HMS Triumph (S93) sailed into HMNB Devonport flying a decommissioning pennant on the afternoon of Dec. 12, 2024, marking an end to its 33 years of service in the Royal Navy. As the Royal Navy moves to ...
In 1941, HMS Victorious, an imposing, Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, joined the hunt for the notorious German battleship Bismarck. Stretching 766 feet and displacing 23,000 tons, Victorious was a ...
A 100-year-old World War Two veteran said VJ Day did not seem to be of any "great consequence" at the time, even though he was serving in the Pacific. Richard Clegg, from Bozeat, near Wellingborough, ...
What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines have been the cornerstone of the UK’s nuclear deterrent since the early 1990s. Comprising four vessels—HMS Vanguard, ...
Babcock International Group and the UK’s Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have agreed a full cost recovery contract worth an estimated £560 million to undertake the planned deep maintenance and life ...
The overhaul of HMS Victorious will allow the boat to carry out deterrent patrols until the next generation of SSBNs, the Dreadnought class, enters service. (Babcock) Babcock has been awarded a ...