CARDIFF - Thurs 15th March 2012

On 9th March container ship Sara Borchard arrived from Leixoes, sailing for Liverpool on 10th.
Tanker Bro Developer arrived from Milford Haven on 13th, returning there on the following day.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
HMS DRAGON                     UK                   2009      7350disp       152          21


HMS Dragon

Arriving on a misty morning for an official 5 day visit to her adopted home city of Cardiff.  She is the latest Type 45 destroyer - the 4th of 6 to be built by BAE Systems at their Govan shipyard.  Launched in November 2009, she completed her builders sea trails in December 2010 and was handed over to the Royal Navy in August 2011.  Currently undergoing Royal Navy sea trials of her weaponry and defensive systems, she is due to start active service in the next few months.

Another picture below - taken on 19th March, as she was departing for Liverpool.

HMS Dragon 19th March 2012