General Sir Gwyn Jenkins will lead the Royal Navy of the future as he takes up the mantle of First Sea Lord, becoming head of the nation’s Senior Service. A formal supersession took place today in the ...

The first of the Royal Navy’s new general-purpose warships was today revealed to the world. After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall ...

Naval aviators who braved the elements and hunted down U-boats in WW2 biplanes have been honoured by today’s sailors. Pilot Lieutenant Commander John Barnes and Telegraphist Air Gunner Ron Underwood ...

Crew of one of Britain’s most powerful military machines gathered in the cavernous dry dock housing her to mark the next stage in the £560m regeneration of HMS Victorious. The 16,000-tonne submarine – ...

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Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Sponsor of HMS Glasgow, today gave her blessing to the Royal Navy’s newest warship. Smashing a bottle of whisky against the hull for good luck, Her Royal ...

The Royal Navy’s HMS Trent is primed to return upgraded – and with new dazzle camouflage – to the Fleet for the first time since her historic Caribbean mission. The Portsmouth-based patrol ship has ...

Six Royal Navy Coastal Forces Squadron (CFS) Inshore Patrol Craft (P2000) have arrived in the Baltic to play their part in NATO’s principal workout in the region. His Majesty’s Ships Archer, Biter, ...

Royal Navy warships have escorted a flotilla of the legendary ‘Little Ships of Dunkirk’ across the English Channel for the anniversary of the great World War Two evacuation. Eighty-five years ago – ...

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New buildings, new aircraft and new simulators are coming to Culdrose – part of a £300m contract to boost training for aircrew in the Fleet Air Arm and RAF. Whitehall has signed an eight-year deal ...

For the second consecutive year a Royal Navy chef has lifted the title of Armed Forces Caterer of the Year. Petty Officer (Catering Services) Joe Whitlock excelled in war and peace, in both chef ...