24 October 2023 Topic: Fighting armsFleet Air Arm Storyline: Fleet Air Arm Lt Cdr Rory Cheyne flies past HMS Prince of Wales – as seen by his wingman Now that’s a room with a view. To starboard just a few hundred feet below Lieutenant Commander Rory Cheyne is HMS Prince of Wales. For his penultimate flight in the cockpitContinue reading “RN pilot completes US tour of duty ‘buzzing’ HMS Prince of Wales”
Category Archives: All RAF, Army and UK Military
HMS Rajah (D10)/USS Prince (CVE-45)
USS Prince (CVE-45) (originally named McClure, designated AVG-45 then later ACV-45) was an escort carrier laid down on 17 December 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington. She was renamed Prince on 13 November 1942 and launched on 18 May 1943. She was sponsored by Mrs. J. L. McGuigan, reclassified CVE-45 on 15 July 1943 and transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 17 October 1943. Prince servedContinue reading “HMS Rajah (D10)/USS Prince (CVE-45)”
HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw combat service in the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War. Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914. She was converted into a museum ship. From October 2016
HMS Caroline in 1917 At the time of her decommissioning in 2011 she was the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service, after HMS Victory. She served as a static headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, based in Alexandra Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the later stages of her career. She was converted into a museum ship. From October 2016 she underwentContinue reading “HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw combat service in the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War. Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914. She was converted into a museum ship. From October 2016”
Old naval tradition revived on HMS Caroline with triple christening
22nd October 2023 at 4:01pm An old Royal Navy tradition has been revived on a historic warship in Belfast with a triple christening. Two veterans who served on HMS Caroline saw their grandchildren christened on board the vessel on Sunday. The ceremony was also the last time the ship’s bell was used as it is now goingContinue reading “Old naval tradition revived on HMS Caroline with triple christening”
RFA Argus is a Primary Casualty Receiving Ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
With a 100-bed medical complex on board, she acts as a floating medical facility during times of crisis or war.https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-fleet-auxiliary/casualty-ship/rfa-argus
You must be logged in to post a comment.