Fail Britannia, Who Used to Rule the Waves
British sailors forced to use GERMAN ship on crucial Nato mission in ‘national embarrassment’
By Peter Stevens
British sailors will be forced to use German ships on a key Nato mission in what has been branded a “national embarrassment”.
The UK is unable to meet its commitments in the Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea due to having no warships available.
The Royal Navy is set to lead the Standing Nato Maritime Group One, a permanent naval immediate reaction force operating in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic Ocean.
But it will do so using a German vessel – though one carrying British personnel.
“As the UK deploys HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean, German frigate Sachsen will take over from HMS Dragon as NATO maritime task group flagship – an expression of the close German-British partnership,” the German embassy in London confirmed on Wednesday.
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean and arrived to the coasts of Cyprus earlier this week.
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Conservative MP and veteran Ben Obese-Jecty said he had repeatedly raised the issue of missing Britain’s Nato commitments.“It is a national embarrassment that the Royal Navy has run out of ships… Britannia most definitely does not rule the waves,” he told The i Paper.
Left unsaid was HMS Dragon docking shortly after arriving in the East Med for surprise! maintenance problems. This after taking nearly a month to arrive in Cypress to defend a British base there from Iranian missile attacks. France and Spain sent ships to cover the base during the interim. Well played, Sir Keir. It would be sad it not so pathetic.
Category: NATO
Aren’t they just being a great asset to NATO? I guess things like that happen when you make handouts to illegal foreigners a higher priority than national defense!
Brit Aviator circa 1941: “Right, Jerry. Could you just land that Heinkel right over here at RAF Blighty? As long as you are here anyway? We’d like to use your kite, load some our bombs on it and have a crack at dropping bombs on you but all our planes are down, d’y’see. Thought we could share.
No?
Are you sure?
Well, cheerio, mate.”
The loud rumbling sound you hear emanating from the Earth is Sir Winston Churchill spinning Dervishly in his grave.