Royal Navy scrambles warship to see off Russian frigate lurking in English Channel

The Navy has booted Putin's warship out of British waters SEA STANDOFF Royal Navy scrambles warship to see off Russian frigate lurking in English Channel THE Royal Navy has leapt into action after a Russian warship was spotted slipping through the English Channel. The Russian frigate Admiral Golovko was seen heading east through the English Channel – swiftly prompting the Navy to launch HMS St Albans to shadow the vessel and escort it out of UK waters. 5 HMS St Albans, based in Plymouth, is a Type 23 Duke-class frigate of the Royal Navy Credit: Getty 5 It was deployed…