Tag: Royal Navy

• Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 - 01:41 UTC

  HMS Iron Duke on South Atlantic patrol exercises in Ghana and Guinea

  

  Two British Naval Ships, HMS Iron Duke and RFA Black Rover, on Monday arrived at the Ghana Western Naval Command for a four-day visit, reports Ghana Web. The crew of the ships and the Ghana Navy would conduct joint operational training, sporting and community relations activities.

• Saturday, July 5th 2014 - 08:59 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth christens new aircraft carrier; the largest ship built for the Royal Navy

  

  The Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier has been officially named by Her Majesty the Queen at a ceremony in Scotland on Friday. Hundreds of workers who have helped to build the HMS Queen Elizabeth, along with the ship’s company, joined the Prime Minister, Defence Secretary, military Chiefs and dignitaries to witness Her Majesty christen her namesake with a bottle of whisky.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 08:08 UTC

  Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to be 'christened' with whisky in Scotland

  

  The naming of HMS Queen Elizabeth, which takes place this Friday at Rosyth, Scotland is a unique occasion of historical significance as it marks the beginning of a new era of UK carrier operations.

• Monday, June 23rd 2014 - 21:53 UTC

  Royal Navy's first ever remotely-piloted air system takes flight

  

  Just 7 months after the British Ministry of Defense ordered the system from Boeing Defense UK, footage released today, 22 June, shows ScanEagle taking flight from HMS Somerset in the Gulf.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 06:22 UTC

  HMS Clyde marks liberation of Falklands with key role in ceremonies

  

  Sailors from HMS Clyde joined other protectors of the Falkland Islands as the British Overseas Territory marked the 32nd anniversary of its liberation. The ship’s company took part in a memorial service and parade, and hosted veterans of the 1982 conflict on Liberation Day in the Islands’ capital, Stanley.

• Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:36 UTC

  HMS Portland celebrated 13th birthday during current South Atlantic patrol

  

  HMS Portland’s ship’s company celebrated this month the ship’s 13th birthday as they enter the fifth month of a seven-month deployment as the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Patrol Ship.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2014 - 21:22 UTC

  Three women become the first females to serve in a Royal Navy submarine

  

  Three women have become the first females to serve in the Royal Navy Submarine Service: they are pioneering lieutenants Maxine Stiles, Alex Olsson and Penny Thackray, reports UK defense news.

• Tuesday, April 8th 2014 - 22:20 UTC

  Memorial unveiling to commemorate the Battle of the River Plate

  

  Survivors of the first major naval battle of the Second World War will gather at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to unveil a memorial commemorating the event. The Battle of the River Plate took place 75 years ago (December 1939), and less than a dozen veterans are still alive from this, the only episode of the war to take place in South America.

• Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:12 UTC

  Atlantic patrol HMS Portland conducted joint exercises with Nigerian navy

  

  Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Portland on Atlantic patrol is visiting Western Africa and conducted training with the Nigerian Navy, hosted a Security Forum in support of United Kingdom Trade and Industry and a maritime security conference.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 04:59 UTC

  HMS Richmond back in Portsmouth with a special honor received in Falklands

  

  HMS Richmond is back in Portsmouth at the end of her South Atlantic patrolling that saw her spend 2,881 hours at sea covering 33,316 nautical miles, visiting seven foreign countries (Portugal, Cape Verde, South Africa, Panama, Colombia, Bahamas and the United States of America) and five British Overseas Territories (Ascension Island, St Helena, Falkland Islands, Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia).