Teabag shortage averted on HMS Queen Elizabeth – thanks to Canadian frigate
Trouble was brewing until HMCS Winnipeg saved the day by supplying the carrier with three boxes of Earl Grey teabags.
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Sea vessels Watch: Take a virtual tour of the future Type 26 submarine hunter
Concept design footage used by shipbuilder BAE Systems has given crews a fresh look at the incoming ships.
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Navy 'Perisher': The Royal Navy's brutal training programme with no second chances
Fail the four-month course and it could spell the end of your submarine career forever.
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Navy Welcome back! HMS Shoreham home after three-year Middle East mission
The Royal Navy minehunter has returned home to HMNB Clyde after the lengthy deployment.
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QE-class aircraft carriers 'Welcome to Neptune's Kingdom': HMS Queen Elizabeth marks first equator crossing
The traditional 'Crossing the Line' ceremony is a rite of passage that has evolved over four centuries and is still performed today.
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Navy Amazing photos as RFA Tidespring toasts crossing the equator
As part of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) fleet, Tidespring delivers worldwide logistic and operational support to Royal Navy operations.
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Navy Royal Navy sailors to get polar training from Canadian Coast Guard
The Navy said its personnel will learn more about navigating icy waters and breaking ice sheets.
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Navy Families back on quayside for traditional homecoming as HMS Brocklesby returns
Since March last year, COVID-19 restrictions have prevented the usual welcomes for families separated for months at a time.
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Navy HMS Trent Sets Sail For West Africa To Support Maritime Security
The River-class patrol ship finished preparations for her patrol to West Africa this week in the waters close to Gibraltar.
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Navy In Pictures: HMS Spey And HMS Tamar Sail Through Panama Canal
The Offshore Patrol Vessels transited the Panama Canal arriving into their "new playground" – the Pacific.
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Navy HMS Diamond demonstrates 'wonderful partnership' with Australian navy
A three-day bilateral exercise started on Sunday by testing out electronic warfare skills at a distance.
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QE-class aircraft carriers CSG21: Japanese, US and UK carriers join forces for exercise
HMS Queen Elizabeth was also joined by ships from New Zealand, Canada and the Netherlands as she leads the Carrier Strike Group 21.
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QE-class aircraft carriers David Cameron 'Immensely Proud' Of Fully Operational HMS Prince of Wales
It is seven years since the former prime minister committed the UK to a second new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
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Navy 'Our new playground': HMS Spey and HMS Tamar arrive in the Pacific
The two patrol vessels left Portsmouth in September to begin their five-year deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
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Navy HMS Prince Of Wales Has 'Jumped The Final Hurdle' And Declared Fully Operational
The £3.2bn HMS Prince of Wales will join her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth for duties around the globe after being declared fully operational.
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Navy Runners Vs HMS Albion: The Sailors Racing Their Own Ship
The race will see a four-man team of sailors race HMS Albion from Liverpool to Plymouth – a 280-mile route.