Category Archives: RN Patrol Ships

Jonathan Moynihan – 8th September 2026 at 11:52am Two Royal Navy warships have celebrated five years of deployment during a landmark mission to the Indo-Pacific.  One thousand eight hundred and twenty-six days have passed since sister patrol ships HMS Spey and HMS Tamar left Portsmouth. The ships, crewed by roughly 50 sailors, have renewed theContinue reading “A phenomenal mission: Royal Navy warships celebrate five-year milestone in Indo-Pacific”

24th August 2026 at 4:16pm HMS Trent has become the first River-class Batch 2 patrol ship to operate a heavy-lift drone at sea. The Malloy T-150B was launched and recovered from the warship’s moving flight deck during a series of test flights in the Caribbean. Remote pilots and engineers from Scout Flight 700X Naval AirContinue reading “Patrol ship HMS Trent sends heavy-lift drone into Caribbean skies in a River-class first”