In a sea swap of a different kind, the U.S. and British navies next year will exchange destroyers, each sending a warship on planned six-month deployments with the other’s carrier strike groups, officials from both militaries said.
World events have U.S. and British navies working more jointly than ever, and therefore it makes sense to have the two allies work closer together, said Cmdr. Mark Durkin, a spokesman with Britain’s Ministry of Defence.
So, during the latter part of 2007, the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry will sail from its home port of Norfolk, Va., to join the HMS Illustrious Strike Group, led by the British aircraft carrier of the same name, Durkin said. Conversely, the air defense destroyer HMS Manchester will join the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, also led by a carrier of the same name, he said.
While the coupling isn’t unprecedented, it is rare to have navies swap out ships for entire deployments, U.S. Navy officials said.
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