Naval
HMS Shoreham calls at Shoreham for the final time
16th May 2022
The Royal Navy ship HMS Shoreham made a final farewell visit to the Sussex town after which she was named. HMS Shoreham was escorted into the Sussex port on 13 May by the Shoreham Harbour lifeboat Enid Collett, the pilot…
HMS Ocelot reaches 60 years of age
13th May 2022
OCELOT at 60 by Patrick Boniface HMS Ocelot is a survivor. Unlike most of her sisterships of the Oberon class diesel electric submarines, she has been preserved for future generations and it is hoped that following restoration work she will…
Replenishment vessel Jacques Chevallier for the French Navy launched
6th May 2022
On 28 April 2022 the Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) Jacques Chevallier, first of a series of four ships for the French Navy, was launched at Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The contract to build the vessel was awarded in January 2019…
Latest issue of Ships Monthly out now
29th April 2022
SHIPS MONTHLY May 2022 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and features, including outstanding articles and features. Find out about the latest E-Flexer ferry Salamanca, which Brittany Ferries has…
Condor Ferries joins Belfast Maritime Consortium to operate pilot zero-emission ferry scheme
15th April 2022
Ferry operator Condor Ferries is set to run a pilot zero-emission ferry service between in Northern Ireland. The company has joined the Belfast Maritime Consortium, led by Artemis Technologies, which is developing a new class of green vessels in the…
Royal Navy retires two patrol boats after nearly 30 years of service
4th April 2022
The Royal Navy has decommissioned patrol boats HMS Sabre and HMS Scimitar in a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base. The last sailors to serve on Sabre and Scimitar gathered at the base for the decommissioning ceremony attended by affiliates and…
UK’s Type 23 frigate back in action following upgrade
30th March 2022
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset headed out to sea in late March 2022 for the first time in nearly four years following a massive upgrade. The warship left Plymouth as the latest ship in its class to complete…
Ships Monthly April 2022 issue out now
25th March 2022
The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and features, including outstanding articles and features. Go on board the latest Royal Caribbean cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas to find out…
Ireland to purchase of two Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) from New Zealand
14th March 2022
Simon Coveney, TD, Ireland’s Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, has announced the purchase of two Inshore Patrol Vessels from the New Zealand Government. Minister Coveney stated, “I am pleased to announce the purchase of two second hand…
