Mischief managed!

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"I never knew a woman brought to sea in a ship that some mischief did not befall the vessel".
Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1808г.
В Royal Navy появилась первая в истории тетенька, назначенная командиром по настоящему боевого корабля. Прошу любить и жаловать - коммандер Сара Вест, капитан фрегата "Портленд".

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Selected for sea command in 2008, she commanded HMS Ramsey, HMS Penzance, HMS Pembroke and HMS Shoreham of the First Mine Counter Measures Squadron, between April 2009 and December 2011. The time on HMS Pembroke included eight and a half months deployed on operations in the Arabian Gulf. She was promoted to commander in January 2012 and assumed command of HMS Portland in May 2012.

Ну и что такое HMS Portland



HMS Portland, the fastest and most fearless Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy. HMS Portland is one of the youngest Type 23 frigates in the Royal Navy, having been commissioned on 3 May 2001.



KEY STATISTICS

DISPLACEMENT 4,900 TONNES
COMPLEMENT 185 PERSONNEL
LENGTH 133METRES
BEAM 16.1METRES
DRAUGHT 7.3METRES
TOP SPEED 28KNOTS
RANGE (NAUTICAL) 7,800MILES