January 07 2011
A British Royal Navy frigate has departed to the Horn of Africa on a counter-piracy mission, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
During the seven-month deployment, HMS Richmond will participate in operations off the Horn of Africa and escort aid shipments to Somalia.
The frigate is also scheduled to make port calls in Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore under the Five Power Defense Arrangements agreement, ministry officials said.
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