Navy Turns to Civilians As Resources Run Dry ; the Falklands Are to Be Left Without a Warship for the First Time Since the Argentine Invasion As the Royal Navy No Longer has Enough Ships.

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The Falklands are to be left without a warship for the first time since the Argentine invasion as the Royal Navy no longer has enough ships.

The overstretched Royal Navy has been forced to redirect HMS Northumberland, which was headed to the South Atlantic. Instead, the Plymouth-based frigate will take part in the European Union counter- piracy mission off the coast of east Africa.

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Navy Turns to Civilians As Resources Run Dry ; the Falklands Are to Be Left Without a Warship for the First Time Since the Argentine Invasion As the Royal Navy No Longer has Enough Ships.

Patrolling the Falklands will be a Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel not equipped for offensive combat.

The size of the British fleet has diminish...

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