Jonathan Moynihan – 28th August 2025 at 4:44pm One of the world’s leading actors has been pictured after shooting a film on the Royal Navy’s £3.5bn aircraft carrier. Scarlett Johansson, 40, who has appeared in films like Lost in Translation and Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, was filming My Mother’s Wedding when she was photographed on theContinue reading “Superstar on board: Find out why Scarlett Johansson paid a visit to HMS Prince of Wales”
Monthly Archives: August 2025
HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Tokyo for historic visit to overlap with Defence Secretary’s visit
Jonathan Moynihan – 28th August 2025 at 1:22pm Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales has arrived in Tokyo for a historic visit to deepen bonds between Japan and the UK. The vessel, which has led Carrier Strike Group 25 to Japan’s capital for a major port stop, will host dignitaries, politicians and senior defenceContinue reading “HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Tokyo for historic visit to overlap with Defence Secretary’s visit”
US Navy to commission last Independence-variant LCS this November
August 25, 2025, by Fatima Bahtić The US Navy will commission the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), in Panama City, Florida, on November 15, 2025. USS Pierre is the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship constructed. The naming of LCS 38 honors the legacy of the citizens of PierreContinue reading “US Navy to commission last Independence-variant LCS this November”
Spuds vs. submarine: the lore of the USS O’Bannon at Guadalcanal
By Claire Barrett – Aug 27, 2025, 04:23 AM The O’Bannon, front, underway in the Solomon Islands, Aug. 15, 1943. Following are the Chevalier and Taylor. (Naval History and Heritage Command) The Fletcher-class destroyer O’Bannon, known as the “Lucky O,” had an illustrious World War II career, becoming the most decorated U.S. Navy destroyer of the war for itsContinue reading “Spuds vs. submarine: the lore of the USS O’Bannon at Guadalcanal”
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has accepted the sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS), HMCS Robert Hampton Gray.
August 22, 2025, by Fatima Bahtić As disclosed, the delivery ceremony took place on August 21, 2025. The vessel was recently christened at the Halifax shipyard of Irving Shipbuilding. Related Article The RCN’s sixth AOPV is named in honour of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, a Canadian naval hero of the Second World War. Specifically designed toContinue reading “The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has accepted the sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS), HMCS Robert Hampton Gray.”
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