article_snippet.sent: data obtained by The Sun comes nine months after commander Sarah West, the first woman to captain a Royal Navy warship, was flown back to the UK following claims she had a sexual relationship with a member of she .
article_snippet.sent: An unnamed captain was appointed in she place and a military investigation was launched into the 42-year-old's conduct.
article_snippet.sent: Royal Navy sources said Ms West left HMS Portland for ‘personal reasons’.
article_snippet.sent: Ministry of Defence Defence would not confirm what these reasons were or what action she would face.
article_snippet.sent: Women have been serving on Royal Navy ships since 1990 and in 2014 around 9 per cent of personnel were female.
article_snippet.sent: Last May three women made history by becoming the first female submariners to serve in Royal Navy.