Mostly business as usual for the Royal Navy in the face of COVID-19 crisis
As the global coronavirus pandemic has begun to impact all aspects of life in the UK, this is a brief update on how the RN is responding to the crisis.
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- This time - Type 26 frigate information provided in standard warship units of measurement ✅ Tennis Courts ✅ Olympic Swimming Pools ✅ Height of Everest ✅ Circumference of the globe ✅ Pints of beer Just trolling us now... https://t.co/xlIIxVFG6z
- .@ThalesUK and @BAES_Maritime have upgraded 6 Submarine Command Team Trainers (SCTTs) at HMNB Clyde, HMNB Devonport, and HMS Raleigh. https://t.co/d70TZTtmLY https://t.co/6mRakdmUF8
- .@DefenceES has signed 6-year £230M Torpedo Repair and Maintenance (TRAM) contract with @BAES_Maritime To store, maintain and repair Sing Ray ASW and Spearfish Heavyweight torpedoes https://t.co/OnSsXvF8id https://t.co/by94dUilOF
- Type 31 frigate information provided in standard warship units of measurement ✅ Double decker busses ✅ Football pitches Type 31 is being constructed in Rosyth not Glasgow BTW https://t.co/A9DmGTnxaK
- Training suspended at for all 150 first-term cadets @DartmouthBRNC due to #COVID19 outbreak. Training continues for the other 2 terms as they are accommodated separately and have no contact with the junior intake. by @DomNicholls @ryanramsey14 https://t.co/qdEPH0rVNy https://t.co/ewWQx1cK8R
- .@AdmTonyRadakin First Sea Lord prepares to embark on a year in the spotlight. RN to assume new role promoting UK as a trading nation post-Brexit. https://t.co/lUUiCt1TiO https://t.co/GgZS1Lh3K9
- Vanguard class boat making cold-move from Faslane to Loch Long today. (Steam is from cooling water in the diesel generator exhaust as reactor is shut down) via: BoatsinRhu https://t.co/EuRTUeEFIR
- Highly recommend the @haynesdeborah #IntoTheGreyZone Podcast The invisible battlefield we all need to understand. https://t.co/UMR3D67IVT H/T @pinstripedline https://t.co/hdw6uawpqD
Vanguard class boat making cold-move from Faslane to Loch Long today.
(Steam is from cooling water in the diesel generator exhaust as reactor is shut down)
#VanguardClass #SSBN ...
Jan 26
New article on our website #linkinbio
Royal Navy innovation and transformation
#RoyalNavy #innovation #transformation #futurefleet. #usv #autononmoussystems #unmmanned #uncrewed
Jan 26
#HMSDragon sails from Portsmouth today after 2-month maintenance period.
The first Type 45 back to sea in 2021 which promises to be a busy year for the destroyers.
#RoyalNavy ...
Jan 26
First Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow bow taking shape - under construction at #BAESystems in Govan, Glasgow.
#Type26Frigate #Shipbuilding #HMSGlasgow #Govan #Clyde #Bow #BowMountedSonar ...
Jan 26
🇪🇪 Estonia Minehunter ENS Ugandi (ex-HMS Bridport) arrives in Devonport this morning.
Followed by 🇧🇪 Belgian Minehunter BNS Lobelia and 🇩🇪 German Minehunter FGS Datteln
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Jan 26
Isles of Scilly on the left and Cornwall on the right.
Seen from 44,000 feet from a #736NAS Hawk jet on a test flight.
#hawkjet #RoyalNavy #fleetairarm #cornwall #highflier ...
Jan 25
#RFAFortVictoria sails from Devonport today.
Now fitted with Phalanx CIWS and 20mm cannon.
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary #AOR #SolidSupportShip #AuxiliaryShip #Plymouth #Devonport #Tug ...
Jan 25
#UKBorderForce cutter Protector sailing from Plymouth this morning.
#BorderForce #UKBF #Cuttter #PatrolVessel #PlymouthSound
Via @DefenceImagesUK
Jan 25
#HMSLedbury outbound from #Plymouth today.
#MCMV #Minehunter #RoyalNavy #PlymouthSound
Via @DefenceImagesUK
Jan 25
#HMSSevern outbound from sunny Portsmouth this afternoon.
#OPV #RoyalNavy #Portsmouth
Via: PortsmouthProud
Jan 25
#UKBorderForce cutter Protector passing #RFATidespring in Plymouth Sound this morning.
🇳🇱 Dutch warships HNLMS Karel Doorman and HNLMS Rotterdam visible on the horizon.
#Cutter...
Jan 25
🇳🇱 HNLMS Karel Doorman, one of three Dutch warships at anchor in Cawsand Bay, off Plymouth this morning.
#DutchNavy #Netherlands #NATO #JointSupportShip #JSS #Logistics ...
Jan 24
