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Friday, February 7, 2014
Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap
Maritime News

Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap

The U.K. Ministry of Defense is inviting interested parties to bid on two former Royal Navy destroyers being sold for

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
BAE Systems to Close Historic Portsmouth Shipyard, Cuts 1,775 Jobs
Shipbuilding

BAE Systems to Close Historic Portsmouth Shipyard, Cuts 1,775 Jobs

BAE Systems Plc, Europe’s largest defense company, will cease warship production at the historic Portsmouth site on the English coast and eliminate

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Royal Navy Leads Massive Drug Seizure Near Puerto Rico
Navy

Royal Navy Leads Massive Drug Seizure Near Puerto Rico

The U.K. Royal Navy recorded its biggest seizure of illegal drugs in four years in an operation near Puerto

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 19

Friday, March 22, 2013
duncan type 45 destroyer bae systems
Defense

BAE Systems Delivers Sixth Type 45 Destroyer

PORTSMOUTH – The sixth and final Type 45 destroyer, DUNCAN, has been delivered to HM Naval Base Portsmouth by BAE Systems and will be handed over to the

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Crunch… Royal Navy Frigate Tags Canary Wharf
Blog

Crunch… Royal Navy Frigate Tags Canary Wharf

HMS Lancaster, a 4900 tonne Type 23 Royal Navy frigate makes a rather rough landing at London’s Canary Wharf dock. Video by Meredic

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 9

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
antarctica Royal Navy icebreaker HMS Protector
Interesting

Ship Photo of The Day – Santa’s 5,000 Tonne Ice-Breaking Sled

Members of the Royal Navy icebreaker HMS Protector dressed as Santa Claus and Rudolf pose during a charity run for the ship’s affiliated charity, East

December 19, 2012
Total Views: 57

Sunday, November 11, 2012
Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
Navy

Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Nears Completion

The final hull section of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard. The 11,300 tonne aft section of hull, known as

November 11, 2012
Total Views: 12

Monday, August 20, 2012
Royal Navy Offers A Glimpse of Its Future, Unveils Type 26 Warship
Navy

Royal Navy Offers A Glimpse of Its Future, Unveils Type 26 Warship

The UK’s Ministry of Defence on Monday offered its first look at the basic specification of the UK’s next generation warship, the Type 26 Global

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
MV New Dehli Express
Defense

Hapag-Lloyd “Phones a Friend” from the Gulf of Aden, Royal Navy Responds

While Royal Navy ships protect the London Olympics others have rushed to prevent a pirate attack in the Middle East.  The minehunters HMS Middleton and HMS

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 25

Monday, June 18, 2012
HMAS -Choules ex RFA Largs Bay
Defense

Did the British Navy Sell the Australian Navy a £65 Million Rustbucket?

When most of the world envisions the British Navy with impeccably dressed officers, calling orders in the shadow of the gallant ensign are supplemented with

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 256

Monday, May 21, 2012
Ship Photo of The Day: Bow of HMS Queen Elizabeth Leaves Portsmouth
Blog

Ship Photo of The Day: Bow of HMS Queen Elizabeth Leaves Portsmouth

A huge section of hull for HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers being built for the UK Royal Navy, left BAE

May 21, 2012
Total Views: 43

Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Most Important British Vessel Sunk Off the Chinese Coast You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Blog

The Most Important British Vessel Sunk Off the Chinese Coast You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

In recent weeks, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic and the 3D re-release of 1997’s Oscar-winning

April 19, 2012
Total Views: 7

HMS Daring USS Abraham Lincoln
Defense

SPOTD: HMS Daring Sails in Formation with USS Abraham Lincoln

On 22 March, HMS Daring joined formation with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), and USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), to take part in

April 19, 2012
Total Views: 13

Monday, April 2, 2012
HMS Dauntless black and white
Defense

SPOTD: HMS DAUNTLESS in Black and White

The Royal Navy’s newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dauntless, departed on her maiden deployment to the south Atlantic where she and her crew will maintain a

April 2, 2012
Total Views: 12

Saturday, March 10, 2012
Defender BAE Systems warship royal navy
Defense

Final Stage of Sea Trials Underway for the Latest Type 45 Destroyer, DEFENDER

GLASGOW –  DEFENDER, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has today set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her

March 10, 2012
Total Views: 4

Sunday, February 26, 2012
Daring and Dauntless, the Royal Navy’s Next Generation Puts to Sea
Blog

Daring and Dauntless, the Royal Navy’s Next Generation Puts to Sea

HMS Daring (D32) is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf and the latest news is HMS Dauntless (D33) will be headed south to the Falkland Islands to relieve

February 26, 2012
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
mars tanker royal fleet auxiliary
Engineering News

DSME Wins £452M Contract to Build 4 Royal Navy Fleet Auxiliary Tankers

A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers have been ordered for the Royal Navy fleet, the Ministry of Defense announced today. The new Military Afloat Reach and

February 22, 2012
Total Views: 185

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
rhib fort victoria pirates seychelles
Defense

Royal Navy Hands Over Suspected Pirates to Face Prosecution in Seychelles

A group of pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles. RFA Fort Victoria – part of NATO’s

January 31, 2012
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Royal Navy Stops Somali Pirates in their Tracks [VIDEO]
Piracy

Royal Navy Stops Somali Pirates in their Tracks [VIDEO]

This dramatic video shows UK forces stopping a group of Somali pirates that were trolling for ships in the Indian Ocean on January 13.  A total of thirteen

January 18, 2012
Total Views: 331

Monday, January 16, 2012
RFA Fort Victoria pirates take down capture
Multimedia

Royal Navy and US Naval Forces Take Down Pirate Dhow, 13 Captured [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg3f7xoQugk Thirteen Somali pirates were captured on a dhow in the Indian Ocean on Friday by a combination of Royal Navy, Royal

January 16, 2012
Total Views: 33
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