HMS Dragon returns after seven-month deployment

The destroyer returned to Portsmouth after operations in the Mediterranean and Middle East.

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon has returned to Portsmouth after a seven-month deployment. The Navy said the ship had helped protect UK interests, including bases in Cyprus, and provided maritime security while working with allies in the Mediterranean and Middle East.

HMS Dragon. Photo: LA(Phot) Nicky Wilson / Royal Navy / MOD (Open Government Licence v1.0).
HMS Dragon. Photo: LA(Phot) Nicky Wilson / Royal Navy / MOD (Open Government Licence v1.0).

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting welcomed the crew’s return in a post on X.

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HMS Dragon returns after seven-month deployment

HMS Dragon returns after seven-month deployment