A tale of two fleets: gunboat diplomacy in an era of rising military power
When the US Navy’s Great White Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour in 1908, it was an unmistakeable signal of imperial might, a ...
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Iranian gunboats trying to seize a British oil tanker were scared away by the Royal Navy, new report claims
Five Iranian gunboats failed in an attempt to seize a ... But the HMS Montrose, a UK Royal Navy frigate, was escorting the oil tanker and pointed its weapons on the IRGC vessels.
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Royal Navy shadow Russian 'spy' ships as they voyage through British waters
The Royal Navy has shadowed three Russian ships through the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. HMS Cattistock and a Wildcat helicopter were deployed to escort survey ship Admiral ...
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PM honours Navy submarine crew who broke world record after spending 204 days at sea
A ROYAL Navy nuclear-armed submarine has smashed the world record for the longest patrol — after spending 204 days at sea. Sir Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey yesterday met the ...
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Trump allows US Navy to shoot Iranian gunboats “out of the water” if they get too close
US Navy ships will shoot Iranian gunboats that get too close “out of the water,” President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after 11 vessels from Iran's elite fighting force came dangerously ...