Frigate leaves on six-month Mid-East tour

Westcountry-based warship HMS Argyll has left her port for a six-month deployment to the Middle East.
The Type 23 frigate left Devonport in Plymouth on Tuesday for a maritime security patrol in the Arabian Gulf and broader Middle East.
After an 11-month refit in Rosyth last year, and an extensive work-up incorporating sea acceptance trials, operational sea training and new equipment installation, HMS Argyll returns to operational duties. after a two-year absence.
While deployed in the Middle

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