UK military logistics to Gulf - 'secret' details!
The Insider | 21.01.2003 07:36
Here are some details of how the UK military will attempt to ship its military equipment to the war on Iraq. (article 1)
UK military logistics to Gulf - 'secret' details!
UK military logistics to Gulf - 'secret' details!
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has chartered nearly 40 vessels in the lead-up to a possible conflict with Iraq.
These include at least 25 ro-ros, seven lo-los, one semi-submersible and one heavy-lift ship chartered by the MOD for a three month period.
Among the chartered ro-ros are the DART 8, DART 9, HEREFORD, LYRA, NORDANA SURVEYOR, SEA ADMIRAL, SOCHI, STENA SHIPPER, SOUTHERN TRADER, TOR ANGLIA, VIKINGLAND and WIND ADMIRAL.
Because of the cuts in the merchant Navy, the MOD is forced to rely on international shipping lines. For instance, the TOR ANGLIA, owned by DFDS Tor line, usually operates out of Harwich, the Dart 8/9 (Dartlines)usually operates out of the Thames Europort at Dartford. Pictures and other details of these vessels are available all over the internet, try a search on Google.
The 16th Air Assault battalion and others are moving their equipment in commercial freight containers owned by Florens (www.florens.com). These are a bergundy red colour.
These include at least 25 ro-ros, seven lo-los, one semi-submersible and one heavy-lift ship chartered by the MOD for a three month period.
Among the chartered ro-ros are the DART 8, DART 9, HEREFORD, LYRA, NORDANA SURVEYOR, SEA ADMIRAL, SOCHI, STENA SHIPPER, SOUTHERN TRADER, TOR ANGLIA, VIKINGLAND and WIND ADMIRAL.
Because of the cuts in the merchant Navy, the MOD is forced to rely on international shipping lines. For instance, the TOR ANGLIA, owned by DFDS Tor line, usually operates out of Harwich, the Dart 8/9 (Dartlines)usually operates out of the Thames Europort at Dartford. Pictures and other details of these vessels are available all over the internet, try a search on Google.
The 16th Air Assault battalion and others are moving their equipment in commercial freight containers owned by Florens (www.florens.com). These are a bergundy red colour.
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