Armed: A Lynx helicopter comes in to land on HMS Westminster off the coast of Libya. HMS Westminster was 'dangerously under-defended' when it was called to patrol close to Benghazi in March, officers have revealed
Just FOUR Missiles: What HMS Westminster Was Carrying When Sent To Defend The Libyan Frontline -- Daily Mail
A royal navy warship was left ‘dangerously unarmed’ with as few as four missiles while it carried out operations off Libya, it emerged yesterday.
HMS Westminster held only two rounds of missiles during the recent Nato mission to protect the country’s civilians from Colonel Gaddafi’s forces.
The Type-23 frigate has a capacity of 32 Seawolf and eight Harpoon missiles but was only armed with the four missiles which are fired in pairs therefore allowing it only two rounds to fire.
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My Comment: Something is telling me that with the war now over, the HMS Westminster is back to its prewar stockpile of missiles (i.e. four missiles).
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