HMS Argyll: Navy's Oldest Active Frigate Turns 30
One of the Royal Navy's Type 23s, the warship was originally designed to defeat Soviet submarines.
One of the Royal Navy's Type 23s, the warship was originally designed to defeat Soviet submarines.
The incoming ship is expected to host trade negotiations and transport British leaders for three decades.
The Bismarck was the pride of the German Navy and her sinking followed one of the most dramatic chases in modern naval history.
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier is currently working towards becoming fully operational and will go through further sea trials.
The vessels, which weigh 23,384 tonnes each, are more than 40 years old.
Only three of the 1,415 crew on board HMS Hood survived when the battlecruiser was sunk by the German ship Bismarck on 24 May 1941.
The aircraft carrier has been training with the RAF and Commando Helicopter Force as it works towards being declared operational.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier has left Portsmouth for the deployment after welcoming the Queen on board earlier.
The formation has been described as the UK's largest "signal of maritime and air power" for a generation.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is getting ready to sail on her first operational deployment – but what jets will operate from her flight deck?
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier will soon leave Portsmouth and head on her maiden operational deployment.
Boris Johnson also said the formation's deployment to the Far East would not be "confrontational".
The Royal Navy's fleet flagship is now due to leave Portsmouth for her Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment on Saturday evening.
The Defence Secretary has launched the competition for companies to build vessels that will support task groups around the world.
HMS Queen Elizabeth met up with HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of the UK, following her participation in Exercise Strike Warrior 21.
The fifth of the Royal Navy's Astute-class submarines was lowered into the water in Barrow during a delicate two-day operation.