HMS Starling (P241), Peacock-class patrol craft of the Royal Navy's Hong Kong Squadron, with 2 x Royal Marines - manned Fast Pursuit Craft (FPCs).

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HMS Starling (P241), Peacock-class patrol craft of the RN Hong Kong Squadron, at speed in the South China Sea with 2 x Royal Marines - manned FPCs, used for high-speed chases and capture of 'cigarette' speedboats which smuggled stolen luxury cars from Hong Kong into mainland Date 1994. Starling was sold to the Philippines after the British withdrawal from Hong Kong in 1997.

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Size: 2954px × 2191px
Photo credit: © Roger Goodwin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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