Royal Navy

Admiral Horatio Nelson letter

‘Greatest collection’ of letters from Lord Nelson could fetch £6m at auction

D-Day veteran Henry Rice

D-Day veteran Henry Rice who ‘dedicated’ later life to remembrance dies age 100

Court artist sketch of Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Navy sailor accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia appears in court

John Healey and Andy Burnham look out over the Mersey from the new Royal Daffodil ferry

Healey to pledge ‘new era of industrialisation’ in address to Labour conference

An Astute class submarine at Faslane

No proceedings to be taken against Iranian man following Faslane base incident

The Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast

‘Significant’ settlement for family of Navy veteran shot by soldiers in Belfast

Will Nigel really send the small boats back?

Mark Andrews: 'Blokey' Burnham, a Facebook ban, and stopping the boats Mark Andrews

HMS Tiger discovered

Wreck of warship found 118 years after it sank off the Isle of Wight

The under-construction City Class Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow

Goodwin mulls sale of division that makes parts for submarines and warships

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (left) and Reform UK home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf during a press conference at Royal Horseguards Hotel, in Westminster, central London

Channel military operation to stop migrant boats would be legal, Reform insists

Ann Widdecombe death

France will have to take migrants if they are picked up by Navy, says Zia Yusuf

Mary Davidson Smith with her special card from the King

Centenarian marks 105th birthday in style with 105 cards from around the world

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting during the Global Combat Air Programme at Wellington Barracks in London

Russian firing exercise off UK coast ‘irresponsible’, says Wes Streeting

Lord Dannatt

Not happenstance that Russia fired off UK coast on PM’s first day – ex-Army head

HMS Vengeance at sea alongside a tug

Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to make it ‘future-proofed for war-fighting’

Royal Navy planes intercept a Russian military aircraft

Russia runs risk of ‘miscalculation’, UK warns after aircraft carrier incident

Dan Jarvis visit to Cambridge Aerospace

Defence Secretary visits Iceland amid ‘increasing Russian threats’
Dan Jarvis visited UK forces onboard the Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales.
Sam Hall, Press Association

A rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence – one of just 11 known to survive and the only copy outside the United States – which has been discovered at The National Archives in Kew, west London

Archivist stumbles upon ‘vanishingly rare’ copy of US independence document

Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon

Plans to replace destroyers scrapped to make way for drone hubs in ‘hybrid Navy’

The stern of HMS Glasgow

Shipyard worker strikes will risk further delays to Clyde warships – union

The Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales returning to Portsmouth Naval Base

Technical issue detected on UK’s largest warship while docked in Norway

The Prince of Wales visits Faslane to Mark 125 years of the Submarine Service

Prince of Wales attends 125th anniversary of naval base’s submarine service

The King in uniform

King tells Royal Marines of his ‘profound shock’ over helicopter tragedy

Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, from Surrey, Petty Officer Owen Green, 24, from Hampshire, and Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, 42, from Somerset, the three members of the Royal Navy who died when their helicopter crashed in a field on Wednesday

Royal Navy helicopter crash victims named as families and military pay tribute

Lily-Mae Fisher

Helicopter crash victim was Britain’s only female commando

Helicopter crash

Three members of Royal Navy killed as helicopter crashes on training exercise

The scene in Sourton Down, near Okehampton in Devon, where a Royal Navy helicopter crashed

‘Worrying time’ for families after Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field – PM

John Baker (left) and Harold Hastie with a replica of the yellow submarine

Fishermen recall mystery of ‘yellow submarine’ hauled ashore on Islay in 2005
John Baker’s surprising discovery brought international attention to the island.
Neil Pooran, Press Association Scotland News Editor

Alec Penstone in Navy uniform being kissed on both cheeks by two women in uniform

Tributes paid to ‘proud’ D-Day veteran Alec Penstone following death aged 101

George Spencer smiling, seated in an armchair

Enjoy your life, but pick your friends wisely – D-Day veteran on 100th birthday

Babcock takes £140m hit from reworks to new Royal Navy warships

Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon

Royal Navy warship heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission

HMS Prince of Wales

UK’s largest warship sets sail for Nordic waters

RFN Admiral Grigorovich (foreground) monitored by RFA Tideforce

Royal Navy monitors Russian frigate in UK waters for entire month

Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer thanks submariners as they return from longest patrol

President Trump state visit to UK

Trump mocks Starmer as weak as UK leads push to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iranian man and Romanian woman charged after submarine base incident

Starmer says UK working with allies on ‘viable plan’ to open Strait of Hormuz

All options should be on table to keep Strait of Hormuz open, says Sarwar

Starmer and Trump discuss ‘importance’ of reopening Strait of Hormuz

Military chiefs mulling use of minehunter drones amid Iran oil blockade

Tearful relatives of HMS Dragon crew speak of ‘scary and emotional’ farewell

Cooper speaks to Rubio as US threatens ‘most intense day’ of Iran war

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon sets sail for eastern Mediterranean

King jokes with Sir Viv Richards about his cricket attempts in Royal Navy

Facts and figures on HMS Prince of Wales as it is prepared for action

Navy in most ‘parlous state’ it has been in for 60 years, says its former chief

One of Scotland’s last D-Day veterans dies aged 100

Police end probe into Royal Navy sailor’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago

UK to offer military gap years to boost country’s defence

William tells of respect for SAS as he becomes charity patron

King shares anecdotes of trying to avoid making headlines during Navy career

King and Queen meet Royal Navy sailors returning home from eight-month mission

Head of Navy says UK must ‘step up’ on defence as Russia spending billions

Cancer charity leaders and Royal Navy officer honoured at ‘extraordinary’ palace

UK and Norway sign defence pact to hunt Russian submarines

Service families reunited for festive season as ships return to home bases

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