HMS Dragon has returned to the UK following an eight month deployment.
She marked her homecoming with a 17-gun salute earlier than crusing into Portsmouth.
Throughout deployment, the Sort 45 Destroyer sailed by way of the Suez Canal and the Purple Sea to the Persian Gulf.
Whereas conducting maritime safety operations within the Gulf as a part of Royal Naval and worldwide activity teams, Dragon’s predominant position was to make sure safety at sea and to guard service provider delivery.
She additionally performed anti-piracy patrols within the Indian Ocean.
Anticipating to return to UK in October, the ship’s programme was prolonged within the Mediterranean.
Operations with the US plane service Eisenhower and mine countermeasures ships have been an everyday characteristic of the deployment.
Anticipating to return to UK in October, the ship’s programme was prolonged within the Mediterranean.
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