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UK Warship to Set Sail for Cyprus Base in ‘Next Couple of Days’

HMS Dragon's deployment to Cyprus faces delays due to ammunition loading and maintenance, with around 200 personnel aboard to enhance UK defenses against Iran, officials said.

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The United Kingdom’s HMS Dragon warship will set sail in the coming days to a military base in Cyprus, British Defense Secretary John Healey confirmed on Monday amid escalating military operations from the U.S. and Israel against Iran. The Ministry of Defense first announced the ship’s deployment last week. But the aircraft carrier has been…
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Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon sets sail for eastern Mediterranean

The Type 45 destroyer has left Portsmouth to bolster the UK’s defences around Cyprus.

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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