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HMS ST ALBANS DEPLOYED NEAR IRELAND
Plymouth based air-defence frigate HMS StAlbans was deployed outside the Irish Republic’s territorial waters in a security operation to protect an EU defence ministers meeting
September 2, 2026
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Plymouth based air-defence frigate HMS StAlbans was deployed outside the Irish Republic’s territorial waters in a security operation to protect an EU defence ministers meeting
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