Sailors Return To Modernised Type 45 Destroyer HMS Duncan After Refit
Improvements have been made to the ship's communications systems, safety equipment, living quarters and galleys.
Improvements have been made to the ship's communications systems, safety equipment, living quarters and galleys.
It comes as the vessels head into the South China Sea having completed exercises with the Indian, Malaysian and Thai navies.
HMS Middleton is expected to remain deployed for at least the next two years on Operation Kipion.
The warship is named after the Sullivan brothers who fought and died together during the Second World War.
The carrier swapped jets for personnel and their families' cars on its flight deck as it started its journey to Bremerton, Washington.
The Royal Navy's Type 45s are anti-air and anti-missile combat specialist vessels.
The Countess of Wessex met those working on the Type 45 destroyer as it undergoes a refit.
As announced in the Integrated Review in March, the UK is committed to a persistent presence in the region.
Footage shows RFA Tidespring refuelling both HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Defender at sea simultaneously.
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The museum ship, permanently moored on the River Thames, has used the time to "uplift" its exhibits for future visitors.
The aircraft carrier has been undergoing simulations to prepare for active deployment.
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The Type 45 Destroyer remained in a Mediterranean port and did not travel through the Suez Canal with the rest of the ships.
It comes as American destroyer USS The Sullivans sails as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment.