The first of the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates to be disposed of, the former HMS Monmouth, was towed out of Portsmouth this morning to be scrapped in Turkey. Conceived as a Cold War submarine hunter, HMS Monmouth was the sixth ship of the class and was built by Yarrow shipbuilders on the Clyde, commissioningContinue reading “Farewell HMS Monmouth – first of the Type 23 frigates to be scrapped is towed away”
Monthly Archives: April 2025
The Brazilian Navy has formally signed an agreement to acquire two Royal Navy amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, during the LAAD Defence & Security 2025 event in Rio de Janeiro.
The agreement, described as a “protocol of intentions,” was signed on Wednesday and comes during the bicentennial year of diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United Kingdom. The acquisition of the Albion-class landing platform docks (LPDs) would, say the country, significantly bolster Brazil’s capacity for amphibious operations, disaster relief, and humanitarian response. The vessel willContinue reading “The Brazilian Navy has formally signed an agreement to acquire two Royal Navy amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, during the LAAD Defence & Security 2025 event in Rio de Janeiro.”
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