Royal Navy Patrol Ships Trade Places in the Falkland Islands
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway has completed a nine-month stint in the Falklands and is returning to warmer waters. The River-class vessel is returning to her normal stomping ground…
Failed Italian Navy Attack on HMS Barham in Gibraltar
On 21 October 1940, after a first attempt interrupted due to the absence of enemy units in the port of Gibraltar, the submarine Scirè, under the command of Lieutenant Commander…
New Fast Patrol Craft Improve Security at Gibraltar
Faster. Nimbler. Punchier. Gibraltar. Royal Navy crews say the new fast patrol boats Cutlass and Dagger are a boost to safeguarding the Rock. Six months into operations with the Royal…
USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) arrives in Gibraltar
The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) arrived in Gibraltar for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 1, 2022. This brief stop in the U.S. Naval…
USS Georgia (SSGN 729) Returns to Kings Bay
Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) returned to its homeport of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, Sep. 22, for the first time in 790 days. During the forward-deployment,…