The Type 45 Destroyer will arrive in the Persian Gulf over the next few days and has completed a course of NATO exercises in the Black Sea, APA reports referring to Sputnik.
The UK has vowed to increase is military presence in the Persian Gulf by sending a second warship to the tense region, Sky news reported on Friday.
The HMS Duncan will work alsongside the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose and US Gulf allies, but will not take part in Washington's proposed global maritime coalition.