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Created by the Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust, the ‘Loss List’ features more than 5,000 warships and auxiliaries going back to 1512.
https://t.co/7uzMRWJxVi https://t.co/rWkRPBrKQg Rear Admiral Martin Connell has been appointed as the #RoyalNavy’s new #SecondSeaLord. He joined the navy as a #FleetAirArm Observer and previously served as commanding officer of HMS Illustrious.
🔗https://t.co/mZSyxVxU76 https://t.co/vAERQFzk0J @BAH_Int_Circuit hosted service personnel from the UK base in the kingdom.
Cycling in 24 one-hour slots to raise money for @SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, and the Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioural and Communication Difficulties.
🔗https://t.co/kgPaEntmri https://t.co/uMvQvQebDO It's a milestone moment for @HMSMontrose which today celebrates 1,000 days operating for @UKMCCMiddleEast in Bahrain.
The frigate is trailblazer for the RN's forward deployed programme, basing ships in key regions globally to safeguard UK interests.
https://t.co/E2waqUFNtm https://t.co/nB6fyRARYJ There are 22 sailors and Royal Marines celebrating today, having been singled out in the New Year's Honours list.
Those who stepped to the fore to ensure the Service came through the pandemic receive ten of the 22 awards.👏
Find out who: https://t.co/Th7UlAyvXK https://t.co/ebSD2rweke Happy New Year from the Royal Navy! https://t.co/ZZYjE247Mm Many congratulations to the 22 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines who have an impending date at Buckingham Palace.👏
Find out who has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for going above and beyond the regular call of duty:
https://t.co/RdgCOeMUsE https://t.co/EhuAs8Wg4i Goodbye to 2021. We'd like to thank all in the Royal Navy, @RoyalMarines, @RFAHeadquarters, Fleet Air Arm, Submarine Service, @RNReserve and Royal Marines Reserve for their efforts.
And we'd like to thank you - family, friends, supporters - for being there for us throughout. 👏 https://t.co/8YLVI4vvCX They may be dazzle painted, but @hms_tamar and @HMS_Spey are actually green.💚♻️
The overseas patrol ships are the most environmentally-friendly vessels in the Fleet - credentials upon which the new Type 26 frigates are building.
https://t.co/Le3LWuhehs https://t.co/btwO5CEpVC HMS Astute was the final vessel from the #CarrierStrikeGroup to return home to the UK. The submarine made it back to HMNB Clyde in time for Christmas. @RNinScotland
🔗 https://t.co/W1fU3XBRAf https://t.co/9ZU6Vjw2NG Ice ship @hmsprotector is helping scientists count the penguin population.❄️🚢🐧
She's putting teams ashore on remote Antarctic islands to launch drones over colonies, so experts can estimate their size - and the impact of global warming.
https://t.co/6S2bO8INs4 https://t.co/UfAGdwPYq5 While you’re tucking into turkey, here’s a reminder that hundreds of sailors and Royal Marines are deployed from the Arctic to Antarctic, Pacific to Plymouth.🎄🎅☃️
And hundreds more are on standby in the UK ready to respond to the government's call.
https://t.co/aK6K2zqYqi https://t.co/OToJeWIz8e It’s Christmas Eve and time to open the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas. Look out for our final #AdventCalendar post early tomorrow. 🎅#Yulethewaves https://t.co/2FjOMoElg9 Thousands of sailors and Royal Marines are on duty from Plymouth to the Pole and Pacific this Christmas. 🎄🎅☃️
Half a dozen ships are at sea on December 25. Many more vessels and units are on call in bases, their crews at hours’ notice to respond.
https://t.co/QVQ3MjHuDR https://t.co/PpCwfsBP0t The January edition of Navy News is now on sale, featuring the return of the #CSG21 . We also look at the @RoyalMarines as they prepare for their #Arctic deployment in the new year. Don't miss a copy, subscribe now and save some money at https://t.co/9gBUWjzSiL https://t.co/gC0xfdI7SD Nearly at the big day....time to open day 23 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas. 🎁#yulethewaves https://t.co/th1bVH5Bmh While @HMSQNLZ grabbed most of the headlines on her #CSG21 deployment, frigate @HMS_Richmond led the way for the carrier.
Here some of her crew reflect on their epic mission to the Pacific and back.
https://t.co/itxsqijKpk https://t.co/zFoa2fvQC2 Welcome to day 22 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
🔔#yulethewaves https://t.co/wDJCDVU2GA The Navy’s vital support arm @RFAHeadquarters is looking at using drones to conduct small-scale resupplies at sea.
It’s monitoring trials by @USNavy and @MSCSealift to transport light loads, such as spare parts, around the Fleet instead of helicopters.
https://t.co/gybAYxk7F8 https://t.co/ySV2YlnFN3 Here's your #Christmas edition of our 60-Second Update. The latest headlines recognise sailors deployed in the UK and overseas at Christmas and the support of their families. It also has updates on @hmsprotector, @RoyalMarines in the #Arctic and the #CSG21 homecomings. https://t.co/T0iKF8kfWp Take a peek at day 21 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
☃️#yulethewaves https://t.co/FLrDrMnNql Five more sleeps.....it's time to open day 20 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas. ❄️#yulethewaves https://t.co/WO3icBGvv1 Engineers from @RNASCuldrose have saved the Navy more than £12m with a simple fix for the Merlin helicopter fleet.🚁
They worked out only 1 part, not the entire front undercarriage needed replacing during maintenance - saving £230k per aircraft.💷
https://t.co/X9fJZRBwwo https://t.co/LnXTTnNxla Welcome to day 19 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
🎄#yulethewaves https://t.co/hLSePaUIch Welcome to day 17 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
🎅#yulethewaves https://t.co/Cufpvtw3ih Frigate @HMSPortland is ready to take her place on the front line again, 8 months after emerging from a major refit in Devonport – and 4½ years after her last deployment.
The ship passed 6 weeks of intensive training.
Read more here: https://t.co/q9NhuH3vDZ https://t.co/ITmya6bUPN Half a century after he passed out of @DartmouthBRNC, the Prince of Wales returned to salute a new generation of Royal Navy leaders.
Prince Charles was guest of honour at the annual Lord High Admiral’s Divisions – the final passing out parade of the year. https://t.co/byMLvhLk5t https://t.co/V0NaqCfUeH .@hmsprotector has entered the Antarctic, 6 months after crossing the Arctic Circle, 8500 miles distant. The ship’s CO, Captain Michael Wood, described this as a “great milestone from a great team”. https://t.co/7dWPk0GDcu 📽️🎄 Wherever you are…
The #RoyalNavy’s Christmas film highlights the sacrifices made by deployed sailors and their families when they are separated at Christmas time.
#Christmas #ThankYou
Read more: https://t.co/54gevDJPem https://t.co/tyY74ILWsa It's time to open day 16 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas. 🎄#yulethewaves https://t.co/jq7L4QFfJz @HMSPWLS puts roots down in her affiliated city of Bristol.
The Portsmouth-based warship – declared fully operational in September – is formally affiliated with two of England’s great maritime cities: Liverpool and Bristol.
Read more here: https://t.co/DZ2ekBSeL1 https://t.co/BhsWE3AdL2 First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, delivers his Christmas message to all #RoyalNavy personnel thanking them for their efforts and contribution to keeping the country safe while continuing to operate all over the world. https://t.co/6hhCWuGc6V Take a peek at day 15 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
❄️#yulethewaves https://t.co/ESFT9sPXPk Sailors from @hmsprotector paid tribute to legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton – a century after he died pushing the boundaries of polar research. The explorer was buried in Grytviken cemetery.
Read more here: https://t.co/vqLFQ0JXut https://t.co/SaT1lLaLMf Flight deck legend 'Doo' has been honoured with a new chill-out area in his honour at @RNASCuldrose's Royal Naval School of Flight Deck Operations.
Doo joined the RN as an aircraft handler in 1978 and served for 34 years. He passed in 2019, aged just 57.
https://t.co/gTS0XMxw9C https://t.co/USfqP0n4TY Welcome to day 14 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
🎁#yulethewaves https://t.co/M4Wba5Gyg3 After a 195-day deployment with the Royal Navy's Carrier strike group, Royal Auxiliary ship @RFAFortVictoria has returned to the UK.
Arriving back at at Defence Munitions (DM) Crombie in West Fife on Sunday, December 12.
🔗Read more: https://t.co/NAsCYHGIkm https://t.co/LnVRw4Tmdl 🤺Members of the RN’s fencing community have been going head-to-head at their Royal Navy Knockout tournament, with some targeting selection for the 2022 Inter-Services championships.
Regular and reservist fencers battled at @HMSFlyingFox
Read more here: https://t.co/9V4DungpKV https://t.co/YZsStUvyk1 Naval Reservist Mark Bramwell is enjoying the deployment of his career.
The @HMSVIVID volunteer has been mobilised for 18 months as a general warfare rating to support @hms_tamar’s long-term mission to the Indo-Pacific region.
🔗https://t.co/12YCAQhwui https://t.co/NZdohBAOq3 A number of Reservists have played key roles in #CSG21 deployment.
They were mobilised from all three Services for the seven-month mission – with RNR's from a range of specialisations and backgrounds understandably comprising the majority.
🔗Read more: https://t.co/8pd7iED0hZ https://t.co/PV2eDEWlWX Welcome to day 13 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
🎄#yulethewaves https://t.co/J0zfhptywN Welcome to day 12 of the Royal Navy #AdventCalendar as we celebrate our wonderful personnel every day this Christmas.
☃️#yulethewaves https://t.co/QggivYbHJA A new crewless minehunter is being tested by the Royal Navy as part of the growing drive towards autonomous systems.
The system comprises an uncrewed surface vessel, towed sonar and a portable operation centre.