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HMS Medway Assumes Falkland Islands Patrol Duties

1/22/2026

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  • HMS Medway has taken over Falkland Islands duties from HMS Forth, completing a rotation of South Atlantic patrol vessels.
  • HMS Forth served nearly six years in the region, logged about 155,000 nautical miles, and conducted maritime security operations and fishery protection enforcement.
  • Brigadier Charlie Harmer, Commander of British Forces in the South Atlantic, thanked the crew at the handover.
  • HMS Medway, previously in the Caribbean, will continue the long-term South Atlantic patrol.