A British warship has been sent out to escort a Russian destroyer on “Syria duty” out of the English Channel amid high tension with Moscow.
Royal Navy Frigate HMS St Albans was scrambled to intercept Russia’s Neustrashimyy-class battleship, which specialises in anti-submarine warfare.
St Albans is thought to have shadowed the 4,400 ton Russian craft - which is bristling with anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles and sonar detection equipment - overnight.
The Portsmouth-based British Type 23 frigate and her crew is also loaded with anti-ship and anti-sub torpedos and guns, ready for warfare.
It is not clear whether the Russian craft was on the way to or from Syria’s coastline.
Royal Navy Frigate HMS St Albans was scrambled to intercept Russia’s Neustrashimyy-class battleship, which specialises in anti-submarine warfare.
St Albans is thought to have shadowed the 4,400 ton Russian craft - which is bristling with anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles and sonar detection equipment - overnight.
The Portsmouth-based British Type 23 frigate and her crew is also loaded with anti-ship and anti-sub torpedos and guns, ready for warfare.
It is not clear whether the Russian craft was on the way to or from Syria’s coastline.
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