Sailors from RFA Lyme Bay paid their respects to servicemen buried in the most northerly British military cemetery in the world. A visit to Tromsø – ‘Gateway to the Arctic’ – in northern Norway while training with the UK Commando Force allowed sailors from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s amphibious support ship to pay their respects to British and Commonwealth citizens who made … [Read more...] about Sailors honour Arctic warriors in northernmost British military cemetery
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Royal Navy first in Gulf as drone delivers supplies to minehunter on operations
A robot boat delivered supplies to a Royal Navy warship on operations in the Gulf for the first time as the British and US navies pushed tech boundaries. Sailors from HMS Bangor collected equipment ferried out to their ship by a small American boat to allow them to continue a minehunting exercise. The unmanned jet boat has been used by the US Navy to hunt mines, lowering … [Read more...] about Royal Navy first in Gulf as drone delivers supplies to minehunter on operations
UK task group links up with Italian carrier in last act of autumn deployment
Britain’s amphibious task force linked up with an Italian carrier group – the last major act of the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean deployment. UK flagship HMS Albion and supporting amphibious ship RFA Lyme Bay joined forces with ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi and her escorts in the central Mediterranean, as the British vessels make their way home. Albion and Lyme Bay have formed the … [Read more...] about UK task group links up with Italian carrier in last act of autumn deployment
Anglo-French naval force storms Biscay coast in major workout
The full panoply of Anglo-French amphibious striking power is being unleashed against France’s Atlantic coast as the two nations prepare to form a combined task group. More than 2,000 military personnel from both sides of the Channel – including destroyer HMS Dragon, amphibious ship RFA Lyme Bay, minehunter HMS Chiddingfold, Royal Marines from 45 Commando, raiding craft from … [Read more...] about Anglo-French naval force storms Biscay coast in major workout
