Bicentennial, RN Flattop style – HMS Ark Royal

Posted on June 30, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Some 50 years ago today. A full half-century, “an old ship with a young crew” calls at a lost colony, “all’s forgiven.” The pride of the Royal Navy, the Audacious-class aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09) entering Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 30 June 1976, with the crew eager toContinue reading “Bicentennial, RN Flattop style – HMS Ark Royal”

HMS Victorious (R38) entering Hong Kong on October 17, 1961.

British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09), Grand Harbour, Malta, February 1973

All hands on deck, and another in the sky as HMS Duncan gets a resupply from HMS Prince of Wales – video

Joe Hearn – 19th June 2026 at 2:34pm As Nato’s premier anti-submarine exercise in Northern Europe continues to gain momentum, attention briefly shifted from hunting submarines to sustaining the fleet as stores were transferred from HMS Prince of Wales to HMS Duncan. While at sea, vertical replenishment (VERTREP) – demonstrated in the video above byContinue reading “All hands on deck, and another in the sky as HMS Duncan gets a resupply from HMS Prince of Wales – video”

HMS Queen Elizabeth in the North Atlantic