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Written by D-Mitch HMS Blake as a helicopter cruiser Laid down in 1941-42, the three cruisers of the Tiger class were originally to have been sister ships to Superb, an improved variant of the Swiftsure class cruisers (also known as the Minotaur class), a modified version of the Crown Colony class cruisers, but their construction was slowed down. Finally, the ships were launched in 1944-45 and they were left incomplete until their future had been decided. It was not until 1951 that a plan…

British risk advisory company Prevail Partners has unveiled its proposal for the Royal Navy’s two new littoral strike ships which were announced by the UK defense secretary earlier this month. Prevail say their multi role vessel (MRV) was designed as a mobile logistic and helicopter base, enabling nations to project power and carry out special […]

HMS Ark Royal (R09) en route to the United States, 1978. British Royal Navy aircraft carrier

In box kit video review of the Airfix McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR-2 1:72 scale model. One of UKs principal combat aircraft from 1960s to the early 1990s.

HMS Victory at Portsmouth. Taken during the festival of the sea.

Steel for the U.K. Royal Navy’s first new Type 31 frigate was cut on Sept. 24, raising hopes that the service may secure a larger fleet of frontline warships in the long term. With the fall in the total number of in-service frigates and destroyers in the Royal Navy, the service is expected to reach a record low of 16 to 17 hulls by the mid-late 2020s. The five Type 31 ‘Inspiration-class’ frigates are part of the drive to push the total back to more than 19. The first ship, to be named HMS…

“Babcock plans to cut steel on HMS Venturer, first of the Type 31 / Inspiration-class frigates in September. Had previously been implied that first vessel of the class would be named HMS Active. https://t.co/UXopoCd0eG”

Peter Dutton, Australia's defence minister, warned today that war with China 'shouldn't be discounted' if Beijing's forces attack Taiwan and said his country needs to prepare to meet the threat.

A Royal Navy servicewoman keeps an armed vigil during a Suez Canal transit onboard Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset. HMS Somerset is deployed to the Arabian Gulf for 6 months, to participate in Operation TELIC, providing security to Iraqi offshore oil infrastructure vital to the Iraqi economy and the reconstruction effort of the coalition campaign. During her time in the region, Somerset will also participate in a variety of multi-national exercises and support UK strategic interests in the…

HMAS Toowoomba's boarding party prepare to conduct boarding operations on tug Tamar during Triton Storm 2 __________________________________ Photographer: LSIS Phillip Cullinan Image 20110308ran8094997_216 from images.defence.gov.au Like to see related images - visit the Image Series on the Defence Image Library