Author Archives: David Arkwright

The last two RN Falkland survivors, HMS Bristol and RFA Argus, meet for a final time. HMS Bristol leaves for scrap, passing a Royal Navy fleet carrier, almost 60 years after the cancellation of CVA01 rendered her an orphan ship.

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RFA Tidespring conducts Replenishment at Sea with HMNZS Te Kaha. The New Zealand frigate is due to join the UK-led Carrier Strike Group as it transits the Indian Ocean and heads for exercise TalismanSabre off Australia CSG25.

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USS Gettysburg (CG 64) returned to NAV.STA NORFOLK on June 6, following an eight-month deployment with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG). The HSTCSG operated across US5thFleet and US Navy Europe area of operations,

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Farewell, old girl. Ex-HMS Bristol was towed out of Portsmouth early this morning to be scrapped in Turkey. A one-off, supposed to be the lead ship of escorts for the cancelled CVA-01 aircraft carrier. Launched in 1969, served in the Falklands War. Paid off in 1991. Harbour training ship until 2020.

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On this day. 20 years ago, in 2005, the bow section for the first Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Daring left HMNB Portsmouth for the Clyde to be joined to the hull. Commissioned in 2009, Daring has been laid up for refitting since 2017 but is expected to re-enter service shortly.

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