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'''HMS ''Manchester''''' was a ] (Batch 3) destroyer in the 5th Destroyer Squadron of the ] ]. She was laid down in 1978 at ], launched in 1980, commissioned in 1982, and decommissioned on 24 February 2011. '''HMS ''Manchester''''' was a ] (Batch 3) destroyer in the 5th Destroyer Squadron of the ]'s ]. She was laid down in 1978 at ], launched in 1980, commissioned in 1982, and decommissioned on 24 February 2011.


Her nickname is the "Busy Bee", in reference to ] ] and the bee emblem is also depicted on the ship's crest. Her nickname was the "Busy Bee", in reference to ] ] and the bee emblem is also depicted on the ship's crest.


==Construction and design== ==Construction and design==
''Manchester'' was laid down on 19 May 1978,<ref name="jfs85 p622"/><ref name="conways47 p511">Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 511.</ref>{{#tag:ref|Some sources<ref name="cf98 p938"/> state that ''Manchester'' was laid down on 19 May 1979, which corresponds to a widely stated order date of November 1978.<ref name="conways47 p511"/><ref name="cf98 p938"/><ref name="cf98 p938"/>|group=lower-alpha}} was launched on 24 November 1980 and commissioned on 16 December 1982.<ref name="jfs85 p622">Moore 1985, p. 622.</ref><ref name="cf98 p938">Baker 1998, p. 938.</ref> ''Manchester'' was laid down on 19 May 1978,<ref name="jfs85 p622"/><ref name="conways47 p511">Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 511.</ref>{{#tag:ref|Some sources<ref name="cf98 p938"/> state that ''Manchester'' was laid down on 19 May 1979, which corresponds to a widely stated order date of November 1978.<ref name="conways47 p511"/><ref name="cf98 p938"/>|group=lower-alpha}} was launched on 24 November 1980 and commissioned on 16 December 1982.<ref name="jfs85 p622">Moore 1985, p. 622.</ref><ref name="cf98 p938">Baker 1998, p. 938.</ref>


''Manchester'' was the first of the four Batch 3 Type 42 destroyers. In order to give better seakeeping and ease the cramped conditions on board,<ref name="cf98 p938"/> the ship's hull was lengthened by {{convert|42|ft|m|1}} compared to the earlier Batch 1 and 2 ships, giving a ] of {{convert|434|ft|m|1}} and an ] of {{convert|463|ft|m|1}}. ] was also increased by {{convert|2|ft|m|1}} to {{convert|49|ft|m|1}},<ref name="jfs85 p622"/> while ] was {{convert|4.2|m|ft|disp=flip}} at the ship's keel and {{convert|5.8|m|ft|disp=flip}} to the ship's propellers.<ref name="cf98 p938"/> ] was {{convert|4775|LT|t|lk=in}} full load.<ref name="jfs85 p622"/> The ship was powered by two ] TM3B ]s rated at {{convert|27200|shp|kW|lk=on}} each and two ] RM1C gas turbines of {{convert|5340|shp|kW}} in a ] arrangement, with a maximum speed of {{convert|29.5|kn}} when powered by the Olympus engines and a cruise speed of {{convert|18|kn}} powered by the Tynes. Range was {{convert|4750|nmi}} at {{convert|18|kn}}.<ref name="cf98 p938"/> ''Manchester'' was the first of the four Batch 3 Type 42 destroyers. In order to give better seakeeping and ease the cramped conditions on board,<ref name="cf98 p938"/> the ship's hull was lengthened by {{convert|42|ft|m|1}} compared to the earlier Batch 1 and 2 ships, giving a ] of {{convert|434|ft|m|1}} and an ] of {{convert|463|ft|m|1}}. ] was also increased by {{convert|2|ft|m|1}} to {{convert|49|ft|m|1}},<ref name="jfs85 p622"/> while ] was {{convert|4.2|m|ft|order=flip}} at the ship's keel and {{convert|5.8|m|ft|order=flip}} to the ship's propellers.<ref name="cf98 p938"/> ] was {{convert|4775|LT|t|lk=in}} full load.<ref name="jfs85 p622"/> The ship was powered by two ] TM3B ]s rated at {{convert|27200|shp|kW|lk=on}} each and two ] RM1C gas turbines of {{convert|5340|shp|kW}} in a ] arrangement, with a maximum speed of {{convert|29.5|kn}} when powered by the Olympus engines and a cruise speed of {{convert|18|kn}} powered by the Tynes. Range was {{convert|4750|nmi}} at {{convert|18|kn}}.<ref name="cf98 p938"/>


==Service history== ==Service history==
===Early operations=== ===Early operations===
HMS ''Manchester'' commissioned in 1983 with 50% of her Ship's Company taken from {{HMS|Sheffield|D80|2}} and {{HMS|Coventry|D118|2}}'s survivors. ''Manchester''{{'}}s first operational deployment was to the Falkland Islands in 1983/84. During the mid-1980s ''Manchester'' participated in the Royal Navy's Global 86 tour where a task group was detached to fly the flag in a round the world cruise and series of port visits. HMS ''Manchester'' commissioned in 1983 with 50% of her Ship's Company taken from {{HMS|Sheffield|D80|2}} and {{HMS|Coventry|D118|2}}'s survivors. ''Manchester''{{'}}s first operational deployment was to the Falkland Islands in 1983/84. During the mid-1980s ''Manchester'' participated in the Royal Navy's Global 86 tour where a task group, led by ''Illustrious,'' was detached to fly the flag in a round the world cruise and series of port visits.

The ship joined the ].


In 1988, she saw service on ], in company with the frigates {{HMS|Jupiter|F60|2}} (Returned to UK early with mechanical problems) and {{HMS|Beaver|F93|2}}. It was whilst on this deployment that the ship was visited by the then UK Prime Minister, ], who made a flying visit following her tour of India. The period also coincided with the end of the Iran-Iraq war and shooting down of the ] by the ] ] {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|6}} on the morning of 4 July 1988. In 1988, she saw service on ], in company with the frigates {{HMS|Jupiter|F60|2}} (Returned to UK early with mechanical problems) and {{HMS|Beaver|F93|2}}. It was whilst on this deployment that the ship was visited by the then UK Prime Minister, ], who made a flying visit following her tour of India. The period also coincided with the end of the Iran-Iraq war and shooting down of the ] by the ] ] {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|6}} on the morning of 4 July 1988.


===Gulf War=== ===Gulf War===
In 1991, during the ], she participated in numerous operations in the ], aimed at primarily upholding the trade blockade imposed on ] during ]'s invasion of ]. She won the lineage its newest ] - Persian Gulf 1991. In 1991, during the ], she participated in numerous operations in the ], aimed at primarily upholding the trade blockade imposed on ] during ]'s invasion of ]. She won the lineage its newest ] - Persian Gulf 1991.


===Post-Gulf War=== ===Post-Gulf War===
In February 2000, ''Manchester'' was deployed on Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) to the Caribbean carrying out counter narcotics operations in concert with RFA Grey Rover and USS Deyo and the US LEDET. Port visits included Key West, Barbados, St Vincent, Trinidad, Curaçao, Cartagena, Martinique and New York on her return. Whilst in New York, she was one of several ships hit by the liner Queen Elizabeth 2 whilst berthed alongside the East River.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roblightbody.com/july-2000---qe2-collides-with-kashima.html|title = July 2000 - QE2 Collides with Kashima}}</ref>

''Manchester'' returned to the West Indies for second 4-month spell in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601808/Report_on_the_Atlantic_patrol_task_operation_in_the_Caribbean_from_2000_to_2016.pdf |title=Release of Information |publisher=Ministry of Defence |date=8 February 2017 |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>

In 2004, ''Manchester'' acted in the role of ] (FRE). In September ''Manchester'' sailed from Portsmouth to take part in Exercise Destiny Glory O4, a large ] exercise in the ], as part of an RN naval ] consisting of {{HMS|Invincible|R05|2}}, {{HMS|Southampton|D90|2}} and the ] {{ship|RFA|Fort George||2}}. During the deployment ''Manchester'' visited a number of ports in the Mediterranean. In 2004, ''Manchester'' acted in the role of ] (FRE). In September ''Manchester'' sailed from Portsmouth to take part in Exercise Destiny Glory O4, a large ] exercise in the ], as part of an RN naval ] consisting of {{HMS|Invincible|R05|2}}, {{HMS|Southampton|D90|2}} and the ] {{ship|RFA|Fort George||2}}. During the deployment ''Manchester'' visited a number of ports in the Mediterranean.


In the autumn of 2005, ''Manchester'' was deployed in the Mediterranean as part of a NATO task force. During the four-month deployment she was employed in a counter terrorist role alongside other European and American ships. In the autumn of 2005, ''Manchester'' was deployed in the Mediterranean as part of a NATO task force. During the four-month deployment she was employed in a counter terrorist role alongside other European and American ships.


From 27–30 July 2009, ''Manchester'' travelled to ] to help celebrate the British Overseas Territory's 400th anniversary. The crew took part in a historical re-enactment of the wrecking of the sailing ship {{ship||Sea Venture}} on 28 July 1609, which was en route as a rescue supply ship to British colonialists in Virginia at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.bermuda2009.bm/index.php/event_information/2009/07/27/ From 27 to 30 July 2009, ''Manchester'' travelled to ] to help celebrate the British Overseas Territory's 400th anniversary. The crew took part in a historical re-enactment of the wrecking of the sailing ship {{ship||Sea Venture}} on 28 July 1609, which was en route as a rescue supply ship to British colonialists in Virginia at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bermuda2009.bm/index.php/event_information/2009/07/27/ |title=Events & Information Bermuda 2009 |work=bermuda2009.bm |access-date=4 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706150342/http://www.bermuda2009.bm/index.php/event_information/2009/07/27/ |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}</ref>
|title=Events & Information Bermuda 2009 |work=bermuda2009.bm |accessdate=4 January 2011}} {{dead link}}</ref>


During this tour, she also visited the ], ] and ] and spent time in ] for counter-narcotics training with the local coastguard. However upon her return to Britain a junior rating was alleged to have attempted to smuggle 12 kilograms of ] in bags in her personal quarters.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8207755.stm |title=Drugs find ship sailor is charged |date=18 August 2009 |work=BBC News |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> During this tour, she also visited the ], ] and ] and spent time in ] for counter-narcotics training with the local coastguard. However upon her return to Britain a junior rating was alleged to have attempted to smuggle 12 kilograms of ] in bags in her personal quarters.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8207755.stm |title=Drugs find ship sailor is charged |date=18 August 2009 |work=BBC News |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>


In 2010 ''Manchester'' was on a seven-month deployment to the ], mainly on counter-drug operations and a display of security to Britain's Overseas Territories in the region. On 15 November 2010, ''Manchester'' became the first British warship to visit ], ], since {{HMS|Bigbury Bay|K606|2}} in 1957. Her officers discussed co-operation with the ] on counter-drug-trafficking and disaster relief operations in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40198041/ns/world_news-americas/ |title=British warship steams into Cuba In 2010 ''Manchester'' was on a seven-month deployment to the ], mainly on counter-drug operations and a display of security to Britain's Overseas Territories in the region. On 15 November 2010, ''Manchester'' became the first British warship to visit ], ], since {{HMS|Bigbury Bay|K606|2}} in 1957. Her officers discussed co-operation with the ] on counter-drug-trafficking and disaster relief operations in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40198041 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101118031119/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40198041/ns/world_news-americas |url-status= live |archive-date= 18 November 2010 |title=British warship steams into Cuba
|work=MSNBC|date=15 November 2010 |agency=] |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> This deployment ended in December 2010 and culminated in a £19 million drug bust. Her Caribbean deployment was also the subject of a ] documentary series entitled ''Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol'' broadcast from 7 February 2011 onwards.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.five.tv/shows/royal-navy-caribbean-patrol |title=Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol &#124; Channel 5 |work=Channel 5 |year=2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Navy forced to drop warship patrols in Caribbean through lack of funds |first=Nick |last=Hopkins |first2=Richard |last2=Norton-Taylor |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/feb/07/nacy-abandons-caribbean-warship-patrols |newspaper=] |date=8 February 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> |work=MSNBC|date=15 November 2010 |agency=] |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> Manchester's visit to Cuba supposedly paved the way for the thawing of US-Cuba relations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/chris-terrill/obama-cuba-visit_b_9510964.html|title = Gunship Diplomacy|date = 21 March 2016}}</ref> This deployment ended in December 2010 and culminated in a £19 million drug bust. Her Caribbean deployment was also the subject of a ] documentary series entitled ''Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol'' broadcast from 7 February 2011 onwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.five.tv/shows/royal-navy-caribbean-patrol |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918090318/http://www.five.tv/shows/royal-navy-caribbean-patrol |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 September 2012 |title=Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol &#124; Channel 5 |work=Channel 5 |year=2011 |access-date=17 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Navy forced to drop warship patrols in Caribbean through lack of funds |first1=Nick |last1=Hopkins |first2=Richard |last2=Norton-Taylor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/feb/07/nacy-abandons-caribbean-warship-patrols |newspaper=] |date=8 February 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref>


On 2 February 2011, ''Manchester'' berthed at ], ], as the city was the nearest to ], the city of her affiliation. The crew hosted a civic reception onboard before parading through the city for their final freedom of the city parade.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-12353910 |title=HMS Manchester arrives in Liverpool for farewell |work=BBC News |date=3 February 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> On 2 February 2011, ''Manchester'' berthed at ], ], as the city was the nearest to ], the city of her affiliation. The crew hosted a civic reception onboard before parading through the city for their final freedom of the city parade.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-12353910 |title=HMS Manchester arrives in Liverpool for farewell |work=BBC News |date=3 February 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref>


==Fate== ==Fate==
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On 21 February 2011, ''Manchester'' sailed into her home port of ] where she was decommissioned on 24 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-42-destroyers/hms-manchester/news/fond_farewell_to_the.htm |title=Fond Farewell To The Mighty Manch |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-42-destroyers/hms-manchester/news/fond_farewell_to_the.htm |archivedate=13 July 2011 |work=royalnavy.mod.uk |date=24 February 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> On 21 February 2011, ''Manchester'' sailed into her home port of ] where she was decommissioned on 24 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-42-destroyers/hms-manchester/news/fond_farewell_to_the.htm |title=Fond Farewell To The Mighty Manch |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110713074905/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-42-destroyers/hms-manchester/news/fond_farewell_to_the.htm |archivedate=13 July 2011 |work=royalnavy.mod.uk |date=24 February 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref>


==Affiliations== ==Affiliations==
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==Notes== ==Notes==
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==Citations== ==Citations==
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Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Manchester.

HMS Manchester in 2008HMS Manchester, in 2008
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Manchester
BuilderVickers
Laid down19 May 1978
Launched24 November 1980
Commissioned16 December 1982
Decommissioned24 February 2011
Identification
Motto
Nickname(s)Busy Bee
FateScrapped November 2014
BadgeHMS Manchester badge
General characteristics
Class and typeType 42 destroyer
Displacement5,200 t (5,118 long tons)
Length141 m (462 ft 7 in)
Beam15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement287 (max. 312)
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • 1 × Lynx HMA8 armed with:
    • 4 × anti-ship missiles
    • 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes

HMS Manchester was a Type 42 (Batch 3) destroyer in the 5th Destroyer Squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was laid down in 1978 at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, launched in 1980, commissioned in 1982, and decommissioned on 24 February 2011.

Her nickname was the "Busy Bee", in reference to the Manchester bee symbol and the bee emblem is also depicted on the ship's crest.

Construction and design

Manchester was laid down on 19 May 1978, was launched on 24 November 1980 and commissioned on 16 December 1982.

Manchester was the first of the four Batch 3 Type 42 destroyers. In order to give better seakeeping and ease the cramped conditions on board, the ship's hull was lengthened by 42 feet (12.8 m) compared to the earlier Batch 1 and 2 ships, giving a length at the waterline of 434 feet (132.3 m) and an overall length of 463 feet (141.1 m). Beam was also increased by 2 feet (0.6 m) to 49 feet (14.9 m), while draught was 14 feet (4.2 m) at the ship's keel and 19 feet (5.8 m) to the ship's propellers. Displacement was 4,775 long tons (4,852 t) full load. The ship was powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines rated at 27,200 shaft horsepower (20,300 kW) each and two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines of 5,340 shaft horsepower (3,980 kW) in a COGOG arrangement, with a maximum speed of 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) when powered by the Olympus engines and a cruise speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) powered by the Tynes. Range was 4,750 nautical miles (8,800 km; 5,470 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).

Service history

Early operations

HMS Manchester commissioned in 1983 with 50% of her Ship's Company taken from Sheffield and Coventry's survivors. Manchester's first operational deployment was to the Falkland Islands in 1983/84. During the mid-1980s Manchester participated in the Royal Navy's Global 86 tour where a task group, led by Illustrious, was detached to fly the flag in a round the world cruise and series of port visits.

The ship joined the 5th Destroyer Squadron.

In 1988, she saw service on Operation Armilla, in company with the frigates Jupiter (Returned to UK early with mechanical problems) and Beaver. It was whilst on this deployment that the ship was visited by the then UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who made a flying visit following her tour of India. The period also coincided with the end of the Iran-Iraq war and shooting down of the Iran Air Flight 655 by the Aegis missile cruiser USS Vincennes on the morning of 4 July 1988.

Gulf War

In 1991, during the First Gulf War, she participated in numerous operations in the Persian Gulf, aimed at primarily upholding the trade blockade imposed on Iraq during Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. She won the lineage its newest battle honour - Persian Gulf 1991.

Post-Gulf War

In February 2000, Manchester was deployed on Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) to the Caribbean carrying out counter narcotics operations in concert with RFA Grey Rover and USS Deyo and the US LEDET. Port visits included Key West, Barbados, St Vincent, Trinidad, Curaçao, Cartagena, Martinique and New York on her return. Whilst in New York, she was one of several ships hit by the liner Queen Elizabeth 2 whilst berthed alongside the East River.

Manchester returned to the West Indies for second 4-month spell in 2003.

In 2004, Manchester acted in the role of Fleet Ready Escort (FRE). In September Manchester sailed from Portsmouth to take part in Exercise Destiny Glory O4, a large NATO exercise in the Mediterranean, as part of an RN naval task force consisting of Invincible, Southampton and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort George. During the deployment Manchester visited a number of ports in the Mediterranean.

In the autumn of 2005, Manchester was deployed in the Mediterranean as part of a NATO task force. During the four-month deployment she was employed in a counter terrorist role alongside other European and American ships.

From 27 to 30 July 2009, Manchester travelled to Bermuda to help celebrate the British Overseas Territory's 400th anniversary. The crew took part in a historical re-enactment of the wrecking of the sailing ship Sea Venture on 28 July 1609, which was en route as a rescue supply ship to British colonialists in Virginia at the time.

During this tour, she also visited the Falkland Islands, Brazil and Colombia and spent time in Cape Verde for counter-narcotics training with the local coastguard. However upon her return to Britain a junior rating was alleged to have attempted to smuggle 12 kilograms of cocaine in bags in her personal quarters.

In 2010 Manchester was on a seven-month deployment to the Caribbean, mainly on counter-drug operations and a display of security to Britain's Overseas Territories in the region. On 15 November 2010, Manchester became the first British warship to visit Havana, Cuba, since Bigbury Bay in 1957. Her officers discussed co-operation with the Cuban Navy on counter-drug-trafficking and disaster relief operations in the region. Manchester's visit to Cuba supposedly paved the way for the thawing of US-Cuba relations. This deployment ended in December 2010 and culminated in a £19 million drug bust. Her Caribbean deployment was also the subject of a Channel 5 documentary series entitled Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol broadcast from 7 February 2011 onwards.

On 2 February 2011, Manchester berthed at Liverpool, England, as the city was the nearest to Manchester, the city of her affiliation. The crew hosted a civic reception onboard before parading through the city for their final freedom of the city parade.

Fate

Manchester being decommissioned in May 2011 at HMNB Portsmouth

On 21 February 2011, Manchester sailed into her home port of HMNB Portsmouth where she was decommissioned on 24 February 2011.

Affiliations

Gallery

  • Manchester at HMNB Devonport Navy Days 2006 undergoing refit Manchester at HMNB Devonport Navy Days 2006 undergoing refit
  • Manchester on the River Clyde in 2008 Manchester on the River Clyde in 2008

Notes

  1. Some sources state that Manchester was laid down on 19 May 1979, which corresponds to a widely stated order date of November 1978.

Citations

  1. ^ Moore 1985, p. 622.
  2. ^ Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 511.
  3. ^ Baker 1998, p. 938.
  4. "July 2000 - QE2 Collides with Kashima".
  5. "Release of Information" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. "Events & Information Bermuda 2009". bermuda2009.bm. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  7. "Drugs find ship sailor is charged". BBC News. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. "British warship steams into Cuba". MSNBC. Reuters. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. "Gunship Diplomacy". 21 March 2016.
  10. "Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol | Channel 5". Channel 5. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  11. Hopkins, Nick; Norton-Taylor, Richard (8 February 2011). "Navy forced to drop warship patrols in Caribbean through lack of funds". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  12. "HMS Manchester arrives in Liverpool for farewell". BBC News. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  13. "Fond Farewell To The Mighty Manch". royalnavy.mod.uk. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

References

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