On this day in 2023, the Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose decommissioned at HMNB Portsmouth after 29 years of service. Despite being an HMNB Devonport-based ship she spent her last 4 years of operational service forward deployed in the Gulf under UKMCC MiddleEast.

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Royal Navy frigates getting sonar upgrade.UK Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) specialist SEA will demonstrate a software application to enhance the UK Royal Navy’s sonar systems as part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Spearhead defence innovation programme.The system, which is likely to be trialled later in 2024, automatically determines the optimum deployment depth of an active sonar projector and receiving array, depending on its underwater environment.

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