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NEW FRIGATES: First dancing steps

Aquitaine, lead ship of the FREMM multi-mission frigate project, put to sea for the first time on 18 April, a month ahead of schedule....

AUSTRALIAN NAVY: Bargain basement Bay

Australia has successfully bid for RFA Largs Bay, which was declared surplus to requirements in the UK Government’s 2010 Defence Strategic Review. The five-year...

NAVY CUTBACKS: The greatest raid recalled

Not even the timely intervention by the Royal Navy in the Libya crisis has been enough to make the government reconsider a cut in...

RN TRAINING SHIP: Ship-shape and Bristol Fashion

HMS Bristol has returned to Portsmouth following a major overhaul by A&P Tyne. The Tyneside-built warship underwent a £4 million makeover to bring her...

ICE PATROL: Navy leases icebreaker as a stop-gap

The immediate future of the Royal Navy’s ice patrol capability has been determined with the leasing of a commercial icebreaker from Norwegian offshore specialists,...

ROYAL NAVY: Bulwark back to front

HMS Bulwark has emerged from an 11-month upgrade and maintenance period carried out at HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth. The £30 million refit took...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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