– Anna Simpson – 23rd October 2026 at 9:38am An AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter has debuted on board HMS Sutherland during her current period of operational sea training. The Type 23 frigate demonstrated her adaptability working with the aircraft during a series of deck landings, which the ship posted on X. The warship usually carries aContinue reading “AgustaWestland helicopter makes debut on HMS Sutherland during sea training”
Category Archives: RN Frigates
USS Iowa and HMS Coventry.
This historic photograph shows six Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships conducting a simultaneous replenishment-at-sea (RAS) exercise in 1967
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Goodbye HMS Northumberland as decommissioned warship makes final departure
Tim Cooper – 10th September 2026 at 9:00am Many former crew members will likely shed a tear at the sight of ex-HMS Northumberland being ignominiously towed out of Portsmouth Harbour by a tug. But this is the fate that awaits almost every Royal Navy warship in the end, with Northumberland expected to end up inContinue reading “Goodbye HMS Northumberland as decommissioned warship makes final departure”
British frigate HMS Portland (F79) sails from Devonport (26/08/2026)
Odd-Metal8752OP•1d ago •Edited 1d ago Source: K. Clarke via NavyLookout on Twitter (X). Portland is the second-youngest of the UK’s five remaining Type 23 frigates (behind St Albans), and one of just four remaining active ships (alongside Sutherland and Somerset – Kent is in refit). Portland is notable for her eight Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launchers. Alongside Somerset, they’re the only ships in the Royal NavyContinue reading “British frigate HMS Portland (F79) sails from Devonport (26/08/2026)”
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