Thread: Cod Wars 2021?
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Old 12th April 2021, 09:38
Howardang England Howardang is offline
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1970's cod wars! I cannot remember the warships involved but we handled all the radio traffic to the
vessels - Miranda/GULL - Lloydmans - Irishman and possibly the Yorkshireman was there at some time. Irishman had an altercation with the Icelandic gunboat Ardvakur.

Neville
For clarification, the United Towing tugs involved in the Cod war were Lloydsman and Statesman.

The United Towing tugs in the Falklands conflict were Salvageman, Yorkshireman and Irishman. Lloydsman was not involved, having been replaced by Salvageman some years earlier.

Howard

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