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	Royal Navy - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the Atlantic, the RN presence is considerable.
		Atlantic Patrol Task (North) is normally carried out by an escort vessel which patrols the Caribbean and North Atlantic areas.
		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.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Royal_Navy (1674 words)

	Royal Navy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the (The 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east) Atlantic, the RN presence is considerable.
		Atlantic Patrol Task (North) is normally carried out by an escort vessel which patrols the (Region including the Caribbean islands) Caribbean and North Atlantic areas.
		Atlantic Patrol Task (South) constitutes the RN's commitment to the South Atlantic and (An area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea) West African areas which is comprised of an escort vessel accompanied by an (additional info and facts about RFA) RFA vessel.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/royal_navy.htm (3706 words)

	Encyclopedia: Royal Navy
		Atlantic Patrol Task (North) is normally carried out by a single warship and/or RFA vessel in the Caribbean during the hurricane season from May to November.
		Atlantic Patrol Task (South) constitutes the RN's considerable commitment to the South Atlantic and West African areas which is comprised of single warship accompanied by an RFA vessel.
		Currently, a single warship and a supporting RFA vessel is on patrol as part of Operation Oracle and the Armilla Patrol, another aspect of the UK's contribution to the War on Terror.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Navy (10312 words)

	Royal Navy Online Research :: Information about Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Atlantic Patrol Task (North) is normally carried out by a single Warship and/or Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel in the Caribbean during the Hurricane season from May to November.
		Atlantic Patrol Task (South) constitutes the RN's considerable commitment to the South Atlantic and West Africa areas which is comprised of single Warship accompanied by an Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel.
		This is comprised of the new River class patrol vessel patrol vessels, with a varying number of Hunt class minesweeper (1978) Minesweeper (ship) that rotate fishery protection duties with their mine counter measures work.
	www.in-northcarolina.com /search/Royal_Navy.html (3126 words)

	Task Force 116
		Task Force 116 naval leaders, under the leadership of Captain Burton B. Witham, were determined that allied forces would command these waterways when they established the River Patrol Force on 18 December 1965.
		The PBR the ubiquitous workhorse of the River Patrol Force, was manned by a crew of four bluejackets, equipped with a pathfinder surface radar and two radios, and commonly armed with two twin mounted.50 caliber machine guns forward, M-60 machine guns (or a grenade launcher) port and starboard amidships, and a.50 caliber aft.
		During 1968, Task Force Clearwater’s support was crucial to the successful defense of Khe Sanh, the recapture of Hue, and the defeat of the enemy offensive in I Corps.
	www.mrfa.org /tf116.htm (2377 words)

	New Bay Times Online
		North Beach is a potential paradise for kids and senior citizens both because it doesn’t take a car to get around and because there are places to get to.
		North Beach shines with beach and Bay fishing, but it lost its library to sister Chesapeake Beach and its community center is pretty small.
		To the north would be the nature and bicycle trail, which I’m working on another tack, to link the two communities of Rosehaven and North Beach.
	www.bayweekly.com /year00/issue8_17/lead8_17.html (3743 words)

	HMS Bacchante (F69) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1971, Bacchante deployed to the West Indies, and while there, performed a number of naval exercises, which included the carriers HMS Ark Royal and USS America a deployment that has since been replaced by Atlantic Patrol Task (North).
		In 1973, Bacchante returned to the West Indies for the role of West Indies Guardship, a deployment that has since been replaced by Atlantic Patrol Task (North).
		In 1982, Bacchante became the Gibraltar Guardship and subsequently deployed to the South Atlantic to undertake duties around Falkland Islands in the tense aftermath aftermath of the Falklands War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Bacchante_(F69) (371 words)

	Royal Navy: N. Atlantic
		The Atlantic Patrol Task (North) [APT(N)] ship is the UK’s maritime contribution to the Caribbean and North Atlantic area.
		As a result, of these wide-ranging duties, the Atlantic Patrol Task concept was developed to allow a more flexible set of tasking priorities.
		One Destroyer or Frigate Guardship is present in the Caribbean for much of the year, including throughout the hurricane season, with a vessel earmarked to deploy at a maximum of 14 days notice for the rest of the year.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/156.html (276 words)

	Royal Navy Article, RoyalNavy Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		AtlanticPatrol 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.
		A single escort vessel is on patrol as part of Operation Oracle, another aspectof the UK's contribution to the War on Terror.
		Prior to this, the main RNcontribution to the UK's vital 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.anoca.org /battle/war/royal_navy.html (1258 words)

	HyperWar: ULTRA in the Atlantic: U-Boat Operations [Chapter 5]
		There is evidence that not only the exact time and position ordered for the patrol line, but the original order (1106/24) to head for the area, were the result of German knowledge by cipher compromise of the route of Flight 10 and possibly also of GUS 7A.
		Atlantic groups in May. There remained, however, two points at which individual U-boats were brought together within a limited area, and so presented a concentration of targets which invited attack.
		The attacks on refueling rendezvous in the Middle and South Atlantic during the summer and fall of 1943 were in the hands of the U.S. Navy, being chiefly the work of CVE task groups.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/ETO/Ultra/SRH-008/SRH008-5.html (2280 words)

	Warships Magazine - The State of The Royal Navy in 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sending a reinforced NTG 2003, and enhancing it while en route, was a highly overt demonstration of intent and capability, with little risk involved for politicians as, if the forces were not needed, they could continue on their programmed way to the Far East.
		Three Hunt Class mine counter-measure vessels have been converted for patrol duties, in which the squadron deters and interdicts the movement of arms, munitions and activists by various terrorist groups.
		The Falklands still figures in deployment plans and an Atlantic Patrol Task (South) is a standing naval commitment to provide a frigate or destroyer and an RFA to the South Atlantic and West African regions.
	www.warshipsifr.com /pages/stateOfRN2004.html (1734 words)

	British_naval_supremacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The most important post-war operation conducted solely by the Royal Navy was the defeat in 1982 of Argentina in the Falkland Islands War.
		In UK waters, the RN's presence isn't as considerable, but the protection of fishery areas and offshore gas and oil installations is provided by the Fishery Protection Squadron.
		Though a permanent RN presence in the Far East and Pacific regions has ended, the RN deploys a significant Naval Task Group (NTG) approximately every three years as part of the Five Powers Defence Arrangements (FPDA) which was signed by the governments of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=British_naval_supremacy (2123 words)

	City of Long Beach, CA - About North Division
		The North Patrol Sub-Station was re-opened in late 2004.
		North Division officers continue to support community policing efforts in North Long Beach.
		North Division officers face the challenge of fighting crime that often crosses jurisdictions via a major freeway and easy access to other cities.
	www.ci.long-beach.ca.us /police/about/patrol_bureau_deputy_chief/about_north_division.asp (131 words)

	International Ice Patrol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was the longest non-stop flight ever made by the Graf Zeppelin, constituting a cruise of six days and coverage of 8,000 miles in the area of the Arctic Circle for the purpose of collecting data on terrestrial magnetism, atmospheric electricity, and aerogeodesy.
		This patrol consisted mainly of Coast Guard cutters which assisted the Army and Navy in establish- ing the military defense of Greenland.
		As Commander of a Task Force in these strategic waters, he skillfully directed vital weather, patrol and escort services which were of inestimable assistance in connection with the ferrying of aircraft and the operation of transport planes to and from the European theaters of war and effectively protected valuable convoys.
	www.uscg.mil /lantarea/iip/General/smith.shtml (2149 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		Adjustments to three of the six Royal Navy 'Standing Tasks', to ensure the Navy can continue to meet its commitments in the north Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf with fewer vessels, were also announced today in the MOD's response.
		The Atlantic Patrol Task (North) provides a presence and support for the UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean; a deployment generally needed most during the hurricane season.
		From the end of this year, operational tasking to support Iraqi naval forces in the Arabian Gulf and to provide a contribution to Global Counter-Terrorism in the Indian Ocean will be carried out by a single destroyer or frigate.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=162504&NewsAreaID=2 (1520 words)

	ROYAL NAVY ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Atlantic_Patrol_Task_(North) is normally carried out by a single warship and/or RFA vessel in the Caribbean during the hurricane season from May to November.
		Atlantic_Patrol_Task_(South) constitutes the RN's considerable commitment to the South Atlantic and West_African areas which is comprised of single warship accompanied by an RFA vessel.
		Currently, a single warship and a supporting RFA vessel is on patrol as part of Operation_Oracle and the Armilla_Patrol, another aspect of the UK's contribution to the War_on_Terror.
	www.adscontractors.com /Royal_Navy (2594 words)

	Coast Guard in the North Atlantic War
		The cold North Atlantic shows no trace of the struggle that took place on and beneath its surface more than 50 years ago.
		Meanwhile, on the North Atlantic convoy routes, six Secretary-class cutters were escorting convoys prior to the official American entry into the war.
		Although the retreat of the U-boats from the North Atlantic signaled that the Allies had achieved a strategic victory, Doenitz continued to send them into the Atlantic in piecemeal fashion until the end of the war.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/h_AtlWar.html (5134 words)

	Royal Navy: 7 Apr 2003: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what financial resources are allocated to the Royal Navy to patrol the waters between Haiti and Turks and Caicos.
		The Royal Navy undertake a regular deployment to the Caribbean under the auspices of the Atlantic Patrol Task (North).
		The primary task for APT(N) is to provide a tangible United Kingdom presence in the Caribbean region to support our overseas territories and UK interests in the region while also being available to assist in the provision of Emergency Disaster Relief during the hurricane season.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans?id=2003-04-07.107281.h (186 words)

	Torpedo Squadron Four - The North Atlantic
		The convoy run north of Norway and Sweden into the port of Murmansk, Russia, was particularly hazardous, not only because German subs were present, but also because the convoys were within reach of land-based Nazi aircraft most of the time.
		Many hours of antisub patrol were flown by the torpedo planes in the cold North Atlantic during this period with periodic contacts with German submarines.
		The North Atlantic was usually rough, and the weather stormy with the possibility of survival in the water ranging from 15 minutes to 1 hour.
	www.airgroup4.com /book/chapt-3.htm (5677 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - HMS Iron Duke's influence spans the Atlantic
		But just days later she was on her way across the Atlantic as part of a Joint Task Force, demonstrating the UK’s continuing commitment to the troubled West African state.
		Within 48 hours the ship had left the island in her wake and was heading for a very different task on the eastern side of the Atlantic.
		Ships of her class are often used as support ships for ‘singleton’ deployments, such as the Atlantic Patrol Taskings (North) and (South).
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2003/0304/0003040801.asp (943 words)

	VPNAVY - VP-5 Memorial Newspaper Articles - VP Patrol Squadron
		Patrol plane LA-9 made a normal takeoff, flew on the planned course and communicated routinely.
		A Neptune patrol bomber attached to a Jacksonville Naval Air Station squadron was reported missing in the storm tossed North Atlantic yesterday.
		Aircraft LA-9 departed Keflavik NAS on the morning of Jan. 12, 1962 to fly a routine patrol between Iceland and the coast of Greenland.
	www.vpnavy.com /vp5mem_newsletter.html (10090 words)

	July, 1941 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Naval Coast Frontiers are established: North Atlantic, Southern, Caribbean, Panama, Pacific Southern, Pacific Northern, Hawaiian, and Philippine.
		Patrol Wing 7 is commissioned at Argentia, Newfoundland, for operations in North Atlantic.
		Patrol Wing 8 is commissioned at San Diego, Calif. 07/10 Thu.
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/chr/chr41-07.html (228 words)

	Operation Torch - Invasion of North Africa
		In September of 1942 the German Army was at Stalingrad and Gen. Rommel was at the gates of Egypt with his touted Afrika Corp. The Allies desparately needed a second front to reverse the eastern assault of the Axis armies.
		The plan for the WNTF was to land a force of about 9,000 at Port Lyautry which was north of Casablanca to capture the airport.
		A third force of 6,000 with a hundred heavy tanks, having landed at Safi, was to advance on the city from the south.
	www.internet-esq.com /ussaugusta/torch (1161 words)

	USS GUNNEL SS-253 / First War Patrol
		Prior to departure from New London, a wooden crate 6' x 2' x 2' had been delivered to the boat and carried into the control room, where in the words of Ed Leidholdt: "It was cussed and discussed throughout the voyage as the men maneuvered awkwardly around it in the performance of their duties.
		American submarines were a rare commodity in the Eastern Atlantic, and nervous allied gunners were inclined to shoot at anything resembling a submarine.
		was ordered by the task force commander to fly the American flag from the jack-staff, illuminate with a spotlight and clear the area at maximum speed, proceeding on the surface to an area off the coast in the vicinity of the Canary Islands.
	members.aol.com /jmlavelle2/patrol1.htm (6326 words)

	WaS Round 10, Match 3 Status Report
		Four heavy battleships and the Glorious were assigned to the North Atlantic in anticipation of a quick hit and run strike at German forces expected to be found there.
		The Americans joined the Allied war effort by sending the Augusta and Wichita (as part of the 50 destroyer deal) to patrol the North Atlantic as escorts to the first convoy (delayed by FDR when he saw previous escorts were inadequate).
		In the North Sea, 2 U-Boats were lost and 1 disabled before the U-Boats broke Allied dominance of the area and sank the Illustrious.
	www.markevich.com /was/r10m03st.html (1619 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 3 May 2001 (pt 5)
		The ships allocated to the Atlantic Patrol Task (North) and Atlantic Patrol Task (South) during this year, and when the ships are scheduled to be on station is as follows:
		HMS Coventry is scheduled to hand over Atlantic Patrol Task (North) duty to HMS Argyll on 3 December 2001.
		HMS Argyll will then be held at 14 days notice to deploy to the centre of the area of operations to where she is scheduled to deploy in mid-February 2002.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200001/cmhansrd/vo010503/text/10503w05.htm (1186 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Warships head east and west (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Grimsby is one of the Navy’s newest ships, having been commissioned just over three years ago, while Ledbury is a relative veteran, as she commissioned in 1981.
		The warship has sailed on Atlantic patrol Task (North) duties, which will include anti-drugs patrols with local forces in the Caribbean and central America.
		In preparation for the patrol, part of the ship’s company of Iron Duke have been taking part in intensive first-aid training sessions at the First Aid Training Unit in Phoenix Building at HMS Excellent.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2003/0301/0003012302.asp (293 words)

	Guardian \| Drug smugglers forced to abandon £40m of cocaine
		The Lynx subsequently guided two Belize police patrol boats to the abandoned speedboat where they seized over a tonne of cocaine.
		HMS Coventry is on the navy's Atlantic Patrol Task North.
		Its main role is to combat the drugs trade but is also available for humanitarian and disaster relief.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4251312-103508,00.html (490 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		A ROYAL Navy helicopter forced drug smugglers to abandon £40 million worth of cocaine after a high-speed Caribbean chase, reminiscent of scenes from James Bond films, through the coral reefs and mangrove swamps that line the coast of Belize.
		The Lynx helicopter from the frigate Coventry, which is on anti-drugs patrol, spotted a 30-ft "go-fast" speedboat on Monday evening.
		The Lynx guided two Belize police patrol boats to the abandoned speedboat where they seized more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine.
	news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/09/06/nbust06.xml (511 words)

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