Merseyside shipyard and engineering services company Cammell Laird has completed the first year of the second five-year period of its cluster contract with the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Cammell Laird CEO John Syvret CBE said the first anniversary marked ‘a period of significant progress’ and
On Thursday 10 July 2014 the EU Naval Force welcomed a new ship to its counter-piracy Task Force – the German Navy replenishment ship FGS Berlin. After a two-week transit from Northern Germany the ship, under command of Commander Marcel Rosenbohm, arrived in the operating areas off the coast of So
HM Ships Iron Duke And Protector met up at sea on passage between operations exchanging IDs and passing friendly greetings before heading off their separate ways. HMS Iron Duke recently having visited Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands conducted a ‘steam past’ at sea with HMS Protector off the coas
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf helped kick-off the at-sea phase of the Bulgarian-led maritime training exercise BREEZE in the Black Sea, July 9. The exercise includes naval units from Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey and P-3 aircraft from Patrol Squadron 4. The
The birthday of the world’s most famous naval standard will be celebrated today as naval and political leaders gather to mark the 150th anniversary of the White Ensign. On July 9 1864, the Admiralty ruled that the flag – flown by all serving Royal UK Navy warships, ship’s boats, Royal Marines craf
UK Navy’s HMS Defender has been exercising her boarding team at a state-of-the-art facility during her maiden deployment. HMS Defender’s boarding team is a combination of Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines who are specially trained to conduct safe and secure boarding. During a week-long visit to
Sixteen of the country’s best and brightest young female engineers were filled with inspiration after visiting Britain’s biggest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth. The undergraduates from the Brunel University branch of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) were given a personal tour of the
The Royal Netherlands Navy frigate Zr. Ms. Evertsen escorted a Russian warship through Dutch waters on Sunday, July 6. According to social media, the Udaloy class Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko was en route to her home port Severomorsk from the Mediterranean. Zr. Ms. Evertsen was given the ta
Four NATO warships, that entered the Black Sea earlier this month, are taking part in the multinational Exercise BREEZE 2014 to enhance NATO solidarity and readiness. The ships are from the Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group Two (SNMCMG2), one of the four NATO fleets that operate on a rotat
Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) is now under the leadership of the United States following a Change of Command Ceremony in Malaga, Spain on Tuesday, 8 July 2014. For the last 12 months, SNMG2 has been under control of Spain, specifically Rear Admiral Eugenio Diaz del Rio and his three fla
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) arrived in Burgas, Bulgaria for a scheduled port visit July 8. Vella Gulf’s presence in Bulgaria reaffirms the United States’ commitment to strengthening ties with NATO allies and partners, while working toward mutual goals of promoti
The Royal UK Navy’s Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine HMS Torbay (S90) entered Portland Port for an official visit, according to social media. The Devon-based submarine will be staying in the harbour for six days. The vessel was expected to berth at Portland Port at 12:00 BST, where she will be op
