Sailors and Royal Marines complete preparations for Baltic mission
HMS Albion is affectionately known as the Royal Navy’s Swiss Army knife – and for good reason. Find out more about her history, role and crew here.
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HMS Albion is affectionately known as the Royal Navy’s Swiss Army knife – and for good reason. Find out more about her history, role and crew here.
The UK received nil points at Eurovision again this year, writes Iain Maciver, so maybe it's time to give Scotland a shot in its own right.
Another chance to see HMS Queen Elizabeth as she unexpectedly returns to Portsmouth The 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier will depart the naval base on Sunday for deployment to the Indo-Pacific region The Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has been forced to return to Portsmouth’s Naval base in an unscheduled stop ahead of the bad weather conditions in the coming days. HMS Queen Elizabeth only recently left Portsmouth to travel up to Scotland and take part in an exercise off the coast, Exercise Strike Warrior, where she met ships from the USA, Denmark, Norway and France. Return to b...
Carrier Strike Group sets sail for first operational deployment HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales meet at sea for the first time following Exercise Strike Warrior 21 From: 20 May 2021 Twenty warships, three submarines and 150 aircraft have taken part in a UK-led multinational military exercise to test the UK Carrier Strike Group’s response to a range of crisis and conflict situations. Designed to push the Carrier Strike Group to the limits and ensure its readiness for any situation during this year’s seven-month global deployment, Exercise Strike Warrior 21 provided the larg...
Big Lizzie gets ready to wow China: HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives at Portsmouth home after exercising with US forces as she prepares for Far East mission The £3bn aircraft carrier - nicknamed 'Big Lizzie' - has just taken part in a major exercise off coast of Scotland But poor weather forecast for coming days caused 65,000-tonne warship to return to Portsmouth Naval Base Carrier is then expected to sail for deployment to the Indo-Pacific region on Sunday with six Royal Navy ships It is understood that the ship has not experienced any mechanical or personnel issue requiring the call to port