Royal Navy's HMS Iron Duke move means 'all UK frigates based in Devonport'
The move of the HMS Iron Duke to Plymouth now means that all of the UK's frigates are based in Devonport. Thats according to ...
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Royal Navy's HMS Iron Duke move means 'all UK frigates based in Devonport'
Type 23 frigates – the Duke Class – have been the workhorse of the Royal Navy since their introduction in the late 1980s. The ships were originally designed to hunt Soviet submarines.
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Royal Navy: HMS Iron Duke deployed from Portsmouth to Plymouth as Type 23 frigates change ...
HMS Iron Duke, a Type 23 Duke-class frigate, set off for Plymouth to join her sister ships as a base of operations. Devonport will now host all of the UK’s frigates with the aim to streamline ...