Only a British Government could send a ship named after a pork sausage to a Muslim country to rescue Brits.
HMS Cumberland
Only a British Government could send a ship named after a pork sausage to a Muslim country to rescue Brits.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Especially one that was on its way to being scrapped!
Well observed Zen.
🙂
It was only because HMS Bacon Sarnie is otherwise engaged on anti-pirate patrols in The Gulf.
OZ
The rescue mission was called Operation Pork Chop.
Well done guys! There is something wonderfully uplifting about the British sense of humour.