NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida in Plymouth for FOST
NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida is participating in “Operational Sea Training”, for six weeks, in Plymouth, United Kingdom. Operational Sea Training (OST) is a training program conducted by the Royal…
Battle-Proven HMS Richmond Returns Home
Home from harm’s way are the 200 men and women of HMS Richmond who have completed a short, but both vital and dangerous mission to the Red Sea. The foul…
HMS Sutherland LIFEX Undocking
The waters of the Hamoaze lap around the hull of HMS Sutherland once more as the warship passes a major milestone in her multi-year revamp. The Type 23 frigate has…
Return of the Saint: HMS St Albans Nears Return to Service
The messes, passageways and compartments of HMS St Albans echo to the sound of naval banter for the first time in four years. Crew have moved back on board the…
Babcock Celebrates HMS St Albans Moving Back Onboard
Babcock is celebrating a major milestone in the overhaul of HMS St Albans as the ship’s staff move on board. The Type 23 frigate has been undergoing a comprehensive life-extension…
Babcock Awarded Initial Refit Contract of HMS Victorious
Babcock and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have signed an initial contract for the multi-year refit of the second of the UK’s Vanguard Class nuclear submarines, HMS Victorious. The initial…
RFA Tideforce Conducts Trials With MV Raleigh Fisher
Replenishments at sea are the bread and butter of Royal Fleet Auxiliary operations but for tanker Tideforce recent trials saw them successfully refuel a commercial vessel. She worked alongside MV…
HMS Victorious Arrives in Plymouth for Major Refit
Preparation work has started on HMS Victorious ahead of her planned major refit to ready her for future tasking. The maintenance program on the Vanguard-class submarine, taking place in Babcock’s…
HMS Iron Duke Completes Five Year Refit
For the first time in more than five years, HMS Iron Duke – one of the greatest names in British military and Royal Navy history – is back at sea…
Future of Ex-HMS Courageous Now in Doubt
The Cold War Centre Project Team regrets to announce that the ambition to create a Cold War Centre, with HMS COURAGEOUS a decommissioned nuclear-powered submarine, at its heart cannot be…