Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose (foreground) escorts MV Taikoduring Operation Recsyr (REmoval of Chemical weapons from SYRia) near Cyprus in February 2014. The operation is a crucial step in the international mission to eliminate the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic by June 2014. *Organization: Royal Navy *Object Name: MD140045001 *Category: MOD *Supplemental Categories: Operations, Equipment, Ships, Frigates, Type 23, Foreign Ships *Keywords: OP RecSyr, CTG 420.01, MV Taiko, MV Ark Futura, HMS Montrose, Type 23 Frigate, Mediterranean, Syria, Chemical Weapons, Disposal, Sunset, Sunrise, Silhouette *Country: Mediterranean Sea