Royal Navy HMS Defender crew seizes £3.3m haul of crystal meth from drug smugglers’ dhow in the Arabian Sea

Royal Navy HMS Defender crew seizes £3.3m haul of crystal meth from drug smugglers’ dhow in the Arabian Sea HMS Defender was sweeping the area for smugglers when the vessel was seen Located by the helicopter crew of the Portsmouth-based ship during dawn patrol Royal Marines in sea boats were then sent to secure the dhowContinue reading “Royal Navy HMS Defender crew seizes £3.3m haul of crystal meth from drug smugglers’ dhow in the Arabian Sea”

Royal Navy HMS Defender crew seizes £3.3m haul of crystal meth from drug smugglers’ dhow in the Arabian Sea

Royal Navy HMS Defender crew seizes £3.3m haul of crystal meth from drug smugglers’ dhow in the Arabian Sea HMS Defender was sweeping the area for smugglers when the vessel was seen Located by the helicopter crew of the Portsmouth-based ship during dawn patrol Royal Marines in sea boats were then sent to secure the dhowContinue reading “Royal Navy HMS Defender crew seizes £3.3m haul of crystal meth from drug smugglers’ dhow in the Arabian Sea”

USS Shannon (DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25)

USS Shannon (DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25) was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy. She was named for Marine Colonel Harold D. Shannon. Shannon (DD-737) was laid down on 14 February 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine and launched on 24 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold D. Shannon The ship wasContinue reading “USS Shannon (DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25)”