George Block05:00, Jan 22 2022 The Navy’s state of the art new ship will only spend a few days in disaster-hit Tonga before heading south to Antarctica, following the breakdown of a US supply vessel. HMNZS Aotearoa, a $500 million purpose-built supply ship able to produce 100,000 litres of fresh water per day, set sail for TongaContinue reading “Navy’s largest ship to leave Tonga to help US Antarctic ship that broke down”
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Navy’s largest ship to leave Tonga to help US Antarctic ship that broke down
George Block05:00, Jan 22 2022 The Navy’s state of the art new ship will only spend a few days in disaster-hit Tonga before heading south to Antarctica, following the breakdown of a US supply vessel. HMNZS Aotearoa, a $500 million purpose-built supply ship able to produce 100,000 litres of fresh water per day, set sail for TongaContinue reading “Navy’s largest ship to leave Tonga to help US Antarctic ship that broke down”
In pictures: Royal Navy icebreaker completes first Antarctic mission of the season
HMS Protector is on a five-year mission in the Antarctic to support international research.14th January 2022 at 4:41pm HMS Protector has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season (Picture: Royal Navy). The ship is in the Antarctic to support international research into wildlife, the changing climate and the shifting waters of the region (Picture:Continue reading “In pictures: Royal Navy icebreaker completes first Antarctic mission of the season”
Veterans launch £15,000 fundraiser for memorial to honour sinking of Navy ship
Four decades ago, HMS Sheffield was hit – and eventually sunk – by an Argentine missile while assisting with liberation of the Falklands.Alex Walters14th January 2022 at 12:50pm A Sea King hovers off HMS Sheffield’s stern during rescue to recover ships company (Picture: Navy/ MOD). Veterans of the former Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield areContinue reading “Veterans launch £15,000 fundraiser for memorial to honour sinking of Navy ship”
In pictures: Royal Navy icebreaker completes first Antarctic mission of the season
HMS Protector is on a five-year mission in the Antarctic to support international research.14th January 2022 at 4:41pm HMS Protector has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season (Picture: Royal Navy). The ship is in the Antarctic to support international research into wildlife, the changing climate and the shifting waters of the region (Picture:Continue reading “In pictures: Royal Navy icebreaker completes first Antarctic mission of the season”
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