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RFA Cardigan Bay, RFA Stirling Castle (and former naval trimaran hull research vessel Trition)..Update by Mad Landsman :-Location is Portland. Queens Pier.Now in Private ownership but still visited by RFA.

HMS Enterprise (H88) was a Royal Navy survey vessel designed for hydrographic and oceanographic operations, serving from 2003 until its decommissioning in 2023.

Two Tugboats The ship was decommissioned on 30 March 2023 and sold to the Bangladesh Navy.[2][30][31] In May 2026, it left under tow for overhaul by UK Docks Marine Services in South Shields. It is scheduled to be delivered to Bangladesh in 2027.

USS Stormes (DD-780) underway off Hampton Roads, November 13, 1968

Amphib USS Tripoli Wraps 6-month Indo-Pacific, Middle East Patrol

Dzirhan Mahadzir – July 22, 2026 5:31 PM Big deck amphibious ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), lead ship of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, wrapped up on Wednesday a six-month patrol that took the group to the Indo-Pacific and Middle East. Tripoli pulled into White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, on Wednesday to offload elements of the 31st Marine ExpeditionaryContinue reading “Amphib USS Tripoli Wraps 6-month Indo-Pacific, Middle East Patrol”

Russian frigate English Channel live firing is latest in series of incidents

By Dr. Lee Willett – July 23, 2026 A Russian Federation Navy frigate has conducted a live-firing exercise in the English Channel, according to media reports. While sailing – international waters around 45 miles south of Plymouth on 20 July, the Russian frigate Neustrashimiy conducted live gunnery drills, the BBC reported. The BBC said the RussianContinue reading “Russian frigate English Channel live firing is latest in series of incidents”