Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway is knuckling down nicely to her new mission: working with the RAF and Army to provide reassurance to the Falkland Islands and environs. The warship has now spent two months in the South Atlantic – relocating 6,000 miles from the Caribbean where she’s spent the majority of her active life, as she stands in for her sister. HMS Forth, the … [Read more...] about Patrol ship HMS Medway sails into a world of stark beauty in the South Atlantic
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HMS Albion returns from amphibious exercises in Arctic Circle
HMS Albion has returned from the frozen fjords of Norway after working with allies in the Arctic Circle. The UK’s amphibious flagship headed north with RFA Mounts Bay and frigate HMS Somerset to work with the Dutch, Norwegians and other nations for a series of exercises and joint training. Exercise Joint Viking saw the Royal Navy and Royal Marines build on the UK and … [Read more...] about HMS Albion returns from amphibious exercises in Arctic Circle
HMS Tamar protects paradise in visit to UK’s Indian Ocean island chain
Sailors from HMS Tamar protected rare turtle nesting grounds and helped with a huge illegal fishing haul during three weeks in an Indian Ocean paradise. Crew of the patrol ship concentrated on safeguarding the environment in the British Indian Ocean Territory, ensuring the remote island chain’s rare wildlife was not disturbed by the illegal actions of humanity. They found … [Read more...] about HMS Tamar protects paradise in visit to UK’s Indian Ocean island chain
Naval helicopter crews learn to handle sub-zero conditions to support Arctic commandos
Royal Navy chefs, helicopter engineers, logistics experts and ground and air crew have learned how to survive and fight in the Arctic – just like the Royal Marines they serve alongside. Regardless of their rank or role, around 200 personnel from the Commando Helicopter Force have endured sub-zero temperatures, sleeping in tents and living off the land to ensure they can … [Read more...] about Naval helicopter crews learn to handle sub-zero conditions to support Arctic commandos
Work starts on Royal Navy’s newest frigate HMS Active
Yesterday’s Royal Navy today handed the torch to tomorrow’s Fleet as work began on its newest frigate, HMS Active. Veterans from the last ship to bear the name were invited to Rosyth to help Defence Minister Alex Chalk, Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Martin Connell and shipwrights start work on the second of five Type 31 frigates which will become the backbone of the Fleet’s … [Read more...] about Work starts on Royal Navy’s newest frigate HMS Active
Royal Navy takes command of key Middle East security force
The UK has taken charge of a key naval force tackling terrorism and drugs smuggling across the Middle East. The Royal Navy has taken up the reins of Combined Task Force 150; tasking international warships and aircraft to patrol the Indian Ocean and waters of the Middle East to deter terrorism and illicit activities which support it, such as drugs smuggling. This is the … [Read more...] about Royal Navy takes command of key Middle East security force
Royal Navy patrol ship rescues five crew from sinking tug in Caribbean
The Royal Navy rescued all five crew of an ocean-going tug in the Caribbean when the vessel started to sink in choppy seas. HMS Medway – the Royal Navy’s permanent presence in the region, conducting her first patrol of the year – plucked the tug crew off the large barge of sand they had been towing when their tug began to flood. When the vessel’s engines failed, they took … [Read more...] about Royal Navy patrol ship rescues five crew from sinking tug in Caribbean
Rapturous welcome in Plymouth for Royal Navy warship as four-year mission ends
After more than four years away from the UK, Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose today returned to Plymouth – the last major warship which is returning home for in time for Christmas. Around 800 family members and friends – many holding banners– lined the jetty at Devonport Naval Base to welcome home the ship, which hasn’t been in the UK since October 2018. Since leaving … [Read more...] about Rapturous welcome in Plymouth for Royal Navy warship as four-year mission ends
New head of the Royal Marines appointed
A new head of the Royal Marines has been appointed during a ceremony in Devon. Lieutenant General Rob Magowan passed the role to Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, General Gwyn Jenkins, at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone. It brings to an end Lt Gen Magowan’s second stint at the helm after 18 months, handing the keys of Corps over to Gen Jenkins, as the most senior … [Read more...] about New head of the Royal Marines appointed
Royal Navy warship seizes £24m of cocaine in Caribbean drugs bust
A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team seized more than 400kg of cocaine worth around £24m on Britain’s streets from a boat in the Caribbean. Caribbean-based patrol ship HMS Medway and her embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment spotted the vessel near the Dominican Republic with help from a patrol aircraft. Following a tense chase, the vessel was … [Read more...] about Royal Navy warship seizes £24m of cocaine in Caribbean drugs bust