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Stirling work begins for latest RFA recruit

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RFA Stirling Castle has started training for her new role, described as the future of minehunting. The RFA’s latest addition hasa forward operating base for the latest mine warfare systems, only a few months after undergoing military conversion from a commercial oil rig support vessel.

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