12th July 2024 at 1:14pm Watch: HMS Duncan deploys to Eastern Mediterranean to join US task group HMS Duncan has been busy with intensive training, gunnery, flying and carrying out replenishments at sea since being deployed last month. The Portsmouth-based warship has even linked up with two US Navy task forces in the eastern Mediterranean asContinue reading “HMS Duncan shows off guns and guts as she survives testing time with US task forces”
Category Archives: All Royal Navy – RN
Royal Navy takes part in first joint exercise with Australia and Japan in Indo-Pacific
Alex Candlin – 4th July 2024 at 11:57am In an exercise first, Japan, the UK and Australia trained together on a joint exercise ahead of a fleet review (Picture: Joint Operations Command) HMS Tamar has joined vessels from the Australian and Japanese navies in an exercise first for the three nations. She has been trainingContinue reading “Royal Navy takes part in first joint exercise with Australia and Japan in Indo-Pacific”
Royal Navy warship sailing to Caribbean to support hurricane relief effort
4th July 2024 at 12:49pm Royal Navy warship HMS Trent on a previous deployment (Picture: Royal Navy) HMS Trent is being deployed to the Cayman Islands to offer UK support following the devastation brought by Hurricane Beryl. The Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel is scheduled to arrive at the British Overseas Territory in the CaribbeanContinue reading “Royal Navy warship sailing to Caribbean to support hurricane relief effort”
Some 60 (ish) years ago, a fine picture of the Illustrious-class armored-deck fleet carrier HMS Victorious (R38) flying a paying-off (or possibly return home) pennant. Warshipologist contends this is when leaving Singapore (Sembawang) in July 1964. A commando carrier is already alongside, which would likely be the Bulwark, possibly Albion.
Ranged on her deck are Blackburn Buccaneers, Westland Wessex HAS.3 helicopters De Havilland Sea Vixens a Fairey Gannet COD4, and Fairey Gannet AEW.3s. I had these in my collection that date from the same period and added them to the Warshipologist post, repeated below: However, McCart dates the top image to Thursday 4th of May 1967, andContinue reading “Some 60 (ish) years ago, a fine picture of the Illustrious-class armored-deck fleet carrier HMS Victorious (R38) flying a paying-off (or possibly return home) pennant. Warshipologist contends this is when leaving Singapore (Sembawang) in July 1964. A commando carrier is already alongside, which would likely be the Bulwark, possibly Albion.”
RFA Argus heading to Australia for major exercise with 20 other nations and 140 aircraft
1st July 2024 at 12:36pm RFA Argus is on her way to Australia (library image) (Picture: Royal Navy) RFA Argus, the hospital ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, is on her way from Singapore to Australia to join a large-scale flying exercise taking place over the Northern Territory. Exercise Pitch Black will involve 4,435 personnel from 21Continue reading “RFA Argus heading to Australia for major exercise with 20 other nations and 140 aircraft”
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