September 5, 2014

Royal Navy warships defend Cardiff City in Wales during NATO conference


According to the official website of the British Royal Navy, Type 45 destroyer Duncan was deployed for for defending the NATO security summit in Cardiff City in Wales.

Here you can see the road blocked off by the ship literally :) .

Royal navy's website says-
The sixth-in-class of the Royal Navy’s state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyers arrived in the Welsh capital late afternoon yesterday, expertly sailing through incredibly narrow berthing with just 70cm manoeuvring room either side.

Commanding Officer, Commander Richard Atkinson, said: “As the newest operational warship in the Royal Navy, we are proud to support this historic NATO summit.

“We look forward to showing off HMS Duncan to local and international dignitaries, military allies and members of the public during our week in Cardiff.

Photo - Royal Navy

Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko during the NATO Summit held in Newport, Wales - Questions and Answers by the NATO Secretary General, 4 September 2014.










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