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Final journey for HMS Montrose, a Type 23 frigate which boasts a proud history

Tim Cooper – 15th July 2026 at 12:08pm Backlit by the early morning sun, at 7am precisely, the Type 23 frigate – now simply called Ex-Montrose – moved away from the dockside and began her final journey. Towed by several tugs, the ship gradually transited Portsmouth Harbour and entered the Solent. The ultimate destination isContinue reading “Final journey for HMS Montrose, a Type 23 frigate which boasts a proud history”

Submarine maintenance at heart of £26bn naval base overhaul after years of underfunding

Xenia Zubova – 15th July 2026 at 1:29pm A £26bn overhaul of the Royal Navy’s main bases could be the largest since the Battle of Trafalgar, Defence Procurement Minister Luke Pollard has suggested, as he acknowledged that years of under-investment had held back submarine maintenance. Project Royal Oak will rebuild docks, berths and engineering facilitiesContinue reading “Submarine maintenance at heart of £26bn naval base overhaul after years of underfunding”

RFA Sir Tristram & MV Dan Lifter. Sir Tristram getting a ride home after the Falklands war.

Tristram (L3505) formerly RFA Sir Tristram, is a Round Table-class landing ship logistics that was converted to a Special Forces Training Vessel in 2008.[1] She was launched in 1966, and accepted into British Army service in 1967. As with others of her class, she was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1970, and was crewed by British officers and Hong Kong Chinese sailors.[2] The ship saw service in the FalklandsContinue reading “RFA Sir Tristram & MV Dan Lifter. Sir Tristram getting a ride home after the Falklands war.”

” HMS Beagle ” was a Bulldog class coastal survey vessel of the Royal Navy .

HMS Prince of Wales, replete with F-35Bs, docks in Iceland during Operation Firecrest

Jonathan Moynihan – 14th July 2026 at 12:43pm The Royal Navy’s flagship has spent time docked in Iceland while continuing her Nato air policing mission in the vicinity of the country. HMS Prince of Wales, which is leading the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployed in the High North and North Atlantic, is working withContinue reading “HMS Prince of Wales, replete with F-35Bs, docks in Iceland during Operation Firecrest”