HMS Protector honours legendary Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton
The explorer sailed across 800 miles of ocean in a small boat, crossing the mountains of South Georgia to rescue his expedition party.
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Navy Royal Navy needs more warships to protect UK in future, MPs say
New Defence Select Committee report concludes Government's refusal to spend money on the Navy "has literally spoiled the ships".
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Navy Dolphins pay a visit to Royal Navy ship HMS Severn
HMS Severn captured footage of a pod of dolphins swimming near the vessel.
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Sea vessels CSG21: Last warship HMS Kent arrives home
HMS Kent spent seven-and-a-half months away from home – 224 days or 32 weeks – with Carrier Strike Group 21.
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Navy CSG21: A round-up of the historic deployment
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her accompanying vessels sailed 500,000 nautical miles through 10 different time zones.
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Navy Watch: HMS Queen Elizabeth returns home to Portsmouth
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier's return was brought forward by a day because of concerns about the weather.
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Navy What speedbumps did the Carrier Strike Group face?
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned to the UK with a missing £88.8m jet after the deployment.
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Sea vessels Two million eggs and 355,000 pints of milk: HMS Queen Elizabeth's CSG21 deployment in numbers
The aircraft carrier is on the return leg of her maiden deployment – here's an alternative look at the mission.
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Navy 'It's been a privilege', says commander as CSG21 returns home from historic deployment
The Strike Group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has travelled more than 40,000 nautical miles to the Indo-Pacific and back.
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Sea vessels Fifty shades: Why are Royal Navy ships painted grey?
Whether it is an aircraft carrier or support ship, all Royal Navy ships are painted grey.
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Sea vessels Festive spirit on HMS Queen Elizabeth as she heads home for Christmas
The Carrier Strike Group 21 is in the final stages of its maiden deployment, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Sea vessels Home for Christmas: Homeward-bound HMS Richmond crew tuck into festive meal
The ship is one of two Royal Navy frigates deployed with HMS Queen Elizabeth approaching the final days of CSG21 deployment.
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Arctic/Antarctic Spectacular images as HMS Protector crew witness rare total solar eclipse
According to NASA, the eclipse was also visible across parts of the southern hemisphere with the totality only visible in Antarctica.
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News Why this Cornwall dockyard's important to the Royal Navy's support service
We’ve been looking behind the scenes.
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Navy CSG21: First ship returns home to UK after seven months deployed
RFA Tidespring filled up ships with the equivalent of 23 Olympic-sized swimming pools of fuel - nearly 58 million litres in total.
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Sea vessels CSG21 waves goodbye to Dutch ship HNLMS Evertsen
The Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group said HNLMS Evertsen has been an "integral part" of the huge deployment.