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Carrier Strike Group Two
Carrier Strike Group Two emblem
Active1 October 2004 to date.[1]
Country United States of America
BranchUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
TypeCarrier Strike Group
RoleNaval air/surface warfare
Part ofUnited States Fleet Forces Command
Garrison/HQNaval Station Norfolk, Virginia
Nickname(s)George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG)
EngagementsOperation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (OEF-A)
Operation Steel Curtain
Operation New Dawn (OND)
WebsiteOfficial Website
Commanders
CommanderRear Admiral Gregory M. Nosal, USN[2]
Chief of StaffCaptain William B. Seaman, Jr., USN[3]
Command Master ChiefYNCM(SW/AW) Dee Allen, USN[4]
Notable
commanders		James A. Winnefeld, Jr.
David M. Thomas
Nora W. Tyson

Carrier Strike Group Two, abbreviated CSG-2 or CARSTRKGRU 2, is one of five U.S. Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned the United States Fleet Forces Command. U.S. Navy carrier strike groups are employed in a variety of roles, all of which involve gaining and maintaining sea control.[5] The current flagship for the group is the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, replacing the USS Theodore Roosevelt which was undergoing its 2009–2013 mid-life refueling and complex overhaul.

On 29 July 2010, Rear Admiral Nora W. Tyson assumed command of Carrier Strike Group Two, becoming the first woman to command a U.S. Navy carrier task group. The group's 2011 Mediterrranean deployment marked the maiden deployment for the carrier George H.W. Bush and the guided-missile destroyer Truxtun, as well as the first carrier-based overseas deployment for the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft.

Historical background[edit]

Carrier Division Two (CarDiv 2) was established on 30 September 1937, consisting of the fleet aircraft carriers USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise, under the command of Vice Admiral William F. Halsey.[6] In February 1939, Carrier Division Two, still consisting of Yorktown and Enterprise, participated in the war game Fleet Problem XX. The scenario for the exercise called for one fleet to control the sea lanes in the Caribbean against the incursion of a foreign European power while maintaining sufficient naval strength to protect vital American interests in the Pacific.[7]

During World War II, aircraft carriers assigned to Carrier Division Two participated in the Doolittle Raid (pictured), the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Operation Hailstone, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf, as well as the Solomon Islands campaign, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, the Hollandia and Western New Guinea campaign, the Philippines Campaign, the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Iwo Jima campaign, and the Okinawan campaign, as part of the U.S. Navy's Fast Carrier Task Force.[6][8]

After the war, aircraft carriers assigned to Carrier Division Two were involved in the Cuba Missile Crisis, Operation Sea Orbit, the Six-Day War, and the Vietnam War.[6] USS Enterprise flew the flag of Commander Carrier Division 2 in 1963. On 25 September 1965, Rear Admiral J. O. Cobb broke his flag as Commander, Carrier Division 2, aboard USS America. The division was re-designated as Commander Carrier Group Two (ComCarGru 2) in 1973.

The 1980s were also a particularly busy operational period for Carrier Group Two. During the 1986 Mediterranean deployment with USS Coral Sea as flagship, the F/A-18 Hornet was introduced to the fleet.[6] Subsequently, battle group aircraft led Operation El Dorado Canyon strikes against Libyan targets. On August 15, 1990, the group staff demonstrated the importance of 'training to fight' as it embarked in USS John F. Kennedy for a surge combat deployment in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (pictured). The battle group deployed for Operation Desert Storm only five days after notification, even though she had dispersed her air wing throughout the continental United States for training and just off-loaded stores and material in preparation for a routine yard period.

Rear Admiral Riley Mixson, Commander, Carrier Group Two, acted as Commander, Battle Force Yankee of Naval Forces Central Command during the war. Battle Force Yankee included Saratoga and probably John F. Kennedy, and operated in the Red Sea.

In the summer of 1992, the U.S. Navy decided to group escorts more consistently with aircraft carriers. Instead of routinely changing the cruisers, destroyers, and frigates assigned to each carrier battle group, there was an attempt made to affiliate certain escorts more permanently with the carriers they escorted. Each of the Navy's 12 existing carrier battle groups was planned to consist of an aircraft carrier; an embarked carrier air wing; cruiser, destroyer, and frigate units; and two nuclear-powered attack submarines.[9] The first such carrier battle group assigned to Carrier Group Two consisted of Carrier Air Wing Three; Destroyer Squadron 40; the nuclear submarines Seahorse and Albuquerque; the guided-missile cruisers Wainwright, Leyte Gulf, and Gettysburg; and the carrier Kennedy which served as the battle group's flagship.[9]

In the middle of 1992, the U.S. Navy instituted a concept which mandated greater task group integration of naval air and surface warfare assets into a more permanent carrier battle group structure. Instead of routinely changing the cruisers, destroyers, and frigates assigned to each carrier battle group, there was an attempt made to affiliate certain escorts more permanently with the carriers they escorted. Each of the Navy's 12 existing carrier battle groups was planned to consist of an aircraft carrier; an embarked carrier air wing; cruiser, destroyer, and frigate units; and two nuclear-powered attack submarines.[10] For details regarding this re-alignments as it pertained to Carrier Group Two, see the chart below.[11]

Carrier Group Two, late 1992[11]
Cruisers/Submarines Destroyer Squadron 20 Carrier Air Wing 3 squadrons embarked aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
USS Cape St. George (CG-71) USS O'Bannon (DD-987) USS Halyburton (FFG-40) Fighter Squadron 32: F-14B Airborne Early Warning Sqd. 126: E-2C
USS Gettysburg (CG-64) USS John Rodgers (DD-983) USS Underwood (FFG-36) Fighter Squadron 14: F-14B Sea Control Squadron 38: S-3A
USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) USS Caron (DD-970) USS Stark (FFG-31) Strike Fighter Squadron 105: F/A-18C Helicopter Anti-Submarine Sqd. 7: SH-3H
USS Wainwright (CG-28) —— USS McInerney (FFG-8) Strike Fighter Squadron 37: F/A-18C ——
USS Albuquerque (SSN-706) —— —— Attack Squadron 75: A-6E, KA-6D ——
USS Seahorse (SSN-669) —— —— Airborne Early Warning Sqd. 130: EA-6B ——

During its Mediterranean deployments, the Kennedy battle group flew large numbers of Operation Deny Flight no-fly zone missions over Bosnia-Herzegovina. The battle group also saw service with the U.S. Fifth Fleet in support Operation Southern Watch, the enforcement of a no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Commander Carrier Group Two also served as Commander Joint Task Force 120 during Operation Uphold Democracy, the 1994–1995 intervention designed to remove the military regime in Haiti installed by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état.[6] It appears that Kennedy transferred to another carrier group in 1995, as the announced August 31, 1995, listing of Carrier Group Two's composition included USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS San Jacinto (CG-56). In addition, USS Monterey (CG-61) was intended to join the group in 1996-97.[12]

Command structure[edit]

Commander, Carrier Strike Group Two reports to the Deputy Commander, Fleet & Joint Operations, United States Fleet Forces Command/Commander Task Force 20 as one of its six carrier strike groups reporting directly to that Vice Admiral-ranked flag officer. The group's pre-deployment training and certification is controlled by U.S. Fleet Forces Command following the disestablisment of the U.S. Second Fleet on 30 September 2011.[13][14] When deployed overseas, Carrier Strike Group Two comes under the command authority of the U.S. Sixth Fleet when operating in the Mediterranean Sea and the U.S. Fifth Fleet when operating in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.

Group commanders[edit]

    • Rear Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr.   (July 2004 – June 2006)[15][16]
    • Rear Admiral Michael C. Vitale   (June 2006 – September 2007)[16][17]
    • Rear Admiral Frank Craig Pandolfe   (September 2007 – July 2009)[17][18]
    • Rear Admiral David M. Thomas   (July 2009 – July 2010)[19]
    • Captain Jeffrey A. Hesterman   (July 2010)[20][21][22]
    • Rear Admiral Nora W. Tyson   (July 2010 – January 2012)[2][20][21]
    • Rear Admiral Gregory M. Nosal   (January 2012 – Present)[2]

Assigned units[edit]

USS George H.W. Bush, flagship, Carrier Strike Group Two

U.S. Navy carrier strike groups typically consist of an aircraft carrier (flagship), an embarked carrier air wing, at least one Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, and a destroyer squadron. As of 2011, Carrier Strike Group Two comprises:

Deployment history[edit]

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was re-assigned to Carrier Group Two (CarGru 2) effective 1 February 2004, and the ship underwent its Docked Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) yard overhaul at the Newport Naval Yard in Virginia between 10 August to 10 December 2004.[24][25] On 1 October 2004, Carrier Group Two was re-designated as Carrier Strike Group Two, with Theodore Roosevelt as its flagship.[1] Theodore Roosevelt underwent sea trials 11–15 December 2004, and the carrier was officially delivered back to the Navy on 17 December 2004.[24]

Operational summary[edit]

TR in the Persian Gulf (3 December 2005)
Gulf of Aden (Aug. 13, 2011)
USS Anzio (July 22, 2011)
Saxon Warrior 2011
Saxon Warrior '11 (20 May 2011)

For its 2005 deployment, Carrier Strike Group Two departed from Norfolk on 1 September 2005.[26] For this deployment, Carrier Strike Group Two began air combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 6 October 2005.[26][27][28][29] Fighter squadrons VF-213 and VF-31, along with the strike fighter squadrons VFA-87 and VFA-15, attacked insurgent targets in Iraq.[29] Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141) operated from Al Asad, Iraq, from September 24 to October 6, 2005, flying 37 combat sorties. Sixty-three personnel from the squadron were flown from the Theodore Roosevelt in support of this mission.[29] Aircraft from squadrons VAW-124, VS-24, and HS-3 flew missions in support of maritime security operations to help promote stability in the maritime environment.[26] Also, aircraft supported Operation Steel Curtain throughout the second week of November, conducting 5 consecutive days of strikes against terrorist targets in support of coalition troops in Iraq.[26] On 6 February 2006, a chapter in naval aviation history drew to a close when the last Grumman F-14 Tomcat was recovered from a combat mission landed on board the Theodore Roosevelt.[26][29][30] This deployment also marked the final mission for the Navy's last two F-14 squadrons, VF-31 and VF-213, as well as the final deployment of the Lockheed S-3 Viking ASW aircraft of squadron VS-24.[26][27][30] Carrier Strike Group Two transited the Suez Canal on 15 February 2006, completing its overseas deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[26] The strike group returned to Norfolk on 11 March 2006.[27]

During its 2008 deployment, Carrier Strike Group Three aircraft flew more than 3,100 sorties into Afghanistan and dropped 59,500 pounds (27 MT)of ordnance while providing vital close air support to coalition forces operating as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.[31] On 9 October 2008, Theodore Roosevelt and the guided missile cruiser Monterey participated in a one-day theater security cooperation exercise with three South African warships and one French Navy warship in the Indian Ocean following a 3-day port visit to Cape Town, the first by an U.S. aircraft carrier since 1967.[31][32][33] Between 5–14 March 2009, Theodore Roosevelt, the cruiser Lake Champlain, and the Coast Guard cutter Boutwell participated in the international naval exercise Aman 2009 off the coast of Pakistan. The exercise was sponsored by the Pakistani Navy, and it included surface exercises, air-defense training, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) exercises, and participation in foreign officer exchanges. Aman 2009 include participants from Australia, Bangladesh, China, France, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Turkey, United States, and the United Kingdom. Also, 46 observers from naval forces of 27 countries monitored the exercise.[31][34][35]

In early 2010, more than 172 sailors from Carrier Strike Group Two took part in Operation Unified Response, the relief effort for earthquaked-ravaged Haiti. Rear Admial David M. Thomas and his command staff were charged with providing the command and control to manage the movement of food, water, medical supplies and relief personnel to Haiti from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and ships operating off the coast. Thomas assumed command of Task Force 41, the U.S. Navy's sea-based element supporting JTF-Haiti, on 1 Feb 2010, after Carl Vinson and its strike group departed the area. The group staff alternated between being embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship Bataan and living in tents outside of the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince until late March. Most of the strike group staff returned to Naval Station Norfolk by 25 March 2010 after a 70-day tour of duty, with Rear Admiral Thomas returning on 1 April 2010.[36]

Carrier Strike Group Three The group departed from Naval Station Mayport, Florida, for its Joint Task Force Exercise pre-deployment training exercises on 14 February 2011 prior to its 2011 deployment.[37][38][39] The exercise was supported by personnel from NATO's Headquarters Naval Striking and Support Forces (STRIKFORNATO), with representatives from Canada, Denmark, Greece, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. STRIKFORNATO was involved in this scenario-driven tactical exercise that focused on major combat operations, with its objective being to increase multilateral interoperability among allied military forces.[40] STRIKFORNATO's interest in JTFEX training cycle dates back to 2008, and this is the first time that STRIKFORNATO had participated as a component commander in a carrier strike group certification.[41]

During its 2011 MED deployment, aircraft from Carrier Strike Group Three completed nearly 12,000 sorties, made over 9,000 arrested landings, and logged almost 31,000 flight hours. This included 2,216 combat sorties flown in support of Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 20 tons of ordnance were delivered in support of coalition ground forces, consisting of laser-guided bombs, GPS munitions, and 20-mm ammunition in support of coalition ground forces. Carrier Air Wing Eight also participated in joint air operations with the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force during its 2011 deployment.[42] After departing Djibouti on 1 July 2011, the guided-missile cruiser Anzio (pictured) conducted counter-piracy and maritime security operations as a unit of the Combined Task Force 151 (pictured) before paying a goodwill visit to Port Victoria in the Seychelles on 18 August 2011.[43] On 13 August 2011, as part of Combined Task Force 150 operating in the Gulf of Aden, the guided-missile destroyer Mitscher provided assistance the Sri Lankan-flagged cargo vessel Al Habib which was experiencing engineering problems and running low on water. Mitscher's VBSS-AIT boarding party transported supplies to the Al Habib via rigid-hulled inflatable boat (pictured).[44][45]

Also during its 2012 deployment, Carrier Strike Group Two participated in Saxon Warrior '11 (pictured), an eight-day series of NATO military exercises in the Western Approaches designed to develop theater-specific combat capabilities, as well as fostering enhance cooperation between multi-national military forces and other governmental agencies. Saxon Warrior '11 included naval forces from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Canada, and Spain under the overall direction of Flag Officer Sea Training.[46][47] As part of Saxon Warrior '11, on 21 May 2011, the group's destroyers Truxtun and Mitscher joined the U.S. replenishment tanker Leroy Grumman and the Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón in conducting a transit exercise, with the British destroyer Gloucester and frigate Westminster acting as hostile forces during this exercise.[48] This was the final deployment for Gloucester prior to its decommissioning.[47][49] Also, the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg and the British destroyer Dauntless conducted joint air defense exercises (pictured).[50]

On 8 December 2011, the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, and was greeted by Vice President Joe Biden.[51] On 10 December 2011, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush, the guided-missile cruiser Anzio, and the guided-missile destroyers Mitscher and Truxtun returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, completing the first overseas deployment for the Bush and Truxtun.[52][53][54][55]

Deployment force composition[edit]

2005–2006 deployment
Units Group Warships Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) squadrons embarked aboard flagship USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
#1 USS San Jacinto (CG-56) Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213): 10 F-14D Sea Control Squadron 24 (VS-24): 8 S-3
#2 USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31): 12 F-14D Tomcat Helicopter Squadron 3 (HS-3): 2 HH-60H & 4 SH-60F
#3 USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87): 10 F/A-18C(N) Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Det. 1: 2 C-2A
#4 SPS Álvaro de Bazán (F101) Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15): 12 F/A-18C(N) Hornet –
#5 USNS Mount Baker (T-AE-34) Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141): 4 EA-6B –
#6 USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW-124): 4 E-2C 2000 NP –
Notes [26] [56][57] [56][57]
2008–2009 Deployment
Units Group Warships Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) squadrons embarked aboard flagship USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
#1 USS Monterey (CG-61) Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213): 12 F/A-18F Helicopter Squadron 3 (HS-3): 2 HH-60H & 4 SH-60F
#2 USS Nitze (DDG-94) Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87): 10 F/A-18CA+ Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Det. 1: 2 C-2A
#3 USS Mason (DDG-87) Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31): 12 F/A-18E –
#4 USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15): 10 F/A-18C(N) –
#5 USS Springfield (SSN-761) Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141): 4 EA-6B –
#6 USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW-124): 4 E-2C –
Notes [58] [59][60] [59][60]
2011 deployment
Units Group Warships Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) squadrons embarked aboard flagship USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
#1 USS Anzio (CG-68) Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213): 12 F/A-18F Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124): 4 E-2C
#2 USS Gettysburg (CG-64) Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87): 10 F/A-18A+ Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Squadron 9 (HSC-9): 7 MH-60S
#3 USS Truxtun (DDG-103) Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31): 12 F/A-18E Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 (HMS-70): 11 MH-60R
#4 USS Mitscher (DDG-57) Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15): 10 F/A-18C Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Det.5: 2 C-2A
#5 – Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron 141 (VAQ-141): 4–6 EA-18G –
Notes [61] [62] [62]

Deployment exercises and port visits[edit]

2005–2006 deployment
Number Regional Exercises Port Visits Notes
Duration U.S. Force Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) Operating Area Location Dates
1st: —- Carrier Strike Group Two —- —- Palma de Mallorca, Spain 13–17 Sep. 2005 [26][63]
2nd: —- Carrier Strike Group Two —- —- Naples, Italy 19–23 Sep. 2005 [26][63]
3rd: —- Carrier Strike Group Two —- —- Jebel Ali, UAE 28 Dec. 2005 [63]
4th: —- Carrier Strike Group Two —- —- Jebel Ali, UAE 22 Jan. 2006 [63]
5th: —- Carrier Strike Group Two —- —- Souda Bay, Crete 22 Feb. 2006 [63]
2008–2009 Deployment
Number Regional Exercises Port Visits Notes
Duration U.S. Force Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) Operating Area Location Dates
1st: 10 Oct. 2008 Carrier Strike Group Two Theater security cooperation (TSC)[Note 1] Indian Ocean Cape Town, South Africa 4–7 Oct. 2008 [31][32][33]
2nd: —- —- —- —- Jebel Ali, UAE 29 Nov. 2008 [31]
3rd: —- —- —- —- Jebel Ali, UAE 29 Jan. 2009 [31]
4th: 5–14 Mar. 2009 Theordore Roosevelt, Lake Champlain, Boutwell Aman 2009 North Arabian Sea Portsmouth, England 4 Apr. 2009 [31][64][34][65]
2011 deployment
Number Regional Exercises Port Visits Notes
Duration U.S. Force Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) Operating Area Location Dates
1st: 19–26 May 2011 Carrier Strike Group Two Saxon Warrior '11: NATO Western Approaches Portsmouth, UK 27 May 2011 [46][47]
2nd: –- George H.W. Bush Almirante Juan de Borbón –- Cartagena, Spain 6–9 Jun. 2011 [66][67]
3rd: –- Mitscher –- –- Durrës, Albania 3–6 Jun. 2011 [45][68]
4th: –- Gettysburg –- –- Benidorm, Spain 6–9 Jun. 2011 [69]
5th: –- Anzio –- –- Odessa, Ukraine 3–6 Jun. 2011 [70]
6th: 6-18 Jun. 2011 Anzio Sea Breeze 2011 Black Sea Batumi, Georgia 9–12 Jun. 2011 [43][71][72]
7th: 6-10 Jun. 2011 Mitscher Partnership of Adriatic Mariners (PAM) Adriatic Sea Bar, Montenegro 10–15 Jun. 2011 [45][73]
8th: –- Truxtun –- –- Limassol, Cyprus 10–13 Jun. 2011 [74]
9th –- George H.W. Bush, Gettysburg –- –- Naples, Italy 11–14 Jun. 2011 [66][75][76][77]
10th: –- Truxtun –- –- Haifa, Israel 15–16 Jun. 2011 [78]
11th: –- Truxtun –- –- Djibouti 26 Jun. 2011 [79]
12th: –- Carrier Strike Group Two –- –- Al Hidd, Bahrain 10–14 Jul. 2011 [66][80]
13th: -- Truxtun -- -- Manama, Bahrain 25 Jul. - 13 Aug. 2011 [79]
14th: 1 Jul. to 18 Aug. 2011 Anzio Combined Task Force 151 Gulf of Aden Victoria, Seychelles 18 Aug. 2011 [43]
15th: -- George H.W. Bush -- -- Jebel Ali, UAE 31 Aug. - 4 Sep. 2011 [66][81]
16th: -- Gettysburg -- -- Manama, Bahrain 31 Aug. - 6 Sep. 2011 [82]
17th: -- Anzio -- -- Manama, Bahrain 29 Sep. 2011 [43][83]
18th: -- Mitscher -- -- Manama, Bahrain 29 Sep. - 4 Oct. 2011 [45][84]
19th: -- Truxtun -- -- Manama, Bahrain 30 Sep. 2011 [79]
20th: -- George H.W. Bush -- -- Jebel Ali, UAE 31 Oct. 2011 [66]
21th: 3 Nov. 2011 Mitscher Pakistani Navy: Shah Jahan Arabian Sea Lisbon, Portugal 23 Nov. 2011 [85][86]
22nd: -- Truxtun -- -- Civitavecchia, Italy 23 Nov. 2011 [87]
23rd: -- Anzio -- -- Palma de Mallorca, Spain 24–27 Nov. 2011 [88][89]
24th: -- George H.W. Bush -- -- Marseille, France 25 Nov. 2011 [90]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

Footnotes
  1. ^ South African Navy frigate SAS Isandlwana (F146), oiler SAS Drakensburg (A301), patrol boat SAS Isaac Dyobia (P1565), and the French Navy frigate Floreal (F730).
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