Portsmouth's warship HMS Chiddingfold damaged in Middle East

A Portsmouth based warship has been damaged during a mission in the Middle East.
A Portsmouth based warship has been damaged during a mission in the Middle East.

A Portsmouth based warship has been damaged during a mission in the Middle East.HMS Chiddingfold left Hampshire last October on a three year deployment with around fifty crew members on board.

They're in the Gulf to protect shipping lanes essential to the oil industry.

The Royal Navy said "Repairs to HMS Chiddingfold will take place during the maintenance period she returned to Bahrain for."