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The ship will be dedicated to safeguarding vital seabed telecommunications cables and oil and gas pipelines. Great news for @RFAHeadquarters. |
They are to get 3x new ships to provide task group operations with 'solid support': spare parts, ammo, new engines, food and provisions in a £1.6bn deal with UK-based consortium Team Resolute, replacing @RFAFortVictoria. “@HMSLancaster a made a visible contribution to prevent smuggling throughout the region. |
Throughout the challenges, the crew displayed a brilliant attitude, living up to the ship’s motto: ‘Difficulties Be Damned’". |
Commanding Officer, Commander Paul Irving Frigate @HMSNORT, submarine HMS Artful and a Merlin from @RNASCuldrose's 814 NAS joined @Forsvaret_no and @Sjoforsvaret for the biggest naval exercise in Norwegian waters, Flotex. 🇬🇧 🇳🇴 Congratulations to the trainee pilots and observers from @825NAS who have successfully earned their coveted 'Wings'. |
They have spent the past nine months learning how to operate a Wildcat helicopter and will now embark on #RoyalNavy warships. Icebreaker @hmsprotector has been working with @PlymUni and @BAS_News to survey underwater volcanoes on the edge of Antarctica to help predict tsunamis.🌊 |
A major eruption by the active chain off Zavodovski Island could trigger a natural disaster. Royal Navy warship @HMSPortland is tracking Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama as they sail in international waters close to the UK. Hello India! 🇮🇳 |
Patrol ship @hms_tamar is only the 2nd RN ship this century to visit the Andaman Islands. |
Her 5-day visit is the curtain-raiser to several months focused in the Indian Ocean, marking an 'Indian tilt' in her Indo-Asia-Pacific mission. Volcanoes, Vikings and a Walrus… |
This is your #RoyalNavy news update from @hmsprotector as the ice breaker continues her scientific mission off the Antarctic Peninsula. |
🔗https://t.co/izt9HKQxqP https://t.co/Ri9jm9jINy Lifesavers. 👏 |
Sailors on @HMS_Medway saved all five crew of a tug when it began to sink in the Caribbean. |
The patrol ship was on the scene in just 20 minutes, picking up an SOS from the vessel as it towed a barge near Anguilla in squally conditions. |
https://t.co/JtIbOKl1pI https://t.co/k22QMqPNjH Hanging up his helmet after 30 years in the cockpit is Fleet Air Arm legend Commander Ian Tidball. |
He's flown 35 aircraft types - including blazing the trail for UK F-35 pilots (@RoyalAirForce and RN) - in 4,111 hours (171 days) in the skies since 1991. The January edition of @navy_news is now on sale, featuring @hmsprotector in Antarctica, @HMSDefender and @hms_kent on #OpAchillean; @HMS_Spey and @hms_tamar in Japan, @HMS_Medway in the Caribbean, and much more. Start the new year by subscribing here:https://t.co/9UHrg4jMZa https://t.co/1XpxAfUMmB Happy New Year from the Royal Navy! https://t.co/S7aVYVeymN 2022 ends with the first New Year's Honours list approved by King Charles III.👏 |
27 sailors, @RoyalMarines and Reservists have been singled out for their efforts, including overcoming adversity, championing diversity, and tackling COVID. |
Find out who: https://t.co/CkxpBBT9dz https://t.co/uPXMRfMktg The #RoyalNavy’s drone squadron #700XNAS have taken their expertise in uncrewed systems one step further by building their own quadcopter. It is a milestone moment for the @RNASCuldrose-based team. |
🔗https://t.co/8D1uVEma7K https://t.co/2nW7fpbInw An unconditional love. 💙 |
Thank you to everyone who has sacrificed time with their loved ones this Christmas to keep the nation safe. |
Merry Christmas to you all. 🎄 https://t.co/7uXiQFDGBA Hundreds of @RoyalMarines and Royal Navy/ @RFAHeadquarters sailors are on duty or on call to guarantee your safety and security this festive season. 🎄 |
Find out who – and where they are deployed at home and around the globe – here: https://t.co/h98xNzKvG2 https://t.co/CxPhHnxwSG 🎥 Hundreds of sailors and @RoyalMarines are on duty across the world to guarantee your safety and security. |
Thank you and Merry Christmas to the entire Naval family for your continued love and support 🎄 🎅 https://t.co/JybJwlkqji Over Christmas, many of you sacrifice being with loved ones to step up and protect the nation. |
Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication. |
Wherever you are, whoever you're with, have a very merry Christmas. 🎄✨ https://t.co/vFvB3qhVrt Patrol ship @hms_tamar has completed her first true visit to #Brunei - at the second attempt.🇬🇧🇧🇳 |
Covid prevented crew going ashore and engaging with locals on the first visit to the Sultanate earlier in the year - made good during seven days in Muara. |
https://t.co/qLumn2zd6J https://t.co/YQ1o1AiGIi The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC: “Wherever you are this festive season, at home with loved ones, keeping watch on duty, in the UK, or deployed overseas, thank you for all you have done this year in service of our Royal Navy and our country." https://t.co/BMD2YeYt1D Another living naval link with #WW2 has been cut with the passing of former submariner Jim Booth, the last surviving member of an elite team who ensured success on D-Day. |
In his X-craft mini submarine, he guided ships into Sword Beach on June 6 1944. It’s been a jam-packed 2022 and the operations continue... |
Here are your latest #RoyalNavy headlines. When you’re tucking into your Christmas dinner give a thought to those deployed on operations across the globe keeping you safe. |
🔗Read more: https://t.co/izt9HKQxqP https://t.co/X5BipduVBb It's mission complete for 2022 for patrol ship @HMS_Medway which has arrived in #Jacksonville, #Florida for Xmas.🎄 |
The ship has clocked up 10,000 miles in the Caribbean this autumn, dealing with drug trafficking and supporting islands hit by storms. Love can travel any distance and it’s what keeps us close. |
Whether you’re serving at sea, on land, or in the air this Christmas, we thank you for all your continued work and support to keep us safe. https://t.co/msWSlCjbaS .@RNReserve engineers have been recognised for their contribution to operational engineering support around the UK and abroad. |
Commander Sarah Royston, head of the branch, received the award from @CdreMelRobinson, Commander of the Maritime Reserves, at @HMSCalliope in Newcastle. Welcome home @HMSMontrose! ⚓️ |
After more than four years away from the UK the frigate returned to Plymouth, just in time for Christmas. 'Music is magic' performed by @MusicManProject and our very own @RMBandService is out now! 🎄🎶 |
Your download will continue to support and help people with learning difficulties across the UK. |
Download here - https://t.co/ATILxSWRmc 👏👏👏👏 The Eagle has landed!🦉 |
The eagle owl that is 19-year-old bird of prey ‘Miranda'. |
Landing at Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre after being relocated from the home of the UK Submarine Service - HM Naval Base Clyde. |
🔗https://t.co/5laf0pGugZ https://t.co/btIvhC8ksh Love is in the small things. They remind us that even through distance, we’re never really apart.💙 |
To all our personnel and their families separated at Christmas, thank you. https://t.co/t8gnmm2d9D The Countess of Wessex took the salute at the most prestigious event in the calendar at @DartmouthBRNC, Lord High Admiral's Divisions. @RoyalFamily |
More than 200 Royal Navy, RFA and overseas Officer Cadets passed out of training to begin their careers. Delivering at a crucial time for NATO… |
Royal Navy warships spent nearly 10,000 hours on NATO operations in 2022 as the UK led the alliance’s most important naval force. |
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether |
🔽 The most capable and effective ships/units of 2022 have been singled out in the Surface Flotilla awards.👏🎉 |
Amphibious flagship @hms_albion takes 3 titles, including best capital ship, @HMSDefender best destroyer, @HMSMontrose best frigate among others. Best of luck team! 🍀 Shhh...🤫 Rumour has it Santa has upgraded his sleigh to a Wildcat helicopter this year! https://t.co/zZZs5weEqc The first defenders of the Falklands have finally been honoured for their efforts. A memorial plinth to the @RoyalMarines of Naval Party 8901 celebrates their "courageous and gallant" stand against Argentine forces in the first hours of the 1982 invasion. The Vic is back in business... |
Upgrades complete @RFAFortVictoria has returned to sea and is looking head to operations in 2023. |
🔽 Commemorations in Britain and France honoured ten @RoyalMarines who attacked German shipping in a daring kayak raid in December 1942.🗡 |
Services in Bordeaux and Southsea paid tribute to the 'Cockleshell Heroes' and the French resistance who helped.🇬🇧🇫🇷 The #RoyalNavy’s major security operation of the autumn is complete… |
The amphibious task group led by @hms_albion is home after operating across three continents, 12 countries and sailing a combined 50,000 miles on a crucial #NATO mission… |
Welcome home! Best of luck to England and our French #NATO partners in the #WorldCup2022 quarter-finals tonight! May the best team win 🏴🇫🇷⚽️⚽️ 🎵 Sisters are doin’ it for themselves 🎵 |
@hms_tamar passes @HMS_Spey in Yokohama, the 1st time in 12 months that our two Indo-Pacific patrol ships have been in the same place. 🇬🇧🇯🇵 |
In fact it's sayonara, Tamar-san, as she's now heading for Brunei.🇧🇳 Last chance to vote for your favourite #RoyalNavy picture! |
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