Royal Navy sending HMS Defender its THIRD warship to the Gulf
A third British warship is heading to the Gulf to join the mission to protect shipping amid heightened tensions in the region.
Portsmouth-based HMS Defender, a Type 45 destroyer, is being redirected from its mission to the Pacific.
Britain has already sent HMS Kent to cover for frigate HMS Montrose while it undergoes maintenance in nearby Bahrain.
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