HMS Argyll leaves Plymouth on deployment Credit: ITV News West Country
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll will leave Plymouth this lunchtime on it's latest deployment across the Atlantic. Friends and family are expected to wave off the ship with traditional flags and good luck banners from the dockyard, on Devil's Point and the Hoe.
HMS Argyll returns to Devonport Credit: John AndrewsFamilies wave at returning HMS Argyll Credit: John AndrewsRoyal Navy sailor come back home Credit: John Andrews
Hundreds of friends and family are expected on the quayside at Devonport to welcome home HMS Argyll. The frigate has been on patrol in the Middle East for more than 6 months.
The trip has made one crewman a record breaker. John Wicking has spent more than 5,000 days at sea during his career.
Crew members line up along HMS Argyll Credit: ITV West