Icebreaker HMS Protector could make Navy history as she sets sail to Antarctica
The deployment to the Antarctic means HMS Protector will have crossed the Equator and visited both polar circles in a single year.
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Sea vessels Fact Check: What Is The Status Of Royal Navy's Surface Fleet?
The Surface Fleet provides the maritime backbone of the Royal Navy – but how many of the ships are currently ready and available?
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Sea vessels What are full ship shock trials?
A look at why navies conduct these tests and what they achieve.
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Feature The rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions
The tradition followed comments that submariners should be hanged as pirates
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Sea vessels What To Do If Your Ship Is Hijacked
Pirates and other threats pose severe risks for shipping companies and crews.
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Sea vessels Final Farewell: Navy's HMS Blyth And HMS Ramsey Decommissioned In Formal Ceremony
A formal ceremony was held at Rosyth in Scotland celebrating the two long-serving Sandown Mine Countermeasure Vessels.
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Middle East Foreign Secretary: UK Believes Iran Is Behind 'Unacceptable' Oil Tanker Attack
Dominic Raab says the UK is working with international partners to respond to the incident.
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Sea vessels Carrier Strike Group In Pacific Ocean For First Time
The fleet, spearheaded by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has travelled through the Luzon Strait into the Phillippine Sea.
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Middle East Iran Denies Involvement In Tanker Attack Which Killed Briton
A drone strike is being blamed for an attack that killed two on board an oil tanker off Oman's coast.
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Sea vessels Carrier Strike Group: Awesome Views Of Double Replenishment - As F-35s Fly!
HMS Queen Elizabeth, RFA Tidespring and Dutch naval ship HNLMS Evertsen were involved in the double replenishment at sea.
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China Icy Warnings From Beijing As Carrier Strike Group Arrives In Disputed South China Sea
China says it is ready to deal with 'improper acts' as the fleet patrols the international waters.
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Sea vessels Revealed: How Many Navy Vessels Are Unavailable
The Government has admitted that numerous Royal Navy ships are unavailable, due to maintenance being carried out.
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World HMS Queen Elizabeth Enters Disputed Waters Of South China Sea On CSG21
The British aircraft carrier and its strike group have entered the disputed waters for the next phase of their journey.
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China US Defense Secretary Talks Up UK-Led Carrier Strike Group And Criticises China
Lloyd Austin mentioned the work of the HMS Queen Elizabeth-led group as it travels through the South China Sea.
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Sea vessels Sailors Return To Modernised Type 45 Destroyer HMS Duncan After Refit
Improvements have been made to the ship's communications systems, safety equipment, living quarters and galleys.
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World HMS Queen Elizabeth And Carrier Strike Group Pass Through Singapore Strait
It comes as the vessels head into the South China Sea having completed exercises with the Indian, Malaysian and Thai navies.