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	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Richmond - HMS Richmond deploys to the Armilla Patrol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		As not all of the ship’s company was involved in the maintenance, other pre-deployment activities were carried out to ensure that the ship was ready for the tasks that lie ahead during the Armilla patrol.
		The “Dunker” is a device that is submerged and upturned in a swimming pool, and from which a crew of six have to escape, thereby simulating escape from a submerged aircraft.
		Other activities have included the training of boarding party personnel as one of the major tasks of the Armilla patrol is the stopping and searching of ships that may be breaking UN embargoes.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/richmond/dep2002up14.asp (341 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Armilla Patrol
		The Armilla patrol is the Royal Navy's permanent presence in the Persian Gulf.
		Typical Armilla patrol deployments last for six months or so, with the supporting RFA vessel sometimes spending an aggregate total of over a year in the area.
		The patrol is reinforced, with an aircraft carrier or task group in times of high tension or British involvement in wartime operations or by frigates or destroyers transiting the area for other operations in the Far East or Pacific.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Armilla-Patrol (847 words)

	armilla - OneLook Dictionary Search
		We found 12 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word armilla:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "armilla" is defined.
		ARMILLA : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=armilla (140 words)

	Armilla Patrol - Japan
		Typical Armilla patrol deployments last for six months or so, with the supporting RFA vessel sometimes spending an aggregate total of over a year in the area.
		The patrol is reinforced, with an aircraft carrier or task group in times of high tension or British involvement in wartime operations or by frigates or; destroyers transiting the area for other operations in the Far East or Pacific.
		Beginning in 2006 the; surface combatant deployed has been tasked with patrol in the Persian Gulf and as part of Operation Oracle, the UK's assistance to the United States in its operations against terrorism in the Arabian Sea, along with flexibility in tasking for operations in the Far East and Pacific.
	armilla-patrol.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Armilla_Patrol (543 words)

	Armilla patrol at AllExperts
		The Armilla patrol is the Royal Navy's permanent presence in the Persian Gulf.
		Typical Armilla patrol deployments last for six months or so, with the supporting RFA vessel sometimes spending an aggregate total of over a year in the area.
		The patrol is reinforced, with an aircraft carrier or task group in times of high tension or British involvement in wartime operations or by frigates or destroyers transiting the area for other operations in the Far East or Pacific.
	en.allexperts.com /e/a/ar/armilla_patrol.htm (427 words)

	House of Commons - Defence - Minutes of Evidence
		The Armilla Patrol commenced in 1980 at the beginning of the Iran/Iraq war when British warships operating in the Far East were diverted to the Gulf region to ensure the safety of British entitled merchant ships operating in the region.
		Armilla Patrol has been maintained to ensure an appropriate UK presence to provide reassurance to friendly Gulf States and act as a tangible demonstration of UK engagement in the region.
		Currently the Armilla Patrol is a continual presence in the Gulf of one frigate or destroyer (with a second held at notice to deploy) with a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel in support.
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/2000/07/0041910.htm (4955 words)

	Royal Navy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		There are currently 90 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy, including aircraft carriers, submarines, mine counter-measures and patrol vessels as well as the ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
		The Royal Navy is a constituent component of the Naval Service, which also comprises the Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and associated reserve forces under command.
		Armilla Patrol HMS Sutherland, RFA Diligence, HMS Echo
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Navy (6177 words)

	Remarks visiting HMS Manchester (Armilla Patrol) \| Margaret Thatcher Foundation
		They greatly admire the work of the Armilla Patrol and want to give something tangible which the ship can keep as a record of her work here, which of course will continue.
		The Armilla Patrol will stay here until we are certain that there is no further threat.
		We are very proud of the Armilla Patrol and everyone in the United Kingdom is enormously proud of the Armilla Patrol.
	www.margaretthatcher.org /speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=107323 (654 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Northumberland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland (F238) sailed from Devonport in May 2001 on the first leg of an arduous seven-month deployment, first heading for the Middle East and a stint on Armilla Patrol, where she helped enforce UN sanctions against Iraq.
		This patrol involves regular MIOPS (maritime interdiction operations), under which merchant ships suspected of breaking sanctions by illegally smuggling oil from Iraq are boarded and searched by Royal Navy parties who go aboard from seaboats or by rapid roping on to the deck from a helicopter.
		Northumberland was relieved from her Gulf patrols by sister ship HMS Kent in September 2001, at which point she set course for Australia and the Far East.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/northumberland.asp (323 words)

	Armilla Patrol: 11 Feb 2003: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Armilla Patrol vessel has been on station in the past year.
		A RN frigate or destroyer has provided a permanent presence in the Gulf as part of the Armilla Patrol throughout the past year, as it has done continually since 1980 when the Armilla Patrol commenced.
		This task is currently being met by HMS Cardiff, with support from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker RFA Bayleaf.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans/?id=2003-02-11.96936.h (138 words)

	Royal Navy - Wikinfo
		Atlantic Patrol Task (South) constitutes the RN's commitment to the South Atlantic and West African areas which is comprised of an escort vessel accompanied by an RFA vessel.
		This invariably tends to be a Castle-class patrol vessel.
		Prior to this, the main RN contribution to the UK's presence in the region was provided by the Armilla Patrol which continues, and is made up of a single escort vessel and a supporting RFA vessel.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Royal_Navy (5234 words)

	Seawolf
		With the drawbacks of Seacat painfully obvious to those at the sharp end of the Fleet we looked forward to what was being hailed as a supersonic replacement capable of knocking 4.5" shells out of the air.
		The massive size of the ship left us looking over her for hidden weapon systems since she carried less than a fast patrol boat.
		The prevalent comment of the time was "What the hell is inside there?" What we found was beautifully lined passageways that would have been the credit of a cruise liner, but a nightmare for damage control, acres of glowing tiles and woodwork, all of which would have to be polished daily.
	www.middle-watch.co.uk /Seawolf.htm (1140 words)

	MaritimeDigital Archive Encyclopedia - Home > 003g Surface vessels (Post 1945) > Frigates (Steam powered) > British ...
		She remained with the squadron until she was eventually transferred to the 7th Frigate Squadron which was stationed in the Far East, just as the RN's presence in that region was steadily dwindling.
		No further such incidents occurred on her first patrol, though when she was returning to the UK, the ship broke down during a heavy storm.
		The damage she suffered during her Fishery Patrol and during the storm were repaired at Devonport Dockyard.
	www.ibiblio.org /maritime/photolibrary/index.php?cat=871&page=1 (4601 words)

	NZDF Medals - News -Medals announcements
		"The latest announcements relate to the deployment of RNZN frigates on the "Armilla" patrol in the Arabian Sea in 1982-1983, and to New Zealand personnel who have served with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai since 1982.
		The Armilla patrols occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, when the Royal Navy deployed a task group to protect merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean between 1980 and 1989.
		HMNZ Ships Waikato and Canterbury were both deployed twice to the RN Task Group in 1982 and 1983, conducting patrols and monitoring merchant shipping and belligerent activities near the Gulf of Oman.
	medals.nzdf.mil.nz /news/articles/1999-2003/20020418.html (579 words)

	HMS Richmond (F239) Information
		The following year Richmond was dispatched to the South Atlantic as part of Atlantic Patrol Task (South) and later underwent a major overhaul which concluded in 2000 and Richmond duly rejoined the Fleet.
		In 2002 she arrived in the Caribbean where she performed numerous tasks including the obligatory "fly-the-flag" duties to the Commonwealth countries in the region as-well as undergoing trials.
		In 2003 she, under the command of Commander Wayne Keble, deployed to the Persian Gulf on Armilla Patrol where Richmond relieved HMS Cardiff in that region.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/HMS_Richmond_(F239) (649 words)

	Beehive
		"The latest announcements relate to the deployment of RNZN frigates on the "Armilla" patrol in the Arabian Sea in 1982-1983, and to New Zealand personnel who have served with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai since 1982.
		The Armilla patrols occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, when the Royal Navy deployed a task group to protect merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean between 1980 and 1989.
		HMNZ Ships Waikato and Canterbury were both deployed twice to the RN Task Group in 1982 and 1983, conducting patrols and monitoring merchant shipping and belligerent activities near the Gulf of Oman.
	www.beehive.govt.nz /Print/PrintDocument.aspx?DocumentID=13587 (481 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Armilla patrol
		The Armilla patrol is the British Royal Navy's permanent presence in the Persian Gulf.
		The Royal Navy withdrew its forces from the Persian Gulf in 1971 in line with the UK's general retreat from imperial commitments.
		Beginning in 2006 the surface combatant deployed has been tasked with patrol in the Persian Gulf and as part of Operation Oracle, the UK's assistance to the United States in its operations in the Arabian Sea, along with flexibility in tasking for operations in the Far East and Pacific.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Armilla_patrol (361 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 11 Feb 2003 (pt 3)
		HMS Richmond is scheduled to relieve HMS Cardiff in theatre on 9 March 2003.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Atlantic Patrol (North) vessel has been on station in the Caribbean since September 2002.
		HMS Grafton returned to the United Kingdom on 13 December, handing over Atlantic Patrol Task (North) duty to HMS Iron Duke on 19 December.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030211/text/30211w03.htm (1189 words)

	815 naval air squadron - Helicopter Database
		A plan to reform the unit with Sea Kings was abandoned in favour of 826 Squadron and it was almost 15 years before 815 Squadron re-commissioned at RNAS Yeovilton in Jan 1981 with the Lynx HAS.2, taking on the role as the headquarters and support Squadron for small ships' Lynx Flights from 702 Squadron.
		It moved to Portland in Jul 1982 and during the 1980s was involved in the South Atlantic, the Armilla Patrol and relief operations off Lebanon, Aden and the Carribean.
		As the Wasp was being phased out service, some of the unit's Lynxes were transferred to 829 Squadron, to share the load in Sep 1986 and again in Apr 1988.
	www.helis.com /database/go/uk_815_naval_air_squadron.php (481 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office - Speech - 'BRITAIN AND THE GULF 2000'
		The UK is also a major investor in the region and over 86,000 British citizens live and work in the Gulf.
		The region contains 64 per cent of the world’s known oil reserves and Britain’s Armilla Patrol has maintained its presence in the Gulf ever since the 1980s.
		Our aircrews risk their lives patrolling the skies above southern Iraq.
	www.casi.org.uk /info/hain001107speech.html (3191 words)

	Scuba Diving: Scylla : Devon Shipwrecks: Submerged Productions
		In 1976 she was involved in the Cod War in the waters around Iceland, and later saw service on the Biera Patrol, Belize, and as the West Indies Guard Ship.
		Later she was a regular member of the Armilla Patrol in the Persian Gulf escorting British Merchant ships through the Straits of Hormuz at the height of the Iran, Iraq war in 1986 - 88.
		By the beginning of the nineties Scylla was obsolete, and in 1993 she was decommissioned and left to rust.
	www.submerged.co.uk /scylla.php (1089 words)

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		The real danger in such a scenario is creating the appearance of a defense task without having either the political need or the defense means to back it up.
		The RN allready has a great advantage in sea command training since the off-shore patrol role (which is handled by our Coast Guaard) gives young officers (and senior rates) a very good early experience of command upon which they can build in larger warships.
		It is a lot cheaper to play gesture politics with a patrol vessel than a battleship.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/567-2896.aspx (3461 words)

	House of Commons - Defence - Written Evidence
		The length of time between the previous and current tour of each unit and sub unit currently deployed to Northern Ireland, SFOR and KFOR and on routine deployments (eg Armilla Patrol etc); their current anticipated length of tour; and an indication of where these are significantly worse for individual personnel or categories of personnel.
		Information is provided in the Operation Tasking Frequency Snapshot as at 1 July 1999, at Appendix 1.[14] It is more difficult to relate the question to the Naval Service, as the personnel within a Ship, Submarine or Royal Marine unit do not remain in that unit on a permanent basis.
		Whilst a ship might be committed to return to the Armilla Patrol after just six months in UK, not all the ship's company will sail again with the ship.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmdfence/158/158we28.htm (480 words)

	Armilla patrol - Definition, explanation
		The Royal Navy had withdrawn its forces from the Persian Gulf in 1971 in line with the UK's general retreat from imperial commitments.
		In addition to the surface combatant, the RN has also maintained an auxiliary of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the Gulf.
		However, the Oracle ships typically operate more in the Arabian Sea rather than the Persian Gulf itself.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/a/ar/armilla_patrol.php (333 words)

	Exocet
		Post Falklands five more were equipped to provide the basis for the Armilla Patrol, the hazardous patrol duty in the Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war where air and missile attacks were a constant threat.
		Given the RN's high exposure to Exocet pre Falklands it would be folly to suggest the threat was not known, but the equipment, in particular the long promised and much delayed Seawolf, simply was not available, and High Command's contempt for the gun was by then a byword on the lower decks, and not shared!
		Israel were keenly aware of a build up of Soviet built missile equipped patrol boats and feared a blockade, she bought the German built Jaguar fast attack boats and developed the Gabriel Missile to arm them with.
	www.middle-watch.co.uk /Exocet.htm (798 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Richmond - Richmond kept busy on Armilla Patrol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Richmond - Richmond kept busy on Armilla Patrol
		Since taking over from HMS Cardiff, HMS Richmond has been kept busy adapting to her new role as the Armilla Patrol warship in the present, uncertain times.
		Since leaving Bahrain, HMS Richmond has been at sea in the Northern Arabian Gulf or “NAG.” Whilst in the “NAG” HMS Richmond has begun maritime interdiction operations or MIOPS having embarked her Royal Marine unit from HMS Cardiff.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/richmond/dep2002up18.asp (412 words)

	Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association, FAAOA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		In 1966 the squadron disbanded and 15 years passed before 815 was reformed at RNAS Yeovilton in 1981 with the Lynx HAS Mk 2, as the Headquarters for embarked Lynx Flights.
		It moved to Portland in 1982 and during the 1980s was involved in the Falklands campaign, the Armilla patrol and relief operations off Lebanon, Aden and in the Caribbean.
		Between August 1990 and February 1991 several flights were involved in offensive operations in the northern Persian Gulf, and since then Lynx flights have continued to be employed on patrols around the world.
	www.fleetairarmoa.org /pages/images_pages/page45.htm (369 words)

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