
Welcome back! HMS Shoreham home after three-year Middle East mission
The Royal Navy minehunter has returned home to HMNB Clyde after the lengthy deployment.
The Royal Navy minehunter has returned home to HMNB Clyde after the lengthy deployment.
The traditional 'Crossing the Line' ceremony is a rite of passage that has evolved over four centuries and is still performed today.
As part of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) fleet, Tidespring delivers worldwide logistic and operational support to Royal Navy operations.
The Navy said its personnel will learn more about navigating icy waters and breaking ice sheets.
Since March last year, COVID-19 restrictions have prevented the usual welcomes for families separated for months at a time.
The River-class patrol ship finished preparations for her patrol to West Africa this week in the waters close to Gibraltar.
The Offshore Patrol Vessels transited the Panama Canal arriving into their "new playground" – the Pacific.
A three-day bilateral exercise started on Sunday by testing out electronic warfare skills at a distance.
HMS Queen Elizabeth was also joined by ships from New Zealand, Canada and the Netherlands as she leads the Carrier Strike Group 21.
It is seven years since the former prime minister committed the UK to a second new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
The two patrol vessels left Portsmouth in September to begin their five-year deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
The £3.2bn HMS Prince of Wales will join her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth for duties around the globe after being declared fully operational.
The race will see a four-man team of sailors race HMS Albion from Liverpool to Plymouth – a 280-mile route.
The Type 45 destroyer rejoined the Carrier Strike Group (CSG21) after undergoing repairs in September.
The latest movie shows Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon firing vertical missiles from her Sea Viper weapons system.
HMS Richmond's visit comes on the 10th anniversary of the United Kingdom and Vietnam defence co-operation.