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Or HMS Sheffield, Shiny Sheff? The Geordie Gunboat, HMS Newcastle? And a couple of 'capital' ships: HMS Edinburgh and London? |
The MOD today placed a £4.2bn order for five Batch 2 Type 26 frigates with @BAES_Maritime. |
🔗https://t.co/v6kHIejEiF https://t.co/8ZOvHGb7KU HMS Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh and London will complete the 8-strong class of Type 26 frigates after the MOD placed a £4.2bn order with @BAES_Maritime |
They will join HMS Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast in the vanguard of submarine hunting. 📣 Come in F236, your time is up! 📣 |
After 4 years away from the UK, 3½ of them in the Gulf, @HMSMontrose has completed her Gulf mission and is heading home. 👏 |
She handed over duties as the RN's long-term presence in the Middle East to @HMSLANCASTER |
🔗 https://t.co/HwtVgGY0Ls https://t.co/ndYA5i9Zvp Ice to see you, to see you... ❄ |
@hmsprotector is back among the bergs as she returns to #Antarctica for the austral summer, continuing her scientific mission. |
The RN's only icebreaker enjoyed a visit to Montevideo, Uruguay, before heading south. 🇬🇧 🇺🇾 The @RMBandService and the #RoyalNavy wish His Majesty The King a very happy birthday. https://t.co/Pfv18Tz3vu They wrote their letters home in case the unimaginable happened. It's the last thing they could do. |
We will remember them. #LestWeForget https://t.co/dnlxwnFTY7 Serving personnel from across the Royal Navy will be taking part in this year’s National Service of Remembrance. |
With family connections with the military, ABs Holly Toms and Owen Pollock are particularly proud to be involved. #LestWeForget https://t.co/fd3KNSAE3B The Duck is back!🦆 |
160 sailors moved back aboard @HMSIronDuke - aka 'The Iron Duck' - for the first time in 3 years as a massive revamp draws to a close. |
She's the latest frigate to undergo the Life Extension refit, supporting Type 23s into the 2030s. Royal Navy warships have begun a two-month security mission in the Gulf to safeguard @FIFAWorldCup.⚽🏴🏴🇶🇦 |
The core of its Bahrain-based minehunting force has relocated to patrol waters off Qatar and the central Gulf for the duration of the tournament. Type 45 destroyer @hmsdiamond responded to a distress call last night from a yacht that was taking on water off the #IsleofWight. The warship launched her seaboat and rescued four people while also stabilising the yacht which was at risk of sinking. |
🔗https://t.co/3rADkaW9AJ https://t.co/E0pjswgjI5 ‘To the memory of those who can’t look back’ – Phil Ellison, Falklands veteran, shares his story and poems in our Memories of the Falklands film ➡ https://t.co/lKWEON37mN |
#LestWeForget https://t.co/AnixM9Kymn At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. |
#LestWeForget 'Letters Home' is a short film which tells the story of Tom, a sailor from the Royal Navy 63rd Division, writing his letter home. |
It’s a personal account on the front line, where a letter home is sent in case the imaginable happens. |
#LestWeForget https://t.co/dlrNwSFn5r And she's off... |
#RoyalNavy flagship @HMSQNLZ left @HMNBPortsmouth today bound for operations in northern European waters with F-35 Lightning jets. The aircraft carrier will be operating alongside allies at the heart of a powerful Carrier Strike Group. |
🔽 The Royal Navy harnessed drone tech in exercises in the Gulf looking at future operations. |
@RFACardiganBay and @HMSBangor joined the @US5thFleet and Bahraini and Saudi Navies and sail drones - crewless sailboards packed with sensors. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇧🇭🇸🇦 Premiering today: Letters Home. |
A moving story of sacrifice and loss during The Great War. |
#LestWeForget https://t.co/X0Im8jFm6C The wings of the Royal Marines @co_chf linked up with the @RoyalAirForce to practise extending the range of their helicopters in the field. |
A Hercules flew into @RNASYeovilton to refuel Merlin Mk4s - a dry run ahead of exercises in the field next year. ‘Homecoming’ is an incredible moving poem written by Falklands veteran Phil Ellison. Phil shares his memories and other poems in our Memories of the Falklands film ➡️ https://t.co/lKWEON37mN |
#LestWeForget https://t.co/mygRfUI5wG They wrote their letters home in case the imaginable happened. It's the last thing they could do. |
Watch 'Letters Home', premiering tomorrow. |
#LestWeForget https://t.co/KE1yNjpjUk Here are your #RoyalNavy headlines shipmates... |
🇲🇪 Forging closer bonds with #NATO allies in Montenegro |
🌴A drugs bust in the Caribbean |
🏃A #RoyalMarine completes 60 marathons in 60 days |
Read more: https://t.co/izt9HKQxqP https://t.co/lI6xfC5xR1 A powerful reminder of the UK’s support for Montenegro as a #NATO ally. |
A Royal Navy task force completed exercises with @defence_mne, continuing to forge closer bonds and share knowledge on the fifth anniversary of Montenegro joining @NATO. |
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether |
🔽 The Peregrine Trophy photographic competition is now open! 📸 |
Tap below to vote for your favourite #RoyalNavy picture. A letter home was all they had… |
Watch ‘Letters Home’, November 10th, 2022. |
#LestWeForget Second Sea Lord, VAdm Martin Connell CBE: "Let me be absolutely clear, sexual assault and harassment has no place anywhere in the Royal Navy. |
We pledge to make our service a place where all are free to serve without fear of harassment or discrimination." https://t.co/z4PSqeBQuD We will remember them. #LestWeForget Wildcat ground crew @RNASYeovilton are getting to grips with a new replica trainer for the latest generation of missiles. 🚁 |
A hi-tech mock-up of the Fleet Air Arm helicopter trains sailors to prep and load Martlet and Sea Venom anti-boat/ship missiles. How does it feel longing for a letter? |
In a whirlwind of tension and emotion, ‘Letters Home’ looks through the lens of a deeply personal story of sacrifice and loss during The Great War. #LestWeForget |
‘Letters Home’ premieres on November 10th. |
https://t.co/h94XnYooDZ https://t.co/Q02UkrYygM 📍 Eastern Mediterranean ops... |
Now in Croatia, @HMSDefender has had a packed deployment with the #UKResponseGroup in the Med... including operating with a @USNavy supercarrier and the Greek navy. |
Oh, and she celebrated her 13th birthday 🎂 |
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether |
🔽 Helping suppress gang violence in Turks and Caicos... 🇹🇨🇬🇧 |
@RFATideforce and her @815NAS Wildcat have been providing reassurance through patrol, surveillance and reporting operations during an unprecedented security situation after an upsurge in gang-related violence. |
🔽 Engineering is at the heart of the #RoyalNavy. |
And today's #NationalEngineeringDay is the perfect time to celebrate our engineers who keep our ships, submarines and aircraft primed for action around the globe. |
Capt Jo Deakin, head of @HMSsultan, has highlighted their role. |
🔽 Another volley of dirt crashes down on the sailors as they weave their way through smoke-filled trenches. The sharp blast of a whistle. There’s no turning back. |
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