{"id":324826,"date":"2026-03-10T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-in-full-hms-dragon-leaves-portsmouth\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:00:23","slug":"watch-in-full-hms-dragon-leaves-portsmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-in-full-hms-dragon-leaves-portsmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch in full: HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CvDC2OWseMU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch in full: HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CvDC2OWseMU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK warship, HMS Dragon, has set sail from Portsmouth Naval Base for the Eastern Mediterranean, as the conflict in the Middle East continues.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Navy destroyer, which has been loaded with ammunition, will be used to protect British base, RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, after it was hit by a drone.<\/p>\n<p>The 200-strong crew can be seen standing onboard the Type-45 Destroyer as the ship passes the naval base.<\/p>\n<p>Around 100 people could be seen waving the ship and her crew off from the dock.<\/p>\n<p>One woman who spoke to ITV News said her youngest son is onboard HMS Dragon after joining the Royal Navy two and a half years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He was assigned Dragon as his main ship, so we&#8217;ve just found out they&#8217;re off so I wanted to be here today. 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