Tag: Royal Navy

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 20:21 UTC

  First woman commander of a Royal Navy warship removed for alleged breach of social conduct code

  

  The first female commander of a major Royal Navy warship is understood to have left her vessel after allegations of an affair with one of her officers. Cdr Sarah West, 42, was coming to the end of a seven-month deployment in the Atlantic on board the Type 23 frigate HMS Portland.

• Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 - 06:30 UTC

  Falklands' HMS Illustrious back in Portsmouth for the final time; HMS Ocean to replace her

  

  The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier and Falklands' conflict veteran HMS Illustrious has returned to Portsmouth for the final time. Crowds lined the port to welcome the warship, which will retire after 32 years of service. The carrier, which clocked up 898,893 miles on operations, will be replaced by HMS Ocean, which has just received a £65m refit.

• 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.