Joe Hearn – 8th September 2026 at 1:10pm The full dismantling of HMS Swiftsure is still on track to be completed by the end of this year, Defence Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed. The decommissioned nuclear submarine is to become the first UK vessel to be fully dismantled as part of aworld-firstContinue reading “Sub divided: Dismantling of HMS Swiftsure set to be completed by year’s end”
Category Archives: RN Submarines
Sub Life: The brief (and brutal) way submariners can message loved ones while deployed
Hannah King – 29th July 2026 at 10:06am For families of submariners, long deployments can mean months without seeing or speaking to their loved ones. For those with family members serving aboard Vanguard-class submarines, contact is limited to just 120 words a week, while Astute-class crews may have limited access to occasional emails or phoneContinue reading “Sub Life: The brief (and brutal) way submariners can message loved ones while deployed”
Submarine maintenance at heart of £26bn naval base overhaul after years of underfunding
Xenia Zubova – 15th July 2026 at 1:29pm A £26bn overhaul of the Royal Navy’s main bases could be the largest since the Battle of Trafalgar, Defence Procurement Minister Luke Pollard has suggested, as he acknowledged that years of under-investment had held back submarine maintenance. Project Royal Oak will rebuild docks, berths and engineering facilitiesContinue reading “Submarine maintenance at heart of £26bn naval base overhaul after years of underfunding”
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