Amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean has arrived at Greenwich on the River Thames, where she will remain until after the end of the Paralympics, acting as a helicopter landing platform and logistics hub.
The Queen told HMS Ocean's crew that the ship that its replacement, HMS Prince of Wales, was much larger and more advanced While onboard the ship the Queen had lunch, meeting families and ship ...
HMS Ocean immediately launched two of its landing craft, crewed by Royal Marines of 9 Assault Squadron, which dashed ahead of the ship to the site of the likely drop. A Merlin also took off to ...
HMS Vanguard, Britain’s last battleship, was laid down in 1941 amid shifting naval tactics favoring aircraft carriers over traditional battleships. Despite being completed in 1946, post-WWII, ...
When the British Royal Navy battleship HMS Vanguard was laid down in 1941, battleships were already on the wane. Aircraft carriers had proven their worth in repeated engagements.
The Atlantic is the second largest ocean on the planet ... Empire were at war over Atlantic trade routes. In 1812 the HMS Southampton captured the American vessel the USS Vixen and its crew.
The wreckage of a battleship in the Bristol Channel has been granted protected status by the government. HMS Montagu became grounded near the isle of Lundy in 1906 and had to be salvaged and ...
The wreck of the HMS Endurance ship, which famously sank after being trapped in pack ice in Antarctica's Weddell Sea in 1915, was discovered by an expedition this month. Led by the renowned ...