2011

Operation Deference

2011


libya Benghazi and Tripoli



With civil war in Libya increasing threatening civilians, the UK government ordered the British Armed Forces to perform a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO), codenamed Deference.

Forward HQ was established in Malta, where the RAF deployed a number of C-130 transports and Chinook HC.2 for extractions of British nationals in and around Tripoli. The Royal Navy diverted assets near theatre or in transt to extract via Benghazi.

A number of other nations mounted similar operations, in particular, Germany under Operation Pegasus, to Crete and Canada, under Operation Mobile.



  Units


Dates UnitModels



Not all models shown may have taken part in the Operation




  Ships


ClassesShips
Guided-Missile Destroyer   Type 42 (Batch 3) Royal Navy D98 HMS York,
Frigate   Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Royal Navy F85 HMS Cumberland,






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