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{{Short description|NATO operation in the Horn of Africa}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Operation Ocean Shield
| partof            = [[Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa]]
| image             = [[File:NATO Operation Ocean Shield.png|200px]]<hr>[[File:Gulf of Aden - disabled pirate boat.jpg|300px|alt=A tall plume of black smoke rises from the blue ocean waters next to a large grey battleship and a small black inflatable boat.]]
| caption           = {{USS|Farragut|DDG-99|6}} destroying a pirate skiff in the [[Gulf of Aden]] (March 2010)
| date              = 17 August 2009 – 24 November 2016
| place             = [[Indian Ocean]], [[Gulf of Aden]], [[Guardafui Channel]], [[Arabian Sea]], [[Red Sea]]
| result            = Allied Victory
* Number of Somali pirate attacks reduced dramatically
| combatant1        = {{flag|NATO}}
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*{{flag|United Kingdom}}
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*{{flag|Colombia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elcolombiano.com/fuerzas-militares-pueden-enfrentar-cualquier-amenaza-interna-o-externa--mindefensa-KF2214873|title="Fuerzas Militares pueden enfrentar cualquier amenaza interna o externa": Mindefensa|date=28 June 2015|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>
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*{{flag|Malaysia}}
*{{flag|New Zealand}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_106317.htm |title=New Zealand joins NATO's counter-piracy mission Ocean Shield |publisher=NATO |date=21 January 2014 |access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
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*{{flag|Ukraine}}<ref name=Ukraine>[http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/kozhara-hetman-sahaidachny-frigate-to-join-natos-anti-piracy-operation/ Kozhara: Hetman Sahaidachny frigate to join NATO’s anti-piracy operation], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (17 September 2013)</ref>
*{{flag|Yemen}}
| combatant2        = [[Piracy in Somalia|Somali pirates]]
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{{Operation Ocean Shield}}
{{Campaignbox Operation Enduring Freedom Horn of Africa}}
{{Campaignbox Piracy in Somalia}}

'''Operation Ocean Shield''' was [[NATO]]'s contribution to [[Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa]] (OEF-HOA), an anti-[[Piracy in Somalia|piracy]] initiative in the [[Indian Ocean]], [[Guardafui Channel]], [[Gulf of Aden]] and [[Arabian Sea]]. It follows the earlier [[Operation Allied Protector]]. Naval operations began on 17 August 2009 after being approved by the [[North Atlantic Council]], the program was terminated on 15 December 2016 by NATO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_48815.htm|title=Counter-piracy operations (2008-2016)|website=NATO}}</ref> Operation Ocean Shield focused on protecting the ships of {{interlanguage link|Operation Allied Provider|de||no|Operasjon Allied Provider|ru|Операция «Эллайд Провайдер»|uk|Операція «Союзницький постачальник»}}, which transported relief supplies as part of the [[World Food Programme]]'s mission in the region. The initiative also helped strengthen the navies and coast guards of regional states to assist in countering pirate attacks. Notably, the [[Italian Military Support Base in Djibouti]] contributed to anti-piracy efforts as part of NATO's Operation Ocean Shield, utilizing naval vessels such as the [[ITS Mimbelli]] and [[ITS San Marco]] in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and off the coast of Somalia.<ref>North Atlantic Treaty Organization, "Counter-piracy operations (2008-2016)," NATO, last updated 19 May 2022, https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_48815.htm.</ref>  Additionally, China, [[Japan]] and [[South Korea]] sent warships to participate in these activities.

The [[US Navy]] was the largest contributor of ships, followed by the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.manw.nato.int/page_operation_ocean_shield.aspx |title=Operation Ocean Shield |publisher=Manw.nato.int |access-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513125123/http://www.manw.nato.int/page_operation_ocean_shield.aspx |archive-date=13 May 2011 }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |url=http://www.manw.nato.int/page_news_archive_OOS_%202010.aspx |title=2009 Operation Ocean Shield News Articles |publisher=Manw.nato.int |access-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429152017/http://www.manw.nato.int/page_news_archive_OOS_%202010.aspx |archive-date=29 April 2011 }}</ref> The taskforce was composed of ships from the contributing navies, led by a designated leadship. The role of leadship was rotated among the various countries involved. In October 2015 this was the Turkish frigate [[USS John A. Moore (FFG-19)|TCG ''Gediz'']].<ref>{{cite web|title=Operation Ocean Shield|url=http://www.mc.nato.int/about/Pages/Operation%20Ocean%20Shield.aspx|publisher=NATO|access-date=2 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003173534/http://www.mc.nato.int/about/Pages/Operation%20Ocean%20Shield.aspx|archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref>

== Allies and other organisations ==
[[File:US Navy 100531-N-0553R-114 Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement and the visit, board, search and seizure team embarked aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) prepare to board and inspect a skiff suspected of partici.jpg|thumb|200px|U.S. Coast Guard [[Law Enforcement Detachments|Tactical Law Enforcement, Detachment]] 406, and the visit, board, search and seizure team embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) prepare to board and inspect a skiff suspected of participating in recent pirate activity. The USCG [[Deployable Operations Group]] was part of [[Combined Task Force 151]]]]

Pirate attacks off the vast coastline of [[Somalia]] declined from 236 in 2011 to two reportedly unsuccessful attacks in 2014, thanks to international counter-piracy cooperation efforts as well as armed guards now stationed on most large ships that traverse the region's waters. NATO has indicated that while it will be ending its mission in the Indian Ocean, the organization "will remain engaged in the fight against piracy by maintaining maritime situational awareness and continuing close links with other international organisation's counter-piracy actors."<ref name=":3" /> NATO has been supporting international efforts to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean, as well as in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa since 2008, at the request of the United Nations. It had been working alongside other missions including the European's Union's Operation Atalanta, the US-led [[Combined Task Force 151]] and other individual countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.marsecreview.com/2016/12/nato-ends-ocean-shield/|title=NATO ends Ocean Shield {{!}} Maritime Security Review|website=www.marsecreview.com|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>

NATO's success in the area was due in part to the co-operation of other foreign states with interests in the region. A lot of these informal connections took place at [[Shared Awareness and Deconfliction|SHADE]] (Shared Awareness and Deconfliction) meetings. These meetings allowed for shared tactics among a large number of international entities, including China, Japan, Russia, India and South Korea but is definitely not limited to them. With NATO promoting co-operation amongst these foreign entities, Operation Ocean Shield could effectively protect the area. They also utilized EUNAVFOR’s innovative electronic network called Mercury which shared anti-piracy tactics with other task forces and operations. Since this was an informal system, it wasn't weighed down with bureaucracy and could be spread amongst other coalitions and governmental organisations and could effectively help anyone that needed precise information in the area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.maritime-executive.com/blog/ocean-shield-achieved-its-mission|title="Ocean Shield" Achieved its Mission|website=maritime-executive.com|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>

==Anti-piracy operations==
On 10 January 2010, [[Admiral]] Pereira da Cunha, of the [[Portuguese Navy]] held a meeting regarding piracy with the [[Puntland]] coast guard. It was held aboard the [[frigate]] {{ship|NRP|Álvares Cabral|F331|6}} near [[Bosaso]], Somalia and focused on human intelligence gathering, capacity building and counter piracy co-operation between NATO and Puntland authorities.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>
[[File:US Navy 110303-N-0074G-020 The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.jpg|left|upright|thumb|{{USS|Leyte Gulf|CG-55|6}} alongside {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}} in the [[Red Sea]] in March 2011]]

Pirates [[Action of 25 March 2010|attacked]] the Panamanian flagged merchantman [[MV Almezaan|MV ''Almezaan'']] on 25 March. One pirate was killed by ''Almezaan''{{'}}s crew during the boarding, and shortly afterwards the [[Spanish Navy]] frigate {{ship|Spanish frigate|Navarra|F85|2}} arrived and launched a [[helicopter]]. Warning shots were then fired and the pirates surrendered without further conflict. Six pirates were taken prisoner for a short time before being released in two [[skiff]]s; the [[mother ship]] was sunk by gunfire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensa.gob.es/gabinete/notasPrensa/2010/03/DGC_100323_Navarra_intercepta_piratas.html |title=Ministerio de Defensa – La 'Navarra' intercepta dos esquifes y un barco nodriza |publisher=Defensa.gob.es |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref>

The small [[Seychelles]] [[Seychelles Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] [[patrol boat]] ''Topaz'' engaged in another [[Action of 30 March 2010|battle]] with pirates five days later on 30 March. While patrolling just off the coast of Somalia, ''Topaz'' encountered a captured [[dhow]]. After warning shots were fired, the dhow seemed to ignore the patrol boat and its occupants eventually opened up with [[rocket-propelled grenades]] and [[small arms]] fire. The Seychellois then engaged and after shooting off 10,000 rounds of machine gun fire, the dhow was burning and eventually sank. Twenty-seven members of the dhow's crew were rescued and the ''Topaz'' was returning to base when she was attacked by a [[Fishing trawler|trawler]] and two skiffs. Again the Seychellois responded with counter battery and the trawler exploded. One of the skiffs was sunk as well. Pirate casualties are unknown and one member of the dhow's crew was wounded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thome |first=Wolfgang H. |url=http://www.eturbonews.com/15190/seychelles-coast-guard-intercepts-pirates-and-rescues-crew |title=Robust Response Seychelles Coast Guard intercepts pirates and rescues crew |publisher=eTurboNews.com |date=30 March 2010 |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref>

The [[frigate]] {{USS|Nicholas|FFG-47|6}} was attacked by [[small arms]] from a pirate [[skiff]] while steaming off the coast of [[Kenya]] and the islands of Seychelles. ''Nicholas'' returned fire with a 50-caliber deck gun and disabled the vessel and three pirates surrendered. [[Commander]] [[Mark Kesselring]] ordered the skiff sunk and proceeded to attack the nearby pirate [[mother ship]] from which the skiff was operating. After a chase the mothership was captured and two more pirates were taken into [[United States Navy]] custody. The pirate mothership was likely a small steam powered vessel fitted out as a [[naval trawler]] which are regularly used by Somali pirates. The ship was confiscated by the Americans according to news reports and pirates were put in ''Nicholas''{{'}} brig, to await court either in Kenya or the United States.

That same day, the destroyer {{USS|Farragut|DDG-99|6}}, as flagship of [[Combined Task Force 151]], was involved in a pirate attack on a Sierra Leone-flagged [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]], MV ''Evita''. The incident also occurred in waters north-west of the Seychelles. ''Evita'' was fired on by three skiffs but was able to escape and increase speed and due to her crew who shot flares at the rifle and [[rocket-propelled grenade]]-armed pirates. The attack was reported to the nearby USS ''Farragut'' which arrived in the battle area and began operations. The vessels were boarded by American personnel and a [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]] covered the mission from the air. The pirate mother skiff was sunk later on by gunfire or explosives and after the pirates were stripped of their means to commit piracy, they were loaded onto the other two skiffs and freed. Eleven pirates were captured in total. Several fuel drums and grappling hooks were found aboard the boats. The pirate weapons, ammunition and other equipment such as ladders were seen thrown overboard by the Americans before the pirates were captured. Nobody is believed to have been injured during the engagements.

The captured pirates from the first incident were detained by the United States Navy until it was determined that they would be transferred to the United States to stand trial for piracy. After capture, the pirates were identified as [[Mohammed Modin Hasan]], [[Gabul Abdullahi Ali]], [[Abdi Wali Dire]], [[Abdi Mohammed Gurewardher]], and [[Abdi Mohammed Umar]]. The five pirates, were put in the custody of the [[United States Marshal Service]] and charged with a variety of piracy and weapons related charges. The pirates were charged and tried in the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] where they were convicted and sentenced to serve in prison for life.<ref name="CNN 2011">{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/03/14/virginia.somali.pirates|title=Five Somalis sentenced to life in piracy case}}</ref><ref name="CNN 2010">{{Cite web|title=11 alleged pirates arrive in U.S. for prosecution - CNN.com|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/23/pirates.us.prosecution/index.html|access-date=2023-01-15|website=www.cnn.com|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Starboard bow view of SPS Navarra (F85) during Standing Naval Force Atlantic exercise with USS Trenton (LPD-14), USS Saipan (LHA-2), and USS Simpson (FFG-56) in background 040925-N-8327M-001.jpg|thumb|left|The {{ship|Spanish frigate|Navarra|F85|6}}]]
[[Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden]] was launched by [[Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla|Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Brigade]] [[commando]]s with support from [[Oman]] and the United States in January 2011. Following the capture of the Norwegian owned [[chemical tanker]] [[MV Samho Jewelry|MV ''Samho Jewelry'']] on 15 January off [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] with its crew of twenty-one, a failed boarding action was carried out on 18 January which resulted in the wounding of three commandos. A second attempt on 21 January succeeded in freeing the ship and the captives while eight pirates were killed altogether.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/south.korea.pirate.rescue/ |title=South Koreans pull off daring rescue of pirated ship |publisher=CNN |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref>

A failed [[Beluga Nomination Incident|rescue operation]] was carried out by the Danish frigate {{HDMS|Esbern Snare|L17|6}} and a Seychellois Coast Guard patrol boat on 26 January. MV ''Beluga Nomination'' was taken over four days before, and the attackers cut into the [[cargo ship|freighter]]'s [[citadel]] with a blow torch to get at the crew. The Seychelles patrol boat and ''Esbern Snare'' were dispatched and when they found the pirates, an engagement began. Boarding teams from the patrol boat were repulsed but the Seychellois were able to kill one or two of the pirates. Two of ''Beluga Nomination''{{'}}s crew managed to escape in a [[Lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboat]] and were rescued by the Danish though four others were killed either by drowning or the pirates. Ultimately the operation was aborted and the pirates sailed away with the tanker and seven remaining hostages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/0,1518,742360,00.html |title=Entführtes deutsches Schiff: Tödliches Feuergefecht um gekaperte "Beluga Nomination" – SPIEGEL ONLINE – Nachrichten – Panorama |work=Der Spiegel |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Esbern Snare BALTOPS 2010c cropped.JPG|thumb|right|{{HDMS|Esbern Snare|L17|6}}]]
The [[SY Quest incident|''Quest'' incident]] occurred in February 2011. In the first attack on an American private ship since the [[Maersk Alabama hijacking|''Maersk Alabama'' hijacking]] in 2009, the [[yacht]] SV ''Quest'' was taken over by nineteen pirates on 4 February. The [[United States Navy]] responded by dispatching the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}, the [[guided missile cruiser]] {{USS|Leyte Gulf|CG-55|6}} and the [[guided missile destroyer]]s {{USS|Bulkeley|DDG-84|6}} and {{USS|Sterett|DDG-104|6}} to release the four captives. The ships found ''Quest'' on or about 21 February off the coast of Oman and negotiations to free the hostages began. However, on the following day, the pirates opened fire on USS ''Sterret'' with rocket-propelled grenades and shortly thereafter small arms fire was heard. The American commander then ordered a team to board the yacht and after doing so, all four of the prisoners were found to have been killed by the pirates. Fifteen pirates were taken into custody and two of them were killed in the boarding action. The bodies of two other pirates were also found, but American officials have no explanation for the cause of their deaths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sail-world.com/USA/Quest-incident---the-final-moments/80818 |title=Quest incident – the final moments |publisher=Sail-World.com |date=28 February 2011 |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref>

On 5 May 2011, as part of Operation Ocean Shield, the aircraft carrier {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|6}}, the guided-missile cruiser {{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52|6}}, and the Turkish frigate [[USS Antrim (FFG-20)|TCG ''Giresun'']] responded to a distress call from the Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned [[bulk carrier]] MV ''[[Full City]]''. An [[Indian Navy]] [[Tu-142]] maritime patrol aircraft located ''Full City'', and while TCG ''Giresun'' boarded the merchant vessel, USS ''Bunker Hill'' and its embarked helicopters intercepted a dhow believed to be the mother ship for the pirate attack. ''Bunker Hill''{{'}}s [[VBSS]] boarding party seized weapons and other equipment commonly used in piracy, and the boarding party also sank a small skiff being towed by the dhow. ''Giresun''{{'}}s boarding party found ''Full City''{{'}}s Chinese crew safe and in control of their ship.<ref name=NNS110506-15>{{cite web | title= US Navy, International Forces Respond to Piracy Attack | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=60211 | work=NNS110506-15 | publisher=U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs | date= 6 May 2011 | access-date=10 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=NNS110509-01>{{cite web | author=Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder, USN | title= Carrier Strike Group One Arrives in 7th Fleet | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=60234 |work=NNS110509-01 | publisher=USS Carl Vinson Public Affairs | date= 9 May 2011 | access-date=10 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= Indian Navy thwarts pirate attack; rescues Chinese vessel, crew | url= http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/indian-navy-thwarts-pirate-attack-rescues-chinese-vessel-crew-103889 | agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] | publisher=[[NDTV]] | date= 6 May 2011 | access-date=10 May 2011}}</ref>

==Piracy during the operation==
NATO's vehicles have a specific mandate to provide protection and deterrence of piracy in its territorial waters. All members of NATO help make the operation a success via funding or through ships. NATO Allies provide ships and maritime patrol aircraft to [[NATO Standing Maritime Groups]], which in turn assigns a number of ships, on a rotational basis, to Ocean Shield.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mc.nato.int/missions/operation-ocean-shield.aspx|title=Allied Maritime Command – Operation OCEAN SHIELD|website=mc.nato.int|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> "In January 2013, there were no attacks, approaches or disruptions in the area. In comparison, in January 2012, there were four pirate attacks in which all were unsuccessful. Additionally, out of 80 suspected pirates captured by counter piracy forces, 59 were captured by NATO ships. In January 2011, there were 29 attacks and six ships were captured."<ref name=":1" /> Arguably the operation has succeeded in decreasing piracy in the region while the task force was in power.

==Conclusion of Operation Ocean Shield==
The conclusion of Operation Ocean Shield occurred on 16 December 2016. The final operation was led by Danish pilots in an attempt to map the Somali coastline and the gulf of Aden. The Danes' task was to map the inlets, camps and large cities of the coast for an intelligence report. "The detachment covered 1,800 km of coastline in which intelligence specialists reviewed and disseminated photographs and video files to produce the intelligence picture."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://navaltoday.com/2016/11/24/danish-pilots-conduct-operation-ocean-shields-final-patrol/|title=Danish pilots conduct operation Ocean Shield's final patrol|website=Naval Today|date=24 November 2016|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>

NATO is reallocating resources to the Mediterranean to deal with the immigrant crisis and human smuggling but believes that the efforts put into the gulf of Aden will help stem the tide of returning piracy or prevent it altogether.<ref name=":0"/> As with the change in the political environment and world new problems have arisen where NATO has had to allocate resources. Therefore, it justifies the funding of the Mediterranean operation.<ref name=":0" />

==Business sector regrowth==
Through the use of the NATO shipping centre and the private sector,{{Clarify|reason=|date=February 2021}} the Ocean Shield task force could effectively reduce the response time of counterattacks and spent less time having to warn businesses about potential threats in their shipping lanes. Through this coordination, the impact to the shipping industry was lessened; for instance, ships were not required to take indirect routes through other less safe international waters.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

== Piracy attacks since the ending of Operation Ocean Shield ==
Piracy attacks have occurred since Operation Ocean Shield has ended. Gunmen hijacked the ''Aris 13'', a small oil tanker, on 13 March 2017 and have demanded a ransom for the crew. Industrial shipping companies are trying to determine if there has been a resurgence in piracy activity in the region, or if it will be a rare occurrence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/somalia-pirates-anger-fuels-return-ship-attacks-170315191915900.html|title=Somalia pirates: Anger fuels return of ship attacks|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> as this was the first case of Somali piracy in half a decade.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} More attempts to steal cargo via piracy occurred in 2017.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporting-centre/live-piracy-map|title=Live Piracy Map|website=icc-ccs.org|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref>

==Vessels deployed==
[[File:Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F101) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 15 July 2005 (050715-N-8163B-020).jpg|thumb|right|The {{ship|Spanish frigate|Álvaro de Bazán|F101|6}}]]
[[File:Ukrainian navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (26743398421).jpg|thumb|right|{{ship|Ukrainian frigate|Hetman Sahaydachniy|U130|6}}]]
[[File:HS Limnos F451.jpg|thumb|right|{{ship|Greek frigate|Limnos|F-451|6}} of the Hellenic Navy]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Ship || Type || Branch
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| {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65}} || [[aircraft carrier]] || [[United States Navy|USN]]
|-
| {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70}} || aircraft carrier || USN
|-
| {{USS|San Jacinto|CG-56}} || [[guided missile cruiser]] || USN
|-
| {{USS|Leyte Gulf|CG-55}} || [[guided missile cruiser]] || USN
|-
| {{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52}} || guided missile cruiser || USN
|-
| {{USS|Farragut|DDG-99}} || [[guided missile destroyer]] || USN
|-
| {{USS|Bulkeley|DDG-84}} || guided missile destroyer || USN
|-
| {{USS|Sterett|DDG-104}} || guided missile destroyer || USN
|-
| {{USS|Donald Cook|DDG-75}} || guided missile destroyer || USN
|-
| {{USS|Laboon|DDG-58}} || guided missile destroyer || USN
|-
| {{USS|Bainbridge|DDG-96}} || guided missile destroyer || USN
|-
| {{USS|Stephen W. Groves|FFG-29}} || [[guided missile frigate]] || USN
|-
| {{USS|Kauffman|FFG-59}} || guided missile frigate || USN
|-
| {{USS|Nicholas|FFG-47}} || guided missile frigate || USN
|-
| {{USS|De Wert|FFG-45}} || guided missile frigate || USN
|-
| ''[[KD Sri Indera Sakti]]'' || [[Absalon class flexible support ship|flexible support ship]] || [[Royal Malaysian Navy|RMN]]
|-
| ''[[MT Bunga Mas Lima]]'' || auxiliary ship || [[Royal Malaysian Navy|RMN]]
|-
| {{HNoMS|Fridtjof Nansen|F310}} || Multi-role [[Frigate]] || [[Royal Norwegian Navy|RNoN]]
|-
| {{HMS|Cornwall|F99}} || [[frigate]] || [[Royal Navy|RN]]
|-
| {{HMS|Chatham|F87}} || frigate || RN
|-
| {{HMS|Montrose|F236}}|| frigate || RN
|-
| {{HMNZS|Te Mana|F111}} || frigate || [[Royal New Zealand Navy|RNZN]]
|-
| {{HDMS|Esbern Snare|L17}} || [[Absalon class flexible support ship|flexible support ship]] || [[Royal Danish Navy|RDN]]
|-
| {{HDMS|Absalon|L16}} || flexible support ship || RDN
|-
| {{HDMS|Iver Huitfeldt|F361}} || frigate || RDN
|-
| {{HNLMS|Rotterdam|L800}} || [[Landing Platform Dock]] || [[Royal Netherlands Navy|RNN]]
|-
| {{HNLMS|Tromp|F803}} || frigate || [[Royal Netherlands Navy|RNN]]
|-
| [[HNLMS Zeeleeuw (1987)|HNLMS Zeeleeuw (S803)]] || [[submarine]] || RNN
|-
| {{ship|Italian frigate|Bersagliere|F 584|3}} || frigate || [[Marina Militare|MM]]
|-
| {{ship|Italian frigate|Libeccio|F 572|3}} || frigate || MM
|-
| {{ROKS|Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin|DDH-975}} || [[destroyer]] || [[Republic of Korea Navy|ROKN]]
|-
| {{ROKS|Choi Young|DDH-981}} || destroyer || ROKN
|-
| {{INS|Tabar|F44}} || frigate ||[[Indian Navy|IN]]
|-
| {{INS|Mysore|D60}} || destroyer  ||[[Indian Navy|IN]]
|-
| {{INS|Tir|A86}} || training ship ||[[Indian Navy|IN]]
|-
| [[Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel|INS ''Kalpeni'']] || fast attack craft ||[[Indian Navy|IN]]
|-
| [[Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel|INS ''Cankarso'']] || fast attack craft ||[[Indian Navy|IN]]
|-
| {{HMCS|Fredericton|FFH 337}} || frigate || [[Royal Canadian Navy|RCN]]
|-
| {{ship|NRP|Vasco da Gama|F330}} || frigate || [[Portuguese Navy|MP]]
|-
| {{ship|NRP|Dom Francisco de Almeida|F334}} || frigate || [[Portuguese Navy|MP]]
|-
| {{ship|Spanish frigate|Álvaro de Bazán|F101|3}} || frigate || [[Spanish Navy]]
|-
| {{ship|Greek frigate|Navarinon|F-461|3}} || frigate || [[Hellenic Navy|HN]]
|-
| {{ship|Greek frigate|Limnos|F-451|3}} || frigate || [[Hellenic Navy|HN]]
|-
| {{TCG|Giresun|F 491}} || frigate || [[Turkish Navy|TN]]
|-
| [[HMS Amazon (F169)|PNS ''Babur'' (D182)]] || frigate ||[[Pakistani Navy|PN]]
|-
| [[Chinese frigate Hengyang (568)|PLANS ''Hengyang'' (FFG-568)]] || guided missile frigate || [[People's Liberation Army Navy|PLAN]]
|-
| [[Chinese ship Chaohu|PLANS ''Chaohu'' (AEFS-890)]] || Replenishment Ship || [[People's Liberation Army Navy|PLAN]]
|-
| {{JS|Samidare|DD-106}} || destroyer || [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force|MSDF]]
|-
| {{JS|Sazanami|DD-113}} || destroyer || [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force|MSDF]]
|-
| [[JS Umigiri|JS ''Umigiri'' (DD-158)]] || destroyer || MSDF
|-
| {{ship|Ukrainian frigate|Hetman Sahaydachniy|U130|3}}<ref name=Ukraine/> || frigate || [[Ukrainian Navy|VMSU]]
|-
| [[Patrulleros de Zona Marítima|ARC ''7 de Agosto'' (47)]] || offshore patrol vessel ||[[Colombian Navy|ARC]]
|}<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manw.nato.int/pdf/Press%20Releases%202010/Jun%20-%20Dec%202010/SNMG1/SNMG1%202010%2029.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171117/http://www.manw.nato.int/pdf/Press%20Releases%202010/Jun%20-%20Dec%202010/SNMG1/SNMG1%202010%2029.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manw.nato.int/pdf/Press%20Releases%202010/Jun%20-%20Dec%202010/SNMG1/SNMG1%202010%2030%20NATO%20WARSHIP%20ESBERN%20SNARE.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171141/http://www.manw.nato.int/pdf/Press%20Releases%202010/Jun%20-%20Dec%202010/SNMG1/SNMG1%202010%2030%20NATO%20WARSHIP%20ESBERN%20SNARE.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to the frigate {{HNoMS|Fridtjof Nansen|F310}}, [[Norway]] has previously had a [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]] involved in the operation.

==See also==
{{Commons category|Operation Ocean Shield}}
* [[Combined Task Force 151]] – multinational force in the area
* [[Operation Atalanta]] – EU force in the area
* [[Piracy in the Strait of Malacca]]
* [[Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea]]
* [[Piracy on Falcon Lake]]
* [[Italian Military Support Base in Djibouti]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Pirates}}

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