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Scientists have identified the chemical compound causing the hull of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s famous warship, to degrade — offering hope for its preservation. The Mary Rose was salvaged in 1982, following some four centuries on the seabed of the Solent where she sank on July 19, 1545 in a battle against the French … Read more
Wreck of ironclad German warship SMS Grosser Kurfurst that sank in the English Channel after being rammed by a friendly vessel in 1878 added to National Heritage List for England SMS Grosser Kurfurst’s armour plating was ripped off and hole gouged in side Stricken ship disappeared beneath the waves in eight minutes, drowning 284 Memorial … Read more
Royal Navy warship HMS Kent joins American destroyers USS Donald Cook and USS Porter and in the Arctic for cold-weather training HMS Kent joined two US Destroyers and an American nuclear submarine on a Arctic training mission The Duke Class Frigate, which is based at Portsmouth, is equipped with a Merlin helicopter The training exercise … Read more
Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Mersey shadows Russian warship RFS Boiky as it sails through the English Channel HMS Mersey was scrambled to track Russian ship as it sailed through Channel Navy spokesman said vessels were ‘working to preserve UK’s maritime security’ Royal Navy has shadowed Russian ships as relations with Moscow have cooled By … Read more
Britain’s most powerful warship has set sail on a training exercise for eight weeks – despite two of its 700-strong crew testing positive for coronavirus. HMS Queen Elizabeth had been expected to take to the water from Portsmouth Naval Base at the start of the week, but the departure was delayed to allow the ship’s … Read more
The captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt was given a rousing salute by his now-former crew as he left the aircraft carrier for the last time after being fired over a letter he wrote demanding his sailors be quarantined after a coronavirus outbreak. Video posted to social media by sailors shows a large crowd of … Read more
A Venezuelan navy boat sank after a disastrous attempt to ram a German-owned cruise ship in the Caribbean Sea, it is alleged. The crew of the cruise liner RGCS Resolute say the Venezuelan patrol boat fired gunshots and ‘purposely collided’ with the vessel after ordering it to sail towards Venezuela. However, the Resolute is equipped … Read more
Royal Navy’s newest and greenest warship HMS Tamar with technology that cuts diesel emissions by 90 per cent arrives at its Portsmouth home HMS Tamar has arrived at its Portsmouth Naval Base for the first time It is the fourth of five new offshore patrol vessels built in Glasgow shipyards The ship and its crew … Read more
The Royal Navy has deployed to counter ‘unusually high’ levels of activity by Russian ships in UK waters as the country is gripped by the coronavirus crisis, it was revealed today. Nine vessels, along with helicopter support, were tasked with shadowing seven Russian warships in the English Channel and North Sea over a week. The … Read more