HMS Argyll has become the second Royal Navy warship in as many months to smash a target out of the sky with her Seawolf missile using the Navy’s new 3D radar. Firing as part of their pre-deployment tests on the South Coast Exercise Areas, there was a brief, bright flash of fire as a Seawolf erupted from its silo on the frigate’s forecastle, striking a flying target seconds … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll fires Seawolf missile using new radar
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Royal Marines 1664 run reaches Falmouth
Royal Marines from Plymouth reached the last stage of their Cornish speed march (Monday) to mark the 350th anniversary of their formation. They included crossing the River Fal by speed boat to Falmouth where they paid tribute to those lost in conflict at the St Nazaire memorial. The Royal Marines Commandos from across the UK have sailed, cycled, canoed and skied and ran … [Read more...] about Royal Marines 1664 run reaches Falmouth
Royal Marines abseil into Eden Project’s rainforest
Royal Marines abseiled from the roof of the Eden Project’s rainforest biome on Saturday (7th June) as part of their 350th birthday 1664 Challenge. In 2014 the Corps of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines are celebrating their 350th anniversary. To commemorate this date, Royal Marines Commandos will ski, sail, cycle, canoe and run 6656km, in four 1664km legs over a route covering … [Read more...] about Royal Marines abseil into Eden Project’s rainforest
Royal Marines birthday speed march – Plymouth to Falmouth
Plymouth-based Royal Marines are due to speed march 64 miles through Cornwall from Plymouth next month as part of their celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the Corp’s formation. They are calling on villages and towns along the route to come out onto the streets and support them and donate to the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF) along the way. More than 300 … [Read more...] about Royal Marines birthday speed march – Plymouth to Falmouth
Royal Marines land on Plymouth Hoe by sea and air
Royal Marines entertained a crowd of spectators on Plymouth Hoe today (Thursday) as they flew by helicopter and landed by fast boat to mark their 350th anniversary. The Marines were applauded and cheered as they completed a three-day leg of their cross-country speed-march from Commando Training Centre at Lympstone, near Exmouth in Devon, to Plymouth. Along the 58-mile route … [Read more...] about Royal Marines land on Plymouth Hoe by sea and air
HMS Tireless home for final time
The Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine HMS Tireless returned to her base-port of Devonport, in Plymouth, for the last time on Sunday (June1) before decommissioning after nearly 30 years of service. A crowd of about 50 gathered on the jetty to welcome home their relatives and friends on board the longest serving nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine in the Royal Navy. The … [Read more...] about HMS Tireless home for final time
Photgrapher PO Mez Merrill has won the Navy’s Peregrine Trophy
A Royal Navy sailor based in Somerset who took a series of stunning images of the Commando Helicopter Force on exercises in Norway and Jordan has won the Navy’s Peregrine Trophy photographic competition. Petty Officer Mez Merrill, 43, based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, took photographs of the Sea King helicopters and their personnel in snowy conditions while on a … [Read more...] about Photgrapher PO Mez Merrill has won the Navy’s Peregrine Trophy
Royal Marines 1666 Speed March
Plymouth-based Royal Marines are due to speed march 64 miles through Cornwall from Plymouth next month as part of their celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the Corp’s formation. They are calling on villages and towns along the route to come out onto the streets and support them and donate to the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF) along the way. More than 300 … [Read more...] about Royal Marines 1666 Speed March
HMS Northumberland departs to police trade routes
The Royal Navy warship HMS Northumberland today (Monday 19th May) sailed on a seven-month deployment policing crucial international maritime trade routes. The Type 23 frigate left Plymouth and was waved off by about 100 well-wishers to relieve her sister ship HMS Somerset on a six -months patrol helping to keep the sea lanes open and clamping down on illegal activity in the … [Read more...] about HMS Northumberland departs to police trade routes
HMS Sutherland charity run
A team of 16 Royal Naval sailors from Plymouth-based HMS Sutherland ran the equivalent of 240 miles from their ship to London to help fellow sailors and their families in need. The team ran the same cumulative distance from HM Naval Base, Devonport, to Twickenham when time allowed during their lunch breaks within the week leading up to the annual eagerly-awaited Army v Navy … [Read more...] about HMS Sutherland charity run
