Royal Navy News Feed
March 5th, 2010
VOTE: Rent costs put future of Sea Cadets in doubt - The Bolton News
VOTE: Rent costs put future of Sea Cadets in doubt The Bolton News The Bolton unit, which has 50 per cent of its running costs met by the Royal Navy, has 45 Cadets and is run by 15 volunteers. They take part in civic events ... and more » |
March 5th, 2010
Southampton WWII bomb to be blown up in the Solent - BBC News
 BBC News | Southampton WWII bomb to be blown up in the Solent BBC News It was moved overnight by a team from the Royal Engineers and the cordon was lifted. A Royal Navy bomb disposal team will carry out a controlled explosion ... and more » |
March 5th, 2010
Our treasure ship. - GazetteLive
 GazetteLive | Our treasure ship. GazetteLive HMS Trincomalee had been built for the Royal Navy as a frigate of the Leda class, having been ordered in 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. ... Flood drama ship in report Portsmouth News all 2 news articles » |
March 5th, 2010
 The Sun | The Navy Blues The Sun THE Royal Navy has anchored at Ibrox - as 15 lucky seamen sailed in for a stadium tour. The HMS Illustrious crew visited Rangers while ... |
March 4th, 2010
HMS Dragon at Scotstoun Shipyard
Gertie_DU posted a photo:
view from Renfrew side
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March 4th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] "His mind is calm and serene as possible..."
On the morning of the 7th there was a considerable swell, and his friend Captain Thomas, on entering
March 4th, 2010
Kidderminster man scoops Royal Navy award - Kidderminster Shuttle
Kidderminster man scoops Royal Navy award Kidderminster Shuttle A FORMER Kidderminster man has scooped an award for his long service and good conduct in the Royal Navy. Warrant officer, Patrick Villa, has spent 30 years ... |
March 4th, 2010
Babcock and VT begin merger battle - The Guardian
 TopNews United Kingdom (blog) | Babcock and VT begin merger battle The Guardian A trident submarine makes its way out from the Faslane base, which is run by Babcock for the Royal Navy. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Two of ... VT Group opens books to predator Babcock Times Online VT and Babcock in merger talks to create services giant BBC News Babcock, VT move closer to deal as talks confirmed Reuters all 86 news articles » |
March 4th, 2010
Michael Foot died just as Falklands have returned to prominence - The Guardian (blog)
 The Guardian (blog) | Michael Foot died just as Falklands have returned to prominence The Guardian (blog) ... aware as Foot must have been that his own election hopes would be sunk along with the Argentinian cruiser Belgrano and several Royal Navy warships. ... Hillary's South America Tour Bypasses Argentina in a Diplomatic Snub Huffington Post (blog) all 83 news articles » |
March 4th, 2010
Government 'disingenuous' over defence budget shortfall, say MPs - The Guardian
 The Guardian | Government 'disingenuous' over defence budget shortfall, say MPs The Guardian The Royal Navy's newest warship, HMS Dauntless, a Type 45 destroyer, enters her home port of Portsmouth for the first time, on 2 December 2009. ... MoD Accused Of Cover-Up And Overspend Sky News all 28 news articles » |
March 4th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] What Special Relationship?
The sense of betrayal throughout Britain is palpable. With the dispute over oil drilling rights in
March 4th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Admiral Lord Collingwood's Sword on Display
If you’d like to see Old Cuddy’s sword, you’ll have to head towards Leeds: HIS COU
March 4th, 2010
Immunity Zone for Iowa Class BB
crpdst2003 posted a photo:
discovered this chart at: web.mst.edu/~rogersda/military_service/Immune%20Zone.jpg
March 4th, 2010
crpdst2003 posted a photo:
scrapping in position..superfiring turret seems to be missing starboard barrel....fooled me into thinking this was another ship but forward turret clearly a quad mount...
March 3rd, 2010
sohvimus posted a photo:
Three of Royal Navy's Jetstream T2s in the flying display at the RIAT 2009 at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, July 2009.
March 3rd, 2010
[In Parliament:] Written Answers — Defence: Navy: Deployment (3 Mar 2010)
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many days each Royal Navy frigate spent on non-operational deployment for (a) diplomatic engagements and (b) defence industry exhibitions in each of the last five years.
March 3rd, 2010
[In Parliament:] Written Answers — Defence: Harassment (3 Mar 2010)
Bob Ainsworth: .... Some Tri-Service defence organisations do not record the service to which the complainant belongs. Statistical data prior to October 2006 is not held centrally. Formal harassment complaints Royal Navy Army RAF Tri-Service Organisations October 2006 to March 2007 10 52 15 0 April 2007 to September 2007 21 17 21 0 October 2007 to March 2008 15 39 21 0 ...
March 3rd, 2010
[MoD:] New hyperbaric unit to support Navy diving operations
A new Hyperbaric Medicine Unit (HMU) has been officially opened at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester in a joint initiative for the treatment of decompression illness in Royal Navy divers.
March 2nd, 2010
Royal Navy Harrier GR7 & GR9, 3
sohvimus posted a photo:
Royal Navy's Harrier GR7 & GR9 (or so we were told by the programme, I can't tell them apart) in the flying display at the RIAT 2009 at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, July 2009.
March 2nd, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Senior Service
20 February 2010 “All the nice girls love a sailor All the nice girls love a tar” From the mome
March 2nd, 2010
[In Parliament:] Written Answers — Defence: Iraq and Afghanistan (2 Mar 2010)
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force (i) fixed wing aircraft and (ii) helicopters are deployed in (A) Iraq, (B) Germany, (C) Afghanistan, (D) Cyprus, (E) Diego Garcia, (F) the Falkland Islands and the South Atlantic, (G) Gibraltar, (H) Kuwait, (I) Ascension Island, (J) the United Arab Emirates, (K) Oman, (L) Bahrain and (M) at sea.
March 2nd, 2010
[In Parliament:] Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Training (2 Mar 2010)
Bill Rammell: ...All Arms Commando Course (AACC) is conducted primarily to train personnel who will serve either with or support of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines and is undertaken by service personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force. (2) The Royal Marine Reserve, Reserve Forces Commando Course (RMR RFCC) is undertaken by Royal Marine Reserve candidates prior to full Commando Training. In...
March 2nd, 2010
[In Parliament:] Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Leave (2 Mar 2010)
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving members of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force have taken (i) maternity and (ii) paternity leave in the last 12 months.
March 2nd, 2010
[MoD:] IN PICTURES: The Navy on exercise in Norway
A coordinated assault involving the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Royal Marines took place on a beach in northern Norway last week as Exercise Cold Response moved into its combat phase.
March 1st, 2010
Royal Navy appoints AKQA as lead digital agency - New Media Age
 Marketing Week | Royal Navy appoints AKQA as lead digital agency New Media Age The Royal Navy has appointed AKQA as its lead digital agency, working on strategy and redesigning the force's website. The digital agency won the account ... AKQA appointed to Royal Navy digital work Design Week AKQA wins The Royal Navy digital advertising business CampaignLive Royal Navy appoints AKQA to digital task The Drum all 6 news articles » |
February 28th, 2010
Artist depiction of the Lexington as Battle Cruiser Note: This is the first of a series of articles
February 24th, 2010
Women set to serve in submarines as Britain follows U.S. Navy ruling - Daily Mail
 Tonic | Women set to serve in submarines as Britain follows U.S. Navy ruling Daily Mail Women could be allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines for the first time as defence chiefs 'seriously consider' scrapping a long-standing ... US navy moves to lift ban on women serving in submarines The Guardian U.S. Navy to lift ban on women serving aboard submarines Daily Mail all 211 news articles » |
February 27th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Falking around in the South Atlantic
Although war is evil, sometimes it is the lesser evil. And if our British Brothers across the waves
February 27th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] British MoD:No Altercation With Argentine Corvette
ARA Granville-an Argentine Drummond class corvette, of 3 vessels purchased from France. Author Marti
February 26th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Ladies and gentlemen, Collingwood's washstand has landed!
As announced before, Bonhams is holding a Marine Sale on 24th March, 2010. Up for auction are many i
February 26th, 2010
[MoD:] Construction begins at Navy's new carriers' Portsmouth base
Steel-cutting on a section of the hull of the first of the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers began at Portsmouth yesterday, Thursday 25 February 2010.
February 26th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Painting of Nelson and Lady Hamilton
Painting showing Admiral Lord Nelson with mistress on sale at auction after 210 years – Telegr
February 25th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Latest Falklands News: naval encounter and sub deployment
Something new crops up regarding the latest Falklands crisis every day, so until the situation calms
February 25th, 2010
[MoD:] First Sea Lord: Navy is prepared and delivering every day
The Navy is prepared for the future and is playing a vital role every day in the UK's defence and security, the head of the Royal Navy said yesterday.
February 24th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Navy Days: then and now
After this week’s announcement about Navy Days 2010, I thought it might be interesting to take a loo
February 24th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] TRANSGLOBE: Adventure (RN) is racking up the miles leading the dash to the 'Horn'
EXERCISE TRANSGLOBE NEWS UPDATE #17 Issued: 24 February 2010 Media Enquiries: Peta Stuart-Hunt | Pre
February 24th, 2010
[MoD:] HMS Nottingham takes a final bow
After clocking up almost 700, 000 nautical miles (1.3 million kilometres) on operations across the world over the last 30 years, Type 42 destroyer HMS Nottingham ended her career at a special decommissioning ceremony in Portsmouth recently.
February 24th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Royal Navy Theological Symposium
A theological symposium involving several leading theologians speaking on issues of faith, war and p
February 21st, 2010
Navy pilot who helped reverse Japanese wartime advances and was the last man off the doomed Ark Royal
February 22nd, 2010
”The English are still threatening Argentina. Things have changed, ” Chavez continued, s
February 23rd, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Letter in an unexpected place.
Then again, maybe it’s not that unexpected. The title of this picture is “Gravestone in
February 23rd, 2010
[MoD:] Navy's new mine hunter enters service
To tackle the abundant and significant threat of sea mines, the Royal Navy's new unmanned, underwater 'robots' have entered service following successful trials at the end of last year.
February 23rd, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Argentina claims regional support over Falklands
Argentina has claimed to have gathered support from other South American countries for its stance ov
February 22nd, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Collingwood 2010 Festival
For information about events honoring Collingwood, have a look here: Collingwood 2010 Festival
February 22nd, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Hear hear hear! The Official Collingwood 2010 Festival Website is online!
Great news! The OFFICIAL COLLINGWOOD 2010 FESTIVAL WEBSITE is now online! Events, information, works
February 22nd, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Huzzah! The Official Collingwood 2010 Website is ONLINE!
Today the official Collingwood 2010 website went online, so all your questions regarding events, ti
February 22nd, 2010
[MoD:] RFA Largs Bay unloads its aid for Haiti
Having arrived off Haiti on Thursday, the crew from RFA Largs Bay has been busy unloading the large aid shipment it brought from the UK to help with the relief effort following the recent earthquake on the island.
February 22nd, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] The Falklands in Want of Frigates
British Royal Navy file photo of HMS Cornwall (F99), a Type 22 Broadsword-class frigate. Some within
February 22nd, 2010
[MoD:] HMS Chatham in another rescue mission
HMS Chatham's latest adventure in the Gulf of Aden has seen her provide urgent medical assistance to a seriously ill merchant seaman.
February 21st, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] RN Deploys Influence Squadron South
RFA Wave Ruler (A3900) leads an international naval squadron in a 2007 exercise. Couldn’t help
February 20th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] The Lee-on-Solent Fleet Air Arm Memorial
Lee-on-Solent was selected as the site for the Fleet Air Arm Memorial as it was the location of the
February 20th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Line-up announced for Navy Days 2010
The Royal Navy’s two newest warships are set to take part in the Royal Navy’s annual sho
February 19th, 2010
[MoD:] RFA Largs Bay arrives in Haiti
The British amphibious landing ship Royal Fleet Auxiliary Largs Bay arrived off Haiti loaded with essential stores and equipment in aid of the earthquake victims yesterday, Thursday 18 February 2010.
February 18th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] War in the Falklands Round 2
HMS Hermes, now in Indian service as INS Viraat. Updated at the bottom! It has long been predicted t
February 18th, 2010
[MoD:] Navy destroyers double up for defence manoeuvres
The Royal Navy's two newest warships, the air defence destroyers HMS Daring and Dauntless, performed side-by-side at sea for the first time this week.
February 17th, 2010
[WordPress Blogs:] Big Phil's Random Thought Of The Day... Gatling Guns!
I’m sat in the learning cafe (Ernie’s folded up next to me- for you Ernie followers) kil
February 17th, 2010
[MoD:] Navy's Amphibious Task Group heads to Norway
The UK Amphibious Task Group sailed for the Arctic Circle this week to take part in Exercise Cold Response in Norway.
February 16th, 2010
[MoD:] HMS Chatham rescues Yemeni fishermen
While on a counter-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden, the Royal Navy warship HMS Chatham recently came to the aid of some Yemeni fishermen whose dhow was seen drifting helplessly.
February 5th, 2010
[MoD:] HMS Chatham begins counter-piracy operation
The Royal Navy warship HMS Chatham has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to take part in NATO's counter-piracy mission, Operation OCEAN SHIELD, off the Horn of Africa and in the Somali Basin.
February 4th, 2010
[MoD:] HMS St Albans departs for Gulf
Crowds of families and friends waved off the crew of Portsmouth-based warship HMS St Albans this week as she set sail for the Gulf where she will be deployed for the next six months.
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