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🔽 Bring on the Brum!
Work's begun on the Royal Navy's 4th Type 26 anti-submarine frigate: HMS #Birmingham.
VIPs from England's 2nd city joined RN officers, veterans and Defence minister Alex Chalk in cutting the first steel @BAES_Maritimein Govan. News o’clock shipmates.
This week we’re with @hms_mersey in the Baltic and we’ve got headlines from the Arctic, @HMSEnterprise's decommissioning and a new memorable date for the @RoyalMarines.
🔗https://t.co/izt9HKR5gn https://t.co/ZJ1CeXqnte #OTD 7⃣4⃣ years ago #NATO was founded.
Today, the #RoyalNavy and the alliance have never been closer. RN warships spent nearly 10,000 hours with NATO in 2022. That pace has continued unabated in 2023.
A warm welcome also to 31st member #Finland.
#StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO Game on! The Army v Navy match returns on 13th May at Twickenham.
🏉 Bring your A game.
✅ Respect the team.
✅ Respect the players.
✅ Respect the community. https://t.co/sMvBNjlGwa The crew of HMS Triumph marched through the Devon market town of Newton Abbot.
Finally celebrating the submarine after civic leaders granted its highest honour of Freedom of the Town in 2019 – as the original planned parade was postponed due to Covid. Happy 105th anniversary @RoyalAirForce. The future of Ministry of Defence site MOD Caledonia is secure after transferring back into the hands of the Royal Navy.
Full story: https://t.co/YqziCyrTAm https://t.co/cH0qJi9yha Royal Navy submariner Lieutenant Commander James Rogers is to captain Team UK at this year's Invictus Games in Germany.
James, who has an autoimmune inflammatory arthritis condition, will compete in a range of sports at the September games.
Read more: https://t.co/S61flNgBah https://t.co/RHoBfj9WCQ Introducing RFA Stirling Castle... The King's cypher will feature on #RoyalNavy and #RoyalMarines uniforms for the first time at His Majesty The King's Coronation...
Notably, the Tudor Crown, which appears on the cypher, will appear on #RoyalNavy cap badges... She boldly went to all four corners of the globe, steaming 500,000 miles across her 20-year naval career on hydrographic and oceanographic operations.
Today, the White Ensign was lowered for the final time on @HMSEnterprise at her decommissioning ceremony.
#BoldlyGo Patrol ship @hms_mersey and the @RoyalAirForce have been working side-by-side in the #Baltic with allies. Mersey has been working with both RAF Typhoon interceptors and long-range maritime patrol aircraft during six weeks of training and exercises.
🔗https://t.co/PSbT6AjFKC https://t.co/YcOeLQAdD3 Amphibious ship @hms_albion has been in the #ArcticCircle working with allies on @NATO exercises. She joined a task group led by Dutch ship HNLMS Rotterdam. Exercise Joint Viking is training for Norway and its allies to defend NATO’s northern flank.
🔗https://t.co/9akLYWJ0cb https://t.co/fhpF3XstxR What is it to be a submariner – and what does it mean to the spiritual home of the Silent Service?
Those are questions answered in an online repository of interviews, photographs and memories of submariners to bring the Service past and present to life.
https://t.co/EMOvk7dJyX https://t.co/BZ6iX9IvA0 Type 45 destroyer @HMSDefender is this week celebrating 10 years since her commissioning in Portsmouth. Over the past decade, she has sailed 275,632 nautical miles; spent 26,635 hours or 1,109 days at sea; visited 31 countries and sailed in six oceans.
🔗https://t.co/XkKPoMo8hi https://t.co/E5eO3CejWs Mastering the fjords…
@HMSSomerset has been honing the complex art of hunting submarines in Norway’s fjords during exercises alongside #NATO allies in the Arctic. Ramadan Mubarak to those observing the holy festival.
May this Ramadan bring happiness and prosperity to you and your family. https://t.co/YS8beeh2GJ .@RNReserve Commander Suzanne Clark leaves the Royal Navy after 45 years’ service, 30 of which she spent at @HMS_Pegasus. Ice to see you…
This week’s news update comes from Commando Helicopter Force as pilots and aircrew master flying operations in the freezing Arctic. We’ve also got news on drones, @HMSDuncan exploits in the Med and an announcement on future submarines. https://t.co/Eq5MqTTK3P The Royal Navy has completed the world's 2nd largest maritime exercise, #IMX23, trying out new tech, notably autonomous mine warfare systems, pushing the limits of existing kit and sharing operational expertise with allies/partners in the Middle East. Thank you to all the amazing mums that serve and support the Royal Navy.
Wishing you all a Happy Mother's Day. https://t.co/xtp326Ppvs The Royal Navy and @MarineNationale joined forces in the Indian Ocean.
@HMS_Tamar was incorporated within #ExerciseLaperouse, a multinational exercise in the Bay of Bengal, working alongside ships and personnel from Australia, Canada, Japan, India and the USA. The people of Tiverton bade farewell to their ship @HMSEnterprise as crew paraded through the Devon town for the last time. Did you know? 🤔
#1710NAS is the only unit that is able to analyse debris from aircraft: this allows #RoyalNavy scientists to give airworthiness recommendations so that aircraft can continue flying safely and in line with regulations.
#BritishScienceWeek #BSW23 https://t.co/9cBKZmzrD4 A new generation of hunter-killer submarines will be built for the Royal Navy and @Australian_Navy after a deal between 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺.
SSN-AUKUS will harness the best of UK submarine design and US tech and underlines commitment to Indo-Pacific security. .@HMSMontrose bid her affiliated town a fond farewell during her final ever visit to Angus on the East Coast of Scotland. @RNinScotland Watching every move...
The #RoyalNavy's @HMSPortland is escorting a Russian task group in waters close to the UK. Type 45 destroyer @HMSDuncan joined @NATO allies during a series of exercises where she played the "enemy" against French carrier FS Charles de Gaulle.
The #RoyalNavy warship tested the French carrier and her strike group's ability to handle a range of threats. His Majesty The King appeared in Royal Marines uniform for the first time in his role as Captain General of the @RoyalMarines at the Mountbatten Festival of Music.
The @RMBandService played their spectacular annual showpiece at the @RoyalAlbertHall in front of The King. Allies together in the Arctic Circle...
#RoyalNavy warships and #RoyalMarines are currently deployed to Northern Norway on #NATO and @JEFNations operations. Alongside allies, we sharpen our ability to operate in the harsh conditions of the Arctic together. #StrongerTogether Once a liberator, always a liberator. 👏
More than 70 years after he fought to keep Communism at bay in South Korea🇰🇷, former @RoyalMarines Capt Ron Moyse received the country's Ambassador for Peace medal, surrounded by family and fellow green berets. Did you know? 🤔
1710 NAS are a team of uniformed personnel, field-leading scientists, and engineers with specialist skills and facilities to support military aviation and keep UK Armed Forces aircraft flying worldwide.
#BritishScienceWeek #BSW23 https://t.co/E2UCAcpG5D Thou shalln't have a fishy... 🐟
@hms_tamar helped authorities in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, deal with a huge illegal fishing haul and cleaned shorelines - rare turtles' nesting grounds - during a 3-week environment-focused visit. Honour those who fought - and won - the nation's longest, hardest battle this May 26-28 with 80th anniversary events marking the Battle of the Atlantic.
Liverpool will be the venue for services, parades, sail/flypasts, demonstrations and displays. Through chattering teeth, we bring you the latest #RoyalNavy news.
This week we’re with the @RoyalMarines in the Arctic but we’re also in the Antarctic with @hmsprotector and in warmer climes (Scotland!) with HMS Anson. https://t.co/rqTI1qztRl The National Museum of the Royal Navy needs to raise £30k to prevent an iconic piece of naval history being snapped up by a private collector. Go get it, @hms_albion!
The UK's amphibious flagship has completed preparations on her route to the Arctic and has taken her place at the heart of a @JEFnations task group ahead of exercises off the coast of Norway. Smile, you're in the Western Isles. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@hms_mersey took some of the Navy's top young navigators around the lochs and inlets of western Scotland for 2 weeks of specialist training. Successful candidates will navigate capital ships in future. BZ. That's some serious firepower which will never reach its destination. 👏
@HMSLANCASTER, @815NAS and @42_commando pounced on a skiff in the Gulf of Oman after a high-speed chase, seizing an illegal haul of anti-tank weapons/ballistic missile parts.
https://t.co/KVGUA3Ofvj https://t.co/8rjr9dBAYQ Stronger than ever… 🇬🇧🇳🇱
This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK-Netherlands Amphibious Force and an enduring bond that has stood the test of time. Together, we continue to work for the prosperity of our like-minded nations.
@korpsmariniers | @kon_marine https://t.co/fxWQNeBx3l The March edition of @navy_news is now on sale, featuring @RoyalMarines in #Norway. @HMS_Spey and @hms_tamar in the #IndianOcean; @HMS_Medway in the #Falklands; new ships for @RFAHeadquarters and @HMSQNLZ back at sea. Subscribe now at https://t.co/RTA09oWLt9 https://t.co/TkIPHmdNI5 All the Royal Navy's forces in the Gulf - plus @RoyalMarines and @RoyalAirForce in Cyprus - are taking part in the world's second largest naval exercise, IMX23.
The US-led workout stretches from Kuwait to Kenya and the Red to Arabian Seas over 3 weeks. 👏 BZ to #CHF Engineer Harry McMillan who received the Live Your Life Award from the #FleetAirArm, for his dedication to his job, his community and his sport. @RNASYeovilton Officer Cadets have helped @RoyalMarines Captain Martin Jones raise over £6k for SANDS charity inspired by a family tragedy.
They went on a 24-hour yomp around the grounds of @DartmouthBRNC, all the time carrying a bergen rucksack filled with 25kg weight. That's £6.4m which won't ruin lives - or fund criminal activities.👏
Royal Navy-led task force CTF150 pounced on a suspect fishing vessel - the force's second bust in a month. USCGC John Scheuerman struck in the Arabian Sea, seizing 1.6t of narcotics. Put a sock on it 🧦
A very big sock. Or 'onesie'. Or, officially, a cover sheet. Special protective sheets which shield Merlin helicopters from the extremes of Mother Nature are being used by @845NAS in #Norway so they can scramble more quickly. Are you watching Warship: Tour of Duty?
This week HMS Queen Elizabeth nears the end of her journey and the crew are looking forward to returning home.
Watch how they handle a critical moment with true grit and professionalism.