British Destroyer HMS Dragon Arrives in Cyprus; Commanding Officer Expresses Pride
The British destroyer HMS Dragon has arrived in Cyprus to reinforce air defenses, with its commanding officer expressing immense pride in the ship's busy three weeks leading up to its deployment.
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British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean
Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus Middle East crisis – live updates HMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, three weeks after an Iranian-made drone hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri, the defence secretary has said. The Type 45 destroyer will begin “operational integration into Cyprus’s defence” from Monday night, John Healey told MPs. Continue reading...
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HMS Dragon has a crew of around 200
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Read full article →HMS Dragon commanding officer ‘immensely proud’ after Cyprus arrival
The commanding officer of the United Kingdom’s Type 45 destroyer the HMS Dragon Ian Griffin on Tuesday said he is “immensely proud”, after the ship arrived in the waters off Cyprus on Monday evening. “It has been a busy three weeks getting the ship fuelled, stored, ammunitioned, worked-up and deployed to the eastern Mediterranean. My […]
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British destroyer HMS Dragon arrived in Cyprus on Monday, three weeks after an Iranian drone struck RAF Akrotiri, to reinforce air defences at the UK’s bases on the island. The warship departed Portsmouth on 10 March — seven days after the decision to deploy it was taken — and completed the journey in just under […]
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