British and Dutch warships in North Sea
The British frigate Berwick F-115 (l) and Dutch destroyer Zeeland D-809 (r) in the North Sea in March 1967. A joint maritime task force was tested under the name Matchmaker by the NATO from 1965 to 1967. Troops from the Netherlands, the USA, Great Britain and Germany did participate. The Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL) emerged from Matchmaker, which was an precursor of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1)
Picture No
10648740
Media ID
45215739
Size
3999px x 5348px
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Credit
Mary Evans / picture alliance / Egon Steiner
Date
01-Mar-67
