Tag: Royal Navy

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 20:46 UTC

  Royal Navy admits flaws in Type 45 destroyers; Defense promises to upgraded the six vessels by mid 2020s

  

  Two former British military leaders have challenged ministers over the current state of the Royal Navy, highlighting potentially fatal flaws in the Type 45 destroyers, reports the UK Forces Network.

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Falklands' veteran, discharged for LGBT, has medal returned and an apology from the Ministry of Defense

  

  Falklands veteran forced out of the Royal Navy due to his sexuality has had a medal returned to him 27 years after it was cut off his chest. Joe Ousalice was a radio operator for 18 years but was discharged in 1993 because of a ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  HMS Scott honors HMS Antelope sunk in the Falklands' Sound

  

  On a grey midsummer day in the Southern Hemisphere, the crew of HMS Scott pause for reflection over one of the Navy’s most hallowed sites. Ten meters below this spot, sitting upright, almost snapped in two, is the shattered hull of frigate HMS Antelope, torn apart by a series of explosions after bomb disposal experts triggered an unexploded device, in turn detonating the ship’s magazine.

• Wednesday, January 8th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Falklands patrol HMS Forth arrives in the Islands

  

  The British Forces South Atlantic Islands and the Falkland Islands welcomed the arrival on Tuesday of the Royal Navy's next-generation patrol ship, HMS Forth. The ship has taken over the mission from HMS Clyde, which has offered protection to the Falklands and nearby South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands for the past 12 years.

• Monday, January 6th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  Royal Navy to escort UK-flagged vessels through Strait of Hormuz

  

  Britain's navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani by US forces.

• Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 10:48 UTC

  Falklands patrol HMS Clyde decommissioned in Portsmouth before its future life with the Brazilian Navy

  

  A Royal Naval patrol vessel has returned to its home base in Portsmouth for the final time after spending 12 years on patrol around the Falkland Islands. Sailors and crew of the HMS Clyde have taken part in a decommissioning ceremony for the 13-year-old vessel before it is turned back over the BAE Systems for its future life in Brazil.

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 10:25 UTC

  Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands commemorates on Sunday 8th December the great Battle of the Falklands, 105 years ago, which ended with a resounding victory for the Royal Navy over the Kaiser's fleet.

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  HMS Forth on its way for deployment to the Falklands; she will replace HMS Clyde

  

  The British Royal Navy’s next-generation offshore patrol vessel HMS Forth is on its way for deployment to the Falkland Islands, after a brief call in Gibraltar. The long-term deployment of HMS Forth will see the ship act as the guardian of the Falkland Islands and Britain’s South Atlantic territories.

• Saturday, November 2nd 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  New Falklands Patrol, HMS Forth, sails to the South Atlantic

  

  The Royal Navy's HMS Forth has set sail for a long-term deployment into the Falkland Islands. The ship left Portsmouth Naval Base early Friday for the South Atlantic where she will act as the Islands' Protection Vessel, replacing HMS Clyde.

• Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Londoners can visit Argentina's training vessel ARA Libertad this week end

  

  Argentina's Navy training tall vessel ARA Libertad on her 48th voyage docked on Thursday in London, where she was received by the Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Carlos Sersale, representatives of the Royal Navy and members of the Argentine community in UK.