The Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond will replace the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond in the Red Sea, where the UK Royal Navy is responding to Iranian-backed Houthi strikes against commercial shipping.

A British war ship has shot down a Houthi drone targeting the vessel in the Red Sea. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement that HMS Diamond had deployed the missile on Saturday ...

The UK Ministry of Defence said that one of its warships was being replaced in the Red Sea after it suffered three separate attacks by Houthi rebels. The HMS Richmond will replace the HMS Diamond ...

A British warship has shot down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, the defence secretary has said. HMS Diamond, a Type 45 Destroyer, successfully destroyed the target on Saturday ...

From combating pirates and defending air attacks, to delivering humanitarian aid, these high-tech Type 45 destroyers are the pride of the naval fleet.” ...

A Portsmouth-based destroyer will be going into a period of maintenance after returning to the city for Christmas.

HMS Diamond made headlines last year after spending six months in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden helping to protect shipping from attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The warship is already affiliated ...

HMS Diamond, which is based in Portsmouth, is a Type 45 destroyer and has 240 sailors, including a Royal Marines boarding team. Talks between the council, Oxfordshire's Lord Lieutenant and the ...