Author Archives: David Arkwright

In 1975, the Leander-class frigate, HMS ACHILLES, collided with the Greek tanker Olympic Alliance in the Dover Strait. The 5-year-old frigate was recovered to HMNB Devonport for repair. She remained in service until 1990, when she was sold to Chile.

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After carrying out intelligence work and maritime and air patrols, and the expertise of tactical personnel, the Panamanian Naval Air Force seized 11,562 packages of drugs that were being transported in a tugboat southwest of San José Island, Central Pacific, bound for Central America and Mexico.

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HMS Tyne and HMS Cattistock held Remembrance Day service while at anchor together in Scapa Flow, close to the wreck of HMS Royal Oak, sunk by a German U-Boat in 1939, with loss of 835 sailors.

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Project 705 Lira, also known by its NATO reporting name, the Alfa-class nuclear attack submarine, specifically the K-64 during trials. This class of submarine was known for its unique design, including a revolutionary titanium hull and a powerful lead-bismuth liquid metal-cooled reactor. The use of a liquid metal reactor allowed for a smaller reactor size and very high speeds, with the submarines primarily used as interceptors.

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Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1), a floating, self-propelled, mobile active electronically scanned array early-warning radar station coming into Pearl Harbour under tow – November 7, 2025.

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