Her Majesty's Navy will have a permanent presence in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the construction of the first base of the Royal Navy in the Persian Gulf from the 1971 east of Suez. This was stated by British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond during the site opening ceremony which took place at the port of Mina Salman in the presence of the Foreign Minister of Bahrain, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
Bahrain declared independence from the United Kingdom in the 1971.
"The new Royal Navy base will be responsible for ensuring and preserving regional security."
A Mina Salman the Royal Navy will deploy the new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth and destroyers Type 45. The naval force will be composed exclusively of F-35.
In the base of the US Navy of Mina Salman four minesweepers from Great Britain are permanently redeployed.
Manama, the capital of Bahrain, is also home to the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet.
The new Royal Navy base will cost $ 23 million dollars and will be funded almost entirely by the Bahrain royal family.
(photo: UK MoD / Philip Hammond, tweet)
