In 1860, HMS Warrior, the first UK ironclad, was launched on the Thames. By 1871, she had become obsolete and became a tender at HMS Vernon and then a fuelling hulk at Pembroke Dock before restoration in Hartlepool and return to HMNB Portsmouth. In 1987, she was opened to the public.

 

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On this day in 1943, USS Gurnard (SS-254) took a photo of Mount Fuji through the periscope before sneaking into Tokyo Bay. The crew then had Christmas dinner as the Imperial Japanese Navy patrolled above them. Submariners are a different breed.

 

 

 

 

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This is the world’s most advanced hunter-killer submarine putting to sea for the first time, Astute class submarine HMS Artful.

 

 

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The LHD Trieste became the flagship of Italian Navy’s Amphibious Task Group (ATG) following its delivery on 7 December. The ship will be homeported in Taranto.

 

 

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Former USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler being towed into Brownsville, Texas for scrapping – posted December 24, 2024.

 

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Italian Navy Gorgona-class coastal transport ship ITS Caprera (A5349) and Ponza-class coastal transport ship ITS Levanzo (A5366) in Naples, Italy – December 24, 2024

 

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HMS DAGGER patrolled British and Gibraltar Territorial Waters this Christmas morning with a new recruit embarked. The Ship took Santa to the Western Beach where the forces families of MOD Gibraltar were gathered!

 

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