking.

The ARGYLL completing the previous deployment only ten months ago, and has been kept busy conducting operations in home waters, and among other things representing the United Kingdom and Royal Navy at the National Armed forces Day, the Belgian Navy Days and at a highly important UK Trade and Investment initiative in Hamburg.     The ship has undertaken an intensive period of training and maintenance to prepare for the tasks ahead.