Naval nut that works with navies around the world as a master logistician. love all types of vessels of all nations, and museumships ๐ฌ๐ง ๐จ๐ฆ
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Have finally moved over to the blue sky platform
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See you over there
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Amplified from @MilitaryBanter great work
CPOWTR Craig Blakeway who served from 1988 to 2015 sadly crossed the bar suddenly last week. Our thoughts go to his wife (also an RN veteran) family, friends and shipmates at this difficult time.
Fair winds and following seas shipmateโ๏ธ
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No Astute class submarine was operationally deployed through summer 2026, with all five alongside in British harbours, a new @878org briefing says.
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Two of the five Astute class submarines should be deployable and operational at all times, one patrolling northern waters and a second alongside the deterrent, @878org says.
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#OnThisDay 1985 the Carrier HMS ARK ROYAL was commissioned @HMNBPortsmouth She served until 2011 when she was retired early. She was named after the original Ark Royal which was the Flagship of the English Fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada.
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OTD in 1969: Sturgeon-class submarine USS Finback (SSN-670) underway
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The battleship HMS Duke of York on her full power trials, 1 November 1941.
The ship had 8 boilers generating 110,000 SHP, driving 4 propeller shafts, allowing the 42,000 tons of ship to move through the water at speeds of 28 knots (32 mph, 52 kph).
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The Dreadnought programme has entered a phase that will take the first boat through the completion of her build, sea trials and certification before she enters service in the early 2030s. Click image for more.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britโฆ
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During a silent patrol, the crew of a Royal Navy Amphion-class submarine investigates an unfamiliar sound echoing through the hull.
In the 125-year history of the Royal Navy Submarine Service nearly 6000 submariners and over 150 submarines never returned. Lest we forget.
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On this day in 1955: Majestic-class aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) was commissioned.
HMAS Melbourne (R21) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier that served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1955 to 1982. Originally laid down as HMS Majestic for the Royal Navy in 1943, she was purchased by Australia in 1947 and completed with modern carrier technology, including an angled flight deck.
Although she never saw combat, Melbourne played a supporting role during the IndonesiaโMalaysia Confrontation and the Vietnam War. She became infamous for two fatal peacetime collisions with allied destroyers: HMAS Voyager in 1964, which killed 82 personnel, and USS Frank E. Evans in 1969, which killed 74 American sailors. These tragedies, alongside other accidents, contributed to her reputation as an unlucky ship.
Decommissioned in 1982, Melbourne was eventually sold for scrap in 1985 and towed to China. Before dismantling, she was studied by the People's Liberation Army Navy as part of a secret aircraft-carrier development programme and reportedly used to train Chinese naval aviators in carrier flight operations.
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The Submarine Command Course, known throughout the service as Perisher, is the qualifying course for command of a British submarine. Click image for more.
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Would quite agree France should have 2 carriers
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Royal Navy county class destroyers
Serving from 1962 until that late 80s early 90s the counties were large for a destroyer and often seen as a hybrid cruiser
Even though they paid off after 25+ years service they went on to Chile and Pakistan the last left service in 2006
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Britain stands thirty-first out of thirty-two NATO countries on rearmament promises, with only Iceland lower, according to a report by the Defence Committee. Click image for more.
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Like we need reminding
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