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#hmsmersey outbound from Portsmouth at dusk today #opv #RoyalNavy #portsmouth #duck Via Jonathan Davies
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Tensions in the Red Sea increasing again. Houthis unsuccessfully attacked 🇺🇸USS Stockdale and USS Spruance with drones and missiles as the ships transited south through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Monday. In response, aircraft from USS Abraham Lincoln launched attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen. Library Photo: USS Sprunace #RedSea #USNavy #HouthiRebels
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Russian MoD Video showing crew of frigate 🇷🇺RFS Golovko conducting various exercises in the English Channel while being shadowed by #HMSIronDuke and #RFATideforce #RussianNavy #RoyalNavy #Type23Frigate #RoyalFleetAuxiliary #Tanker #EnglishChannel
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F-35Cs and Super Hornets launch from 🇺🇸USS Abraham Lincoln to attack Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. #USNavy #USSAbrahamLincoln #aircraftcarrier #F35 #f18superhornet
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Sunrise in Plymouth Sound this morning. Merlin Mk2 (Kingfisher Flight) of 814NAS on the flight deck of #HMSStAlbans #HMSSomerset beyond #Type23Frigate #RoyalNavy #MerlinHelicopter #PlymouthSound #Sunrise Via: RNASCuldrose/PO Cheeseman
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Latest in-depth article on our website #LinkInBio How #CammellLaird shipyard has re-emerged as a critical Royal Navy supplier Photo: HMS Daring taken into dry dock to have new diesel engines inserted as part of the power improvement project. HMS Dauntless and RFA Tideforce in the adjacent wet basin, September 2021 #RoyalNavy #Shipbuilding #Merseyside #Birkenhead #NavalInfrastructure #DronePhotography
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Both aircraft carriers at sea again... #HMSPrinceofWales outbound from sunny Portsmouth this morning (with 2 RAF Chinook helicopters on deck) after sailing last night was delayed by a minor defect. #RoyalNavy #AircraftCarrier #Portsmouth Via: PortsmouthProud
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Latest news article on our website: A return to form - three Royal Navy attack submarines at sea #RoyalNavy #SSN #Clyde Photo @michaelcuthbertphotography
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#RFALymeBay has arrived in Freetown, 🇸🇱SierraLeone to begin 2-day defence engagement visit. #RoyalFleetAuxiliary #sierraleone #WestAfrica Via @shaunroster
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#HMSPrinceofWales sails from Portsmouth this evening for further training - passing Round Tower approx 2020. Likely also heading to Glen Mallan for another munitions onload and possible UK port visit. #RoyalNavy #AircraftCarrier #Portsmouth Library Photo @jcmaritime_photos
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