Tag: Royal Navy

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 07:45 UTC

  HMS Gloucester returns to Portsmouth from Falklands on her final homecoming

  

  HRH The Duchess of Gloucester joined Type-42 destroyer HMS Gloucester as she sailed back into Portsmouth Friday from her seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic patrolling Falklands and South Georgia Island waters.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 15:12 UTC

  Falkland Islands next stop for HMS York after relief work in Libya

  

  HMS York is back in the Atlantic heading for the Falkland Islands after her headline-making trip to Libya.
  The Type 42 destroyer was en-route to take up a five-month patrol in the south Atlantic when she was diverted to join the international relief effort and help foreign citizens and Britons leave the country.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 06:30 UTC

  HMS Liverpool, veteran of the Falklands conflict to be decommissioned 2012

  

  HMS Liverpool set sail out of the Mersey city for the last time as her four-day ceremonial visit drew to a close. The Type 42 Destroyer, built by Cammell Laird, was heading north for operational sea training before going on an active deployment in the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf later in the year.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 16:33 UTC

  HMS Scott on Ice Patrol and Antarctic sea deep water survey mapping

  

  The Royal Navy ocean survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Antarctica for Ice patrol duties that include scientific research in coordination with the UK Hydrographic Office and the British Antarctic Survey.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:14 UTC

  Refurbished HMS York scheduled to arrive in the Falklands mid March

  

  The Royal Navy HMS York based in Portsmouth is on her way to the South Atlantic to conduct maritime security patrols. The refurbished Type 42 destroyer will spend the majority of the five-month deployment patrolling the British South Atlantic islands including the Falklands and South Georgia.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 23:58 UTC

  Falklands’ war carrier HMS Invincible towed to a Turkish scrap-yard

  

  The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Invincible which had a leading role in the recovery of the Falkland Islands in 1982 has been sold to a Turkish scrap-yard which specialises in recycling ships.

• Sunday, February 6th 2011 - 21:29 UTC

  Brazil and UK ready to sign huge defence contract, say media reports

  

  Brazil with a defence market described as “one of the fastest growing in the world” will be signing a defence agreement with the UK which should open the way for a deal worth “billions of dollars”, according to reports in the Brazilian and UK media.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 20:43 UTC

  Brazil Re-evaluates Purchase of Warships and Aircraft

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is re-evaluating a six billion dollar plan to purchase eleven warships, as part of her plan to slash government spending, the Folha de Sao Pablo reported.

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 00:55 UTC

  Spectacular flypast marks retirement of iconic Falklands’ war veteran Harriers

  

  Britain paid tribute Wednesday to a joint force of Royal Navy and RAF Harrier aircraft with a spectacular flypast to mark their retirement after 41 years of service. A formation of 16 Harriers that became famous during the Falklands’ conflict, took off from RAF Cottesmore into the skies of Lincolnshire.

• Thursday, November 25th 2010 - 20:04 UTC

  HMS Scott leaves Plymouth for the 2010/2011 Antarctic season

  

  The Royal Navy deep water survey ship HMS Scott deployed to the Antarctic early morning Thursday from Plymouth, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott's final expedition to the area.