https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/11/04/last-ditch-appeal-to-save-the-former-hms-ambuscade-as-a-museum-ship/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-11-04T09:00:47+00:00Last-ditch appeal to save the former HMS Ambuscade as a museum ship.https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/11/04/the-crew-of-hms-lancaster-f229-gathered-on-the-forward-deck-and-superstructure-around-the-main-gun-turret-taken-in-october-2026/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-11-04T08:53:12+00:00The crew of HMS Lancaster (F229)—gathered on the forward deck and superstructure around the main gun turret, taken in October 2026.https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/11/04/seventy-seven-destroyers-of-the-united-states-navy-sitting-in-reserve-at-san-diego-in-1924-the-destroyers-are-made-up-of-the-clemson-and-wickes-class-destroyers-two-destroyer-tenders-are-also-seen/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-11-04T08:46:33+00:00Seventy-seven destroyers of the United States Navy sitting in reserve at San Diego in 1924. The destroyers are made up of the Clemson and Wickes class destroyers. Two destroyer tenders are also seen: USS Buffalo (AD-8) and USS Prairie (AD-5). Due to the large numbers of destroyers in service, coupled with a lack of manpower and funding after the First World War, the US Navy regulatly rotated destroyers in and out of service as needed. Things were so tough that some of the destroyers in active service were even operated with reduced crews, having as little as half the normal crew aboard. The base at San Diego was one of the major staging areas for rotating these destroyers in and out of service during the 1920s and 1930s.https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/11/04/hms-prince-of-wales-in-the-norwegian-fjords/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-11-04T08:39:35+00:00HMS Prince of Wales in the Norwegian Fjords.https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/11/04/british-mark-viii-mk-8-steam-torpedo-widely-used-by-royal-navy-surface-ships-and-submarines-during-world-war-ii-historically-associated-with-the-whitehead-torpedo-works-located-in-weymouth-and-port/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-11-04T08:29:41+00:00British Mark VIII (Mk 8) steam torpedo widely used by Royal Navy surface ships and submarines during World War II. Historically associated with the Whitehead Torpedo Works located in Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, where torpedoes were manufactured and tested in Portland Harbour. On 2 May 1982, the nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Conqueror fired three Mark 8 torpedoes at the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War, scoring two direct hits and sinking the ship. This stands as the only time a nuclear-powered submarine has sunk an enemy warship in combat.