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Navy Divers clean HMS Audacious hull after submarine's six-month Mediterranean patrol
HMS Audacious has been monitoring tankers and cargo vessels, working alongside NATO surface ships on Operation Sea Guardian.
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Navy Paper charts scrapped for Royal Navy after 225 years
The CEO of the UK Hydrographic Office told Forces News the charts will become digital to reflect mariners' needs.
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Sea vessels 'World-leading' submarine HMS Anson commissioned into Royal Navy
The Astute submarines are recognised as the most technologically advanced attack submarines ever operated by the service.
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Sea vessels 'Likely' HMS Prince of Wales will have to go into dry dock, Defence Secretary says
The £3bn aircraft carrier broke down off the Isle of Wight after departing for the US for exercises.
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Navy HMS Albion sets sail for UK exercises before three-month deployment
HMS Albion is due to be back in Plymouth just before Christmas.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales may miss flight trials after propeller malfunction
Defence sources have told Forces News that anchoring at the sheltered bay near Portsmouth will allow divers to assess the damaged shaft.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales returning to waters near Portsmouth after breaking down
The £3bn carrier broke down off the south coast after departing for training exercises in the US.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth for drone and fighter jet drills
The carrier is headed to North America and the Caribbean to work alongside the US and Canada.
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Ukraine UK sending undersea minehunter drones to clear Ukraine's coastline
Royal Navy training on the autonomous vehicles will help Ukraine safely export food.
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Navy Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow set to enter water by the end of the year
The Type 26 frigates will replace the Type 23s currently in service and provide protection for the UK nuclear deterrent.
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Navy Operation Island Chief: HMS Spey joins mission to protect Pacific fishing stocks
Illegal fishing is estimated to cost the Pacific nations more than US$150m (£127m) every year in lost revenue.
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Sea vessels HMS Prince of Wales' departure for US deployment delayed
The reason for the delay is unknown and there will be no Forces News live stream of HMS Prince of Wales leaving Porstmouth as a result.
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Navy HMS Mersey shadows Russian tanker through English Channel
The Portsmouth-based patrol vessel monitored the movements of Akademik Pashin from the North Sea.
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Navy The five arms of the Royal Navy explained
The arms of the Royal Navy work together to protect the nation's interests at sea, on land, and in the air.
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Navy Navy remembers 'huge character' CPO Graham 'Sid' Street following his death at 58
The rugby enthusiast and underwater warfare specialist was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2017.