Navy
NATO's Rapid-Response Flotilla
It's part of the NATO rapid response force that tracked Russia's aircraft carrier as it passed through the English Channel, and it's arrived in Devonport.
The flotilla of four warships from Standing Maritime Group One is sent on operational missions at short notice.
The four ships are HMS Duncan, the German auxiliary Tanker Rhön, the Portuguese ship the NRP Álvares Cabral, and the Spanish ship the Borbon.
The German Tanker Rhön (top left; image: Clemens Vasters); HMS Duncan (top right); the Portuguese NRP Álvares Cabral (bottom left); and the Spanish Juan de Borbon (bottom right)
The group take part in NATO exercises across the world but are also tasked with operational missions.
It's the eighth UK port visit for the current group but the first to Plymouth.
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