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HMS Richmond (F239) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was launched on the 6 April 1993 by Lady Hill-Norton, and Richmond was the last (as of 2004) ship to be built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders.

Richmond commenced her first deployment in 1997 when she deployed to the Far East as part of the 'Ocean Wave 97' Task Group. The ship visited numerous ports but one of the most interesting was a visit to the Russian port of Vladivostok, an important Russian naval base. The visit was noteworth due to the fact that it was the first visit by a Royal Navy vessel in over 100 years. Also that year Richmond escorted the royal yacht HMY Britannia on the ship's final leg of her final tour of the United Kingdom prior to the decommissioning of Britannia.

In 1998 Richmond participated in two significant NATO naval exercises and subsequently arrived in Ney York where she was involved in the US Navy Fleet Week. The following year Richmond was dispatched to the South Atlantic as part of Atlantic Patrol Task (South) and later underwent a major overhaul which concluded in 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri and Richmond duly rejoined the Fleet. The following year Richmond joined the NATO multi-national squadron Standing Naval Force Mediterranean . In 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom she arrived in the Caribbean where she performed numerous tasks including the obligatory "fly-the-flag" duties to the CommonwealthThe Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states, mostly formed by the United Kingdom and its former colonies. It was formerly known as the British Commonwealth (or British Commonwealth of Nations , and many still cal countries in the region as-well as undergoing trials.

In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U she, under the command of Commander Wayne Keble , deployed to the Persian GulfThe Persian Gulf ( Persian: , Arabic: ) is an extension of the Gulf of Oman in between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. This inland sea of some 233,000 km² is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz, and its western end is marked on Armilla Patrol where Richmond relieved HMS CardiffThe third and present HMS Cardiff (D108 is a Type 42 (Batch 1) destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering and is much smaller than the Batch 3 of her type. She was launched in 1974 by Lady Caroline Gilmore and commi in that region. She had arrived shortly before the commencement of the 2003 Iraq War. Upon the beginning of hostilities, Richmond and HM ships Chatham and Marlborough and HMAS Anzac of the Royal Australian Navy provided Naval Gunfire Support (NGS) during the Royal Marines amphibious assault of the Al Faw Peninsular , the first amphibious assault by the Marines since the Falklands War in 1982. Richmond remained in the region upon the conclusion of the war and returned home in August.

In July 2004 Richmond, commanded by Commander Mike McCartain , deployed on Atlantic Patrol Task (North) which encompasses the Atlantic and Caribbean regions. She visited numerous ports early on in the deployment, including Jamaica and Belize. In September Richmond came to the assistance of the Turks and Caicos Islands when the region was struck by Hurricane Frances though fortunately the Turks and Caicos Islands suffered only minimal damage to buildings. Richmond subsequently sailed to Curacao, Netherlands Antilles where she resumed her maintenance period which had been interrupted due to Hurricane Frances though did remain on standby to provide assistance due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Ivan.

Hurricane Ivan eventually hit the region, causing siginificant damage and fatalities, particularly inflicting enourmous damage and unfortunately a number of fatalities to Grenada, which included immense damage to the capital St. George's. Richmond and her accompanying Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel RFA Wave Ruler came to the assistance of the island. The extent of the damage in Grenada reached such levels that the Prime Minister of Grenada Keith Mitchell was forced to relocate to Richmond after his residence was destroyed by the hurricane. The Prime Minister effectively ran his country from Richmond for about several hours. Richmond is intended to return home from her deployment in December.

HMS Richmond, its crew having performed vital assistance on land at Grenada, steamed at her top speed for Jamaica to assist that country from the ravages of Hurricane Ivan. She is expected to reach Jamaica by Sunday 12 September.

See HMS Richmond for other ships of the same name.

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