as well as River Plate and Okinawa in World War II. An earlier HMS Achilles was laid down 120 years ago this year, in 1905. “The name was proposed by the Royal Navy Ships Names and Badging ...

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

RAF maritime patrol aircraft were deployed, as were two Royal Navy warships and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Proteus to follow it. “Today, I also wanted to confirm to the House that I ...

Royal Navy tug boat crews are being balloted for strike action amid claims they are being locked out of contract discussions. The crews, at Devonport, Portsmouth, Faslane, Greenock and Kyle of ...

Royal treasures that went underground during the onset of World War II have been rediscovered ... It also included the insignia of Barbara Radziwill and Elizabeth of Habsburg, who were the ...

A Royal Navy submarine has been used to warn off Russian spy ships operating around British waters. Defence Secretary John Healey gave details about the activities of the Yantar, which he said the ...

The Royal Navy EOD Team confirmed the device was a World War Two mills bomb - a pineapple-shaped hand grenade. It said the device was taken to Devonport in Plymouth where it was made safe.

A Royal Navy submarine surfaced just yards from a Russian spy ship in a dramatic show of force to protect British waters. The nuclear-powered HMS Astute emerged from the depths after the Kremlin ...

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the government has revealed. The hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the ...