Destroyer gets welcome into Naval family

Hundreds of family members attended a ceremony to welcome the latest of the Royal Navy’s powerful new Type 45 destroyers into the fleet yesterday.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Apr 2012, 07:00 BST

The colourful ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire was held to accept HMS Dragon into the force.

The warship, described as the fleet’s most hi-tech ship, is the fourth of six Type 45 destroyers being built for the Navy.

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The first, HMS Daring, was commissioned in July 2009 and the fifth, HMS Defender, is to arrive in Portsmouth for the first time this summer, with all six set to be in service by the middle of the decade.

Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery attended.

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