Fleet Solid Support Ship News Today

The future of the Northern Irish shipyard that built Titanic may be in peril, but its vessels still loom large in history

You knew that the Royal Navy is in trouble. You’ve heard that even the mighty US Navy has its problems. What you probably haven’t yet heard is that the utterly vital auxiliary support fleets, essential for both these navies to operate, are in an even worse mess.

Blue water navy? Not any more

The Labour and trade union bureaucracy is basing its opposition to the closures on a nationalist campaign.

Ministers have failed to insist that UK-produced steel is used to build a £1.6billion fleet of naval supply vessels which will restock frigates and destroyers on operations

The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) contract with Royal Fleet Auxiliary unlocked £77 million of investment for Harland & Wolff

The Irish Naval Service (INS) has been forced to mothball its two Róisín (PV 80)-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as a result of ongoing recruitment and retention issues. The Irish Naval Service has decided to place its two 1,700 tonne R...