5 h. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship to see off Russian frigate that had entered British waters

The Russian vehicle, RFN Admiral Golovoko, was spotted sailing east through British waters.

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6 h. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship as Russian ship spotted in English Channel

The deployment of the Plymouth-based Type 23 frigate, the HMS St Albans, comes amid a spate of Russian naval incursions into British waters

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4 d. ago Crowds cheer Royal Navy's £3.5bn flagship HMS Prince of Wales as it begins eight

Crowds cheered as HMS Prince of Wales departed her home of Portsmouth to lead an international strike group which aims to send a 'powerful message' that Britain 'means business'.

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4 d. ago Brit diver buys WW1 shipwreck for £300 off Facebook because he 'fancied it'

Dom Robinson, 53, has been diving for over 40 years and has identified 20 to 25 shipwrecks including three Royal Navy vessels - but his latest purchase may be his most impressive

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5 d. ago Navy submarine recruitment crisis forces sailors to spend record

Royal Navy submariners are being forced to spend longer than ever before at sea, experts have warned, after Trident vessel HMS Vanguard clocked in a record 204 days underwater

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7 d. ago Navy's nuclear submarine hiring crisis as sailors forced to spend record 204 days underwater

The Royal Navy is struggling to hire and hold on to sailors manning the Trident nuclear deterrent, resulting in shortages of engineers and other critical roles.

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1 week ago Royal Navy on alert to escort essential fuel cargo to Scunthorpe after MPs vote to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners

The Royal Navy could be deployed to deliver an essential fuel shipment to Scunthorpe's blast furnaces after MPs voted to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners.

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2 w. ago Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city after keeping an eye on Russian vessels

A Royal Navy ship, HMS Somerset, was seen firing into the air with smoke billowing across the water as it arrived in a UK costal city on Friday morning after departing Hamburg on April 7

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2 w. ago Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city as residents 'startled' by blasts

The ship has recently been tracking two Russian vessels in the Mediterranean.

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2 w. ago Plymouth Sound: Loud bangs ring out as Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city

Loud 'bangs' rang across Plymouth after HMS Somerset opened fire while coming close to land - the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate has recently been involved in monitoring Russian ships

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2 w. ago Oligarch spy yachts feared to have helped scout undersea cables as part of Russian plot to black out Britain: Putin 'had billionaire cronies send vessels fitted with mini

The Ministry of Defence and Royal Navy found that Russian reconnaissance devices and sensors had been placed close to vital undersea cables off Britain's coastline

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2 w. ago Revealed: Russian sensors suspected of 'spying' on Britain’s nuclear submarines found in UK waters

Royal Navy finds washed-up devices amid fears of secret Kremlin sabotage campaign

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3 w. ago We live in England's saddest town: Government injection of £200million is TOO LATE and we are destined to be forgotten folk living in a hell hole

Once Barrow-in-Furness was a booming centre for shipbuilding and steelmaking, launching vessels that were the pride of the Royal Navy. Now it has a deserted high street full of boarded up shops.

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3 w. ago Russia media falls for hilarious April Fool's gaffe involving Prince Andrew as RT left with egg on face

Russian media has fallen for an outrageous April Fools joke involving Prince Andrew.

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3 w. ago Royal Navy training exercise off the Welsh coast sees HMS Dauntless shoot down swarms of drones with awesome accuracy

HMS Dauntless let loose with almost with every weapon system at the ship's disposal to destroy swarms of drones during a high-octane live-fire drill off the Welsh coast.

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3 w. ago Royal Navy: Huge propulsion block completed for new Type 26 warship HMS Birmingham

Substantial construction milestones have been completed for new Royal Navy warships being built.

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