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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Last journey of former frigate – to scrapheap

HMS CornwallThe former HMS Cornwall, which is destined for the scrapheap, was towed out of Devonport Naval Base yesterday morning en route to Portsmouth Naval Base.

Another frigate, formerly known as HMS Cumberland, is expected to follow on Friday.

The two vessels were part of a fleet of four Devonport-based Type 22 frigates which were controversially scrapped as part of the Government's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).

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