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[derekwarner]

I wondered if this was an April the 1st story?........ .....but no.......

Courtesy of Yahoo.......

Britain has been forced to borrow a warship from Germany to fulfil its Nato obligations after Sir Keir Starmer sent HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean
Critics have accused the Government of creating a ?national embarrassment? after it emerged that German frigate Sachsen will replace the Dragon, one of the UK?s six Type 45 destroyers, as the flagship of a Nato mission in the North Atlantic.
The revelation has prompted accusations that Berlin has ?bailed out? London.

Ben Obese-Jecty, the Tory MP, claimed: ?The Royal Navy has officially run out of ships. The Government?s inability to manage the Royal Navy surface fleet has become a national embarrassment, with Germany now bailing us out.
Tan Dhesi, the Labour chairman of Parliament?s defence committee, said that relying on a German ship ?underscores the defence committee?s concerns regarding the UK?s lack of mass and capabilities?
HMS Dragon was sent to the Mediterranean to help defend Cyprus after an RAF base on the island was hit in a drone attack by Iran. The deployment of the Dragon means that Britain now has only two other destroyers in service. Three of the six Type 45 ships ? HMS Daring, Diamond and Defender ? are undergoing engine upgrades after the Daring class was blighted by propulsion issues, Germany, meanwhile, has been criticised domestically for having the smallest navy in its post-war history. Recently, Berlin?s navy has been so short of staff that it has had to borrow crew from the Luftwaffe to fulfil its Nato obligations. The episode also lays bare the strain on the Royal Navy and the state of the Country

[KitS]

It's enough to make you weep.