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Royal Navy carrier departs for major Nato exercise off Norway

The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has set sail for a major exercise in the Arctic in its role as Nato’s command ship. The 65,000-tonne warship sailed from Portsmouth Naval Base in the early hours of Monday to take part in ...

07 Mar 2022 at 12:55

UK condemns Putin’s ‘despicable’ blockade preventing Ukraine food exports

The UK and allies are working to help Ukraine export vital food supplies but there are “no current plans” for Royal Navy warships to help break Russia’s blockade. The Government said it was working “intensively” with partners to find ways ...

24 May 2022 at 20:21

Royal Navy warship catches boat carrying £24m of cocaine in Caribbean

Dramatic images show the torching of a smugglers’ boat carrying cocaine with a street value of around £24 million following a tense chase with a naval warship in the Caribbean. More than 400kg of drugs were seized from the vessel, which ...

29 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Senior female officer to lead probe into abuse allegations against women in Navy

A senior female officer will lead the investigation into allegations of bullying, misogyny and sexual harassment against women in the submarine service, MPs have heard. Defence minister Andrew Murrison said he was “concerned” by the ...

31 Oct 2022 at 20:48

Kate all smiles as she meets Royal Navy sailors at Windsor Castle

The Princess of Wales was all smiles as she met with sailors from the Royal Navy. Kate, dressed in a navy suit and white blouse, held an audience with the ship’s company of HMS Glasgow at Windsor Castle on Thursday. In 2021, she ...

29 Sept 2022 at 19:45

Man drowned in Navy base moat probably suffered cardiac arrest, inquest told

A man who was found dead in a moat at a Royal Navy training base likely suffered a cardiac event and then drowned, an inquest has heard. Andrew West, 51, was found lying face down in the Fort Rowner moat at the HMS Sultan Navy ...

15 Sept 2022 at 16:12

Broken down Royal Navy aircraft carrier returns to home base ahead of repairs

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has limped back to its home base after breaking down off the Isle of Wight. The £3 billion warship left Portsmouth Naval Base last Saturday on its way to the US for ...

03 Sept 2022 at 19:43

Lives feared lost after small boat incident in Channel

A number of fatalities are feared after an incident involving a small boat off the coast of Kent on Wednesday morning. The Royal Navy, French navy, HM Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats are all involved in a major ...

14 Dec 2022 at 11:19

‘Peacetime’ defence budget not fit for new era of insecurity, warns Ellwood

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have been urged to boost defence spending to cope with a new Cold War involving both China and Russia. The chairman of the Commons Defence Committee, Tobias Ellwood, said the UK ...

12 Feb 2023 at 12:45

Navy releases six rare turtles that washed up on UK shores into natural habitat

The crew of a Royal Navy warship have released six rare turtles that washed up on UK shores back into the wild in their original Atlantic habitat. Portsmouth-based patrol vessel HMS Medway transported the ...

27 Sept 2024 at 22:40

Royal Navy warship sent to Guyana as tensions rise

A Royal Navy warship will be sent to Guyana in a show of British support for the Commonwealth nation. The South American nation is in a dispute with Venezuela over a mineral-rich border region. HMS Trent ...

24 Dec 2023 at 09:09

Steel cut in ‘milestone’ moment for Royal Navy warship programme

The production of the Royal Navy’s future hi-tech frigates has reached a “significant milestone” as steel was cut on the third vessel. All five of the Type 31 warships will be built in Rosyth in Fife, ...

09 Oct 2024 at 21:00

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