HMSPWLS outbound from Portsmouth on Friday evening for the first time since returning from CSG25 deployment at the end of November. She will conduct workup in home waters with Merlin and Wildcat helicopters before heading to Glen Mallan to take on additional munitions.

HMSPWLS outbound from Portsmouth on Friday evening for the first time since returning from CSG25 deployment at the end of November. She will conduct workup in home waters with Merlin and Wildcat helicopters before heading to Glen Mallan to take on additional munitions.   via Blogger https://ift.tt/nrSHgOc April 27, 2026 at 03:11PM

Leander Class frigate, HMS Leander (F109), which I was on in 1963, and submarine depot ship, A187, HMS Defiance (ex HMS Forth), in Devonport 1977.

Leander Class frigate, HMS Leander (F109), which I was on in 1963, and submarine depot ship, A187, HMS Defiance (ex HMS Forth), in Devonport 1977.   via Blogger https://ift.tt/KbzlyBq April 26, 2026 at 08:06AM

After two months of unplanned defect rectification work HMS Portland was moved onto the ammunitioning buoy in Devonport today. For those in the know, the Torpoint ferry running in the background, for those in the know.

After two months of unplanned defect rectification work HMS Portland was moved onto the ammunitioning buoy in Devonport today. For those in the know, the Torpoint ferry running in the background, for those in the know.   via Blogger https://ift.tt/OhGRlHt April 24, 2026 at 05:47PM

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sailing under the Queensferry Crossing as she starts her journey to depart the Firth of Forth, passing under the Forth Bridges yesterday afternoon after completing a period of maintenance in Rosyth. Showing the collapsible for going under the Forth bridges.

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Ex HMS Aurora, a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship is pictured on the sands at Millom, Cumberland, UK. It was brought to this location in September 1990 to be broken up for scrap by Duddon Valley Shipbreakers.

Ex HMS Aurora, a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship is pictured on the sands at Millom, Cumberland, UK. It was brought to this location in September 1990 to be broken up for scrap by Duddon Valley Shipbreakers.   via Blogger https://ift.tt/2DNbyZd April 23, 2026 at 08:29AM