Defence Royal Navy: HMS Diamond enjoys a glorious return to Portsmouth after protecting shipping from Houthi attacks By Kelly Brown Published 6th Jul 2024, 20:06 BST Updated 6th Jul 2024, 20:08 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond returned to Portsmouth today (Saturday) after six months in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden helping to protect shipping from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The warship shot down nine drones and a Houthi missile, sailing nearly 44,000 miles and spending 151 days at sea, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. HMS Duncan has been deployed to the Red Sea in relief of HMS Diamond, who had been stationed there on separate occasions since Christmas.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. HMS Diamond operated in the region in December and January – when it came under fire from Iran-backed Houthi forces on three separate occasions – before returning again in March, taking over protection duties from frigate HMS Richmond.
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