Cure for Royal Navy destroyers engine woes in sight
This evening HMS Dauntless sailed from Portsmouth, heading to Birkenhead. She will arrive on Merseyside on Tuesday morning and be the first Type 45 to undergo work to cure the propulsion problems that have plagued these ships.
Remembrance 2012. We will remember them…
At this time of year when we pay tribute those who gave their lives in service of their country, it seems appropriate to focus here on just a few examples of the sacrifice made by the men of the Royal Navy.
“Admiral, I’ve been asked to invite you to choose which of your arms you would prefer to cut off”
Ahh come in my dear chap. Firstly Admiral I would like to pay tribute to all the hard work, bravery and sacrifices you have made in service of your country. All my colleagues in Parliament would like to say how proud we are of you and all those serving in our wonderful armed forces. I’m […]
The Royal Navy and the growing importance of securing UK home waters
The seas and ports around our coast are vital to our economy and require policing for our safety and to ensure international law, treaties and agreements are upheld. With 17,820 Km of coastline and the world’s 5th largest Exclusive Economic Zone, one of the UK’s greatest natural resources and environmental responsibilities, is the sea. While high-profile controversies about […]
Highs and Lows: The Royal Navy in 2011
Info-graphic reviewing the Royal Navy in 2011. Dominated by the successful operations in support of the liberation of Libya and devastating impact of the 2010 Strategic Defence Review. Click here for large JPEG version. Click here for high-resolution PDF version (3Mb).
Remembrance 2011. We will remember them
At this time of year when we pay tribute those who gave their lives in service of their country, it seems appropriate to focus here on just a few examples of the sacrifice made by the men of the Royal Navy.
Redundancies – another step in the on-going destruction of the RN
On 30th September the Royal Navy announced the 1,020 personnel to be made redundant in the first ‘tranche’ of 5,000 redundancies that the government has forced on the RN. At least 350 of those leaving will have been thrown out against their will as here have not been enough volunteers for redundancy.
Type 22 death row: symptom of Britain’s self-destruction
4 Type 22 frigates on ‘death row’ Devonport, July 2011, Photo: Keith Reed The harsh reality of the government’s “strategic defence review”. Amongst the most depressing sights in the UK today, HMS Campbeltown, Chatham, Cornwall and Cumberland lie at Devonport in various stages of dismemberment being stripped of secret formula radar-absorbent paint, weapons and other […]
Royal Navy: Relegated from the Premiership
In a stormy meeting Chairman and owner of Royal Navy FC, Mr Cameron, met with his beleaguered manager Mr Stanhope and told him to “Put up or shut up, focus on the football while I run the club”. The meeting followed a press conference where Stanhope admitted that RNFC would struggle to win anything this […]
