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Monday, January 13, 2014

Sub hunting with first female commander of major Royal Navy warship

Commander Sarah WestThe Cold War may be a distant memory but the Royal Navy still plays cat and mouse with the Russians, who continue to snoop around our coastal waters.

Tracking their submarines is one of the Navy’s most important roles – and one of its most secret. And among the warship captains who maintain a ring of steel around the nation is Sarah West, who in 2012 became the first female commander of a major Royal Navy warship in the service’s 500 years.

The Daily Mirror was given exclusive access as Commander West trained her 185-strong crew in the art of tackling a wily, aggressive underwater enemy.

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