* Moderator’s Note: This post appeared originally in the Letters to the Editor section of The Washington Times on 30 March 2007. It is no longer available on-line. A large part of Canadian naval history is traced back to that of the Royal Navy. The history of that organization is […]
HMS Cornwall
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A recent report in the U.K. press describes the return of RN warships to the northern Arabian Gulf following the capture of 15 British sailors and marines in a ‘swarming’ attack by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Naval forces on 23 March. This time, boats from HMS Richmond F-239 (a 436-foot […]
I have a very hard time understanding how and why HMS Cornwall, with the task force commander embarked, allowed her boats to be surrounded or cut off from herself. My understanding, from a former trainer of Canadian naval boarding parties, is that our protocol is that the frigate or mother […]
Andrew Scutro's recent article from Navy Times indicates that the USN is conducting a thorough review of their boarding procedures after Iran's recent employment of swarming tactics off the Al Faw Penisula. It also reports the Royal Navy will also conduct "a full review" of the incident. A USN spokesperson […]
Today's Navy Times (28 March) has an article that reports 'swarming tactics' were used by Iranian forces when they captured fifteen Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel on Friday. Their use of this tactic should come as no surprise, and yet that appears to have been exactly the case. In […]