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Dates: 1998 - HMS Portland (F79) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name and is the fifteenth ship in the Duke class of frigates. Her current commanding officer is Commander M K Utley RN, who took command in Dec 2006. The ship was accepted into service by the Royal Navy on 15 December 2000 and was commissioned on 3 May the following year. HMS Portland assisted in the search for men lost due to a capsized yacht on 3 February 2007. She deployed to the Caribbean for 7 months in 2007, intercepting 3.5 tonnes of coccaine and conducting disaster relief in Belize following Hurricane Dean. In April 2008, HMS Portland visited Liverpool with HMS Mersey and berthed at the cruise liner terminal at Princes Dock.
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" Aircraft Carriers. Ship Name, Launch Date, Displacement, Total Crew. HMS Invincible 1977--22,000--1051. HMS Illustrious 197--22,000--1051. HMS Ark Royal 1981--22,000--1051. Amphibious Assault Ships Ship. HMS Ocean 1995--20,700--265. HMS Albion 2001--18,500--363. HMS Bulwark ..."
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" The rules of engagement for the Royal Navy have been called into question after personnel successfully disarmed a group of suspected pirates, but then set them free. While on patrol in the Gulf of Aden, the HMS Portland "detected, intercepted and boarded" two skiffs that were suspected of ..."
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