included are HMS Defender carrying out a £3.3m drugs bust in the Middle East in December 2019, in December 2014 after more than six months away deployed on high intensity operations in the Northern Gulf and leaving on her second major deployment in October 2015.
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HMS Defender carrying out her £3.3m drugs bust in the Middle East in December 2019. Picture: Royal Navy Photo: The News archive
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21st March 2013. HMS Defender Commissioning Ceremony at the Portsmouth Naval Base. Ships company on parade Picture: Paul Jacobs (13802-2) Photo: The News archive
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25th July 2012. Crowds welcome the Navy's newest destroyer HMS Defender as she arrives in her home port of Portsmouth. Picture: Sarah Standing (122488-9787) Photo: The News archive
. HMS Defender memories
21st March 2013. HMS Defender Commissioning Ceremony at the Portsmouth Naval Base. Ships company on parade. Picture: Paul Jacobs (13802-14) Photo: The News archive
. HMS Defender memories
12th December 2014. HMS Defender returned home into Portsmouth on Friday after more than six months away deployed on high intensity operations in the Northern Gulf. Pictured is: Family and friends wave to their loved ones on board HMS Defender, as they arrive home into Portsmouth. Picture: Sarah Standing (143541-8670) Photo: The News archive
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12th December 2014. HMS Defender returning into Portsmouth. Picture: Sarah Standing (143541-8622) Photo: The News archive
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12th December 2014. Sailors on board HMS Defender as she arrived home from the Northern Gulf. Picture: Sarah Standing (143541-8769) Photo: The News archive
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A Royal Navy warship has hosted His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Her Majestys Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Simon Martin CMG, to launch the year of 200th anniversary celebrations of Bahrain-UK relations. Ops Room Demonstration Lt Cdr Chris Hollingworth RN, Cdr Stephen Higham RN with His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and His Excellency Mr Simon Martin Photo: The News archive
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Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender arriving in her affiliated city of Glasgow. Photo: CPOA(Phot) Thomas McDonald
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Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender sailed from Portsmouth 19th October 2015 on her second major deployment, to carry out security operations in the Middle East. Crowds of family and friends gathered along the shoreline in Old Portsmouth to wave farewell to the 190 crew, as they left their home port, to take over from sister ship HMS Duncan and spend nine months working with allies in the Middle East and Gulf. Photo: LA(PHOT) Paul Hall
1. HMS Defender memories
21st March 2013. HMS Defender Commissioning Ceremony at the Portsmouth Naval Base. Ships company on parade Picture: Paul Jacobs (13802-2) Photo: The News archive
2. HMS Defender memories
25th July 2012. Crowds welcome the Navy's newest destroyer HMS Defender as she arrives in her home port of Portsmouth. Picture: Sarah Standing (122488-9787) Photo: The News archive
3. HMS Defender memories
21st March 2013. HMS Defender Commissioning Ceremony at the Portsmouth Naval Base. Ships company on parade. Picture: Paul Jacobs (13802-14) Photo: The News archive
4. HMS Defender memories
12th December 2014. HMS Defender returned home into Portsmouth on Friday after more than six months away deployed on high intensity operations in the Northern Gulf. Pictured is: Family and friends wave to their loved ones on board HMS Defender, as they arrive home into Portsmouth. Picture: Sarah Standing (143541-8670) Photo: The News archive