Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset acted as the prestigious starting platform for a tough single-handed transatlantic yacht race setting off from the south coast on Bank Holiday Monday. The Devonport-based frigate took time out from her current period of Operational Sea Training to embark Race Official
HMS Daring, one of the Royal Navy’s new-generation Type 45 destroyers, has left Portsmouth for a wide-ranging deployment which takes her to the Far East – and beyond. The air defence warship will demonstrate the Navy’s global reach during the nine-month deployment which includes contributing to mari
This weekend has seen crowds of visitors pack the city of Liverpool to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Tens of thousands of people have enjoyed the first full day of Battle of the Atlantic 70th anniversary events in Liverpool. There were battles on the Mersey Ri
Birkenhead-built destroyer HMS Edinburgh has proudly sailed down the Mersey for the very last time, closing a chapter in history. HMS Edinburgh sailed out of the Cammell Laird Yard and joined a procession of ships departing Liverpool at the end of the highly successful Battle of the Atlantic 70th an
During a recent port visit to Djibouti ships company from the EU NAVFOR warship ESPS Numancia conducted training in support of EUCAP NESTOR with the Djiboutian Coastguard. EUCAP NESTOR is the EU’s Maritime Capacity Building mission within the Horn of Africa region. Members of the Djiboutian Coastgua
In recognition of their contribution to the Fareham Community, Matapan Division, Victory Squadron HMS Collingwood was honoured to receive the Mayor of Fareham’s Award, presented to them at the Mayor of Fareham’s Inauguration Ceremony held at the Ferneham Hall, Fareham on Thursday 9 May, two represen
Eight vessels of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project of ANADOLU Shipyard, awarded to the Shipyard back in December 2008 and which officially started after contract negotiations on July 28th 2009, took another important step on March 9th 2013, when the first LCT, namely TCG Ç-151, was delivered to Turki
Sea Cadets have been given a three-day sea-going experience on the last ship in its class as HMS Edinburgh continues on her farewell tour of the UK. The aging Type 42 destroyer is the last of her class to be decommissioned as they make way for the brand new and hugely capable Type 45 destroyer [&hel
HMS Bulwark arrived in Liverpool yesterday to join a host of other Royal Navy and foreign warships to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Over 30 military and civilian ships and a variety of aircraft, including the Royal Navy Historic Flight’s Swordfish, will take part in
On 13 May Imtech Marine signed a contract to be involved in the execution of the capability upkeep program Walrus-class submarines (IP-W) of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation granted Imtech Marine Netherlands the assignment to carry out the mechanical, engineering a
HNLMS Friesland, the Dutch guard ship in the Caribbean, seized 1,600 kilograms of marihuana off the coast of Costa Rica during Operation Martillo, an international counterdrug operation. Earlier this week, a US maritime patrol aircraft detected 2 suspect-looking go-fast boats during a night patrol.
HMS Richmond, currently undertaking high intensity training at Flag Officer Sea Training in preparation for her forthcoming deployment, successfully completed yesterday a simulated counter narcotics operation with a multi-million pound drugs seizure. Throughout the exercise HMS Richmond worked in cl
Japanese mine clearance divers, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operators and mine warfare specialists have joined a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship to practise training serials with the UK. As part of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2013 (IMCMEX13) set in the Middle East, personnel fro
HMS Edinburgh has slipped her lines from Ocean Terminal for the last time as she bade farewell to her affiliated city of Edinburgh yesterday for the last time. During her six-day stay the soon-to-be decommissioned Type 42 destroyer hosted a number of events and was the centre of attention for thousa
