Russian Navy is going to deploy about 10 warships to the Mediterranean Sea, reports Xinhua news citing Russian Defense Ministry. The task force which will feature anti-submarine ships, landing ships, auxiliary vessels, patrol boats and cruisers, will focus primarily on keeping a close watch on the s
HMS Edinburgh, known as the ‘Fortress of the Sea’, has been decommissioned today at Portsmouth Naval Base bringing to an end the era of the Type 42 destroyers, according to Portsmouth.co.uk. The ship was the nation’s last serving Type 42 destroyer, a veteran of the destroyer fleet known as the workh
The Royal Netherlands Navy is on standby again to provide emergency assistance in the event of hurricanes, according to Dutch Defense Ministry. The Atlantic hurricane season, which began on 1st June, is the period when hurricanes usually form in the Atlantic Ocean. There have been several storms ove
The crew of HMS Vigilant received a trophy for being the Navy’s No.1 ballistic missile submarine – as proven by a successful test firing last autumn. The Faslane-based boat was awarded the SSBN Efficiency Trophy at a ceremony in her home port. The first test firing of the Royal Navy’s ultimate weapo
Work has been completed on schedule in preparation for the installation by Babcock of a first of class state-of-the-art Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) on HMS Ocean. This represents a significant proportion of the vessel’s current upgrade package and is an integral part of the 15 month overhaul programme
Enhanced navigation and situational awareness are key to mission success, especially in time-critical situations, that’s where BAE Systems’ next-generation Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system comes in. At half the size and weight of currently fielded transponders, the system, known as the AN/D
Survey ship HMS Echo has picked up the baton where her sister Enterprise left off to begin her second 18-month deployment in three years. She left Falmouth on Monday – as Enterprise was returning to Plymouth – and will spend the next year and a half updating charts of the Mediterranean, Red Sea and
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Gold Rover, a Small Fleet Tanker, has returned to Plymouth today after nearly two years on deployment keeping warships on station at sea. The ship has travelled 91,860 nautical miles since leaving Portland in Dorset in August 2011 and racked up 7,789 man-hours on watch while re
BRP Ramon Alcaraz Starts Sea Trials The Philippine Navy’s new warship, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, began sea trials on Monday, according to GMA News. The ship set sail from North Charleston, South Carolina at 8:30 a.m. Monday (US time). BRP Ramon Alcaraz was subjected to refurbishment and refitting which
Tens of thousands of people gathered along the River Mersey in Liverpool as part of a weekend of events commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Atlantic, including a spectacular flypast of Fleet Air Arm aircraft from RNAS Culdrose and Yeovilton. A Service of remembrance attended by Her R
A Type 42 destroyer sailed into harbour for the last time under its own steam today as HMS Edinburgh entered Portsmouth for the final time. The veteran warship was treated to a 21-gun salute, fly past and cheering crowds as she completed her UK tour and came home ready for decommissioning next week.
Trials have started on a new facility at HMS Raleigh which will be used to prove equipment for the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers and future Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels. The Heavy Replenishment-at-Sea (HRAS) demonstrator is being used to simulate the transfers of bulk stores and mun
Plymouth-based frigate HMS Argyll arrived in South Africa in style by firing a 21-gun salute as she made her way into the naval port of Simon’s Town. Royal Navy warships are allowed to fire a 21-gun salute in recognition of a special Royal occasion – however it has also become a tradition as they ar
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Quorn has used her specialist equipment to detect two unlit and uncharted buoys in the middle of the Gulf that presented a danger to local shipping. The ship spotted the mooring buoys in the waters of a busy shipping lane while on a recent multi-national minehunting exercis
