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Thursday, September 01, 2011

Enter the Dragon As The Fourth Type 45 Arrives In Portsmouth

HMS DragonDRAGON, the fourth Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, has arrived in Portsmouth Naval Base, where she will be handed over to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) at a ceremony today.

Members of the ship’s company will raise the white ensign for the first time onboard DRAGON, as the Head of Destroyers, Commodore Stephen Braham, formally accepts the destroyer on behalf of the MOD in Portsmouth, where she joins her sister ships HMS DARING, HMS DAUNTLESS and HMS DIAMOND.

Paul Rafferty, Type 45 Programme Director at BAE Systems’ Surface Ships business, said: “DRAGON is the most advanced Type 45 destroyer delivered to date.

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