1.   It would also have a strong position building Navy destroyers and auxiliary ships, and commercial oil tankers.

2.   Meanwhile, Britain announced Friday it was sending the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible and an auxiliary ship to the Gulf to beef up allied forces in the area.

3.   Meanwhile, Britain said Friday that it is sending the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible and an auxiliary ship to the Gulf to beef up allied forces in the area.

4.   Britain also has a destroyer and an auxiliary ship in the Gulf, along with their escort vessels.