On this day, 20 years ago, in 2005, the first Type 23 Frigate, HMS Norfolk, paid off in HMNB Devonport after only 15 years’ service. Ofthe class of 16, only 8 remain in RN servoce, and none have been replaced. 3 including Norfolk, remain in service with the Chilean Navy.
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD-105), Takanami-class destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) and Maya-class guided missile destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179) in Yokosuka, Japan- May 30, 2025
French ship Dixmude (L9015), an amphibious assault ship of the Mistral class, and Aquitaine class frigate FS Bretagne (D655), leaving Plymouth this morning, both participants in Exercise Polaris 25.
On 29th May in 1945, FADM Chester Nimitz addressed the crew of HMS King George V to emphasise the vital role of the Royal Navy in winning the war in the Pacific. To further express U.S. appreciation of British efforts, Nimitz gave the crew an American ice cream machine.
A close-up of the Sylver A-50 VLS, which houses the Sea Viper air defence missiles on the Daring Class destroyers.
HMS Duncan (D37) and HMS Dragon (D35) Daring-class air defence destroyers in Portsmouth, England – May 31, 2025.
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