A flagship, a Norwegian frigate and a 48-year-old German tanker sail into Glasgow

Xenia Zubova – 31st July 2026 at 9:59am Three Nato ships with very different jobs have made a scheduled replenishment visit to Glasgow. HMCS Ville de Québec is a Canadian frigate and the new flagship of Standing Nato Maritime Group 1, HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen is a Norwegian frigate, while FGS Rhön is a German NavyContinue reading “A flagship, a Norwegian frigate and a 48-year-old German tanker sail into Glasgow”

Hell ship: PoWs’ families get closure as wreck of Hōfuku Maru and its lost souls found (Videos)

Laura Skitt – 31st July 2026 at 1:14pm Little did the pilots of US carrier aircraft from Task Force 38 know that the cargo ship they were about to bomb contained more than 1,140 British and Dutch prisoners of war, crammed like sardines in the hot, rancid, overcrowded holds of hell ship Hōfuku Maru. TheContinue reading “Hell ship: PoWs’ families get closure as wreck of Hōfuku Maru and its lost souls found (Videos)”

On board UNS Cherkasy: The former Royal Navy minehunter preparing for duty in Ukraine (Videos)

Sofie Cacoyannis – 31st July 2026 at 12:35pm BFBS Forces News has been given a look on board Cherkasy, a former Royal Navy vessel turned minehunter now serving with the Ukrainian Navy. The ship is one of two former Navy Sandown-class vessels – HMS Shoreham and HMS Grimsby – which were transferred to the UkrainianContinue reading “On board UNS Cherkasy: The former Royal Navy minehunter preparing for duty in Ukraine (Videos)”