Babcock and the Royal Navy have just announced Devonport Open Days on the 24th and 25th July 2025. The Thursday event will be for the families of those working on the site, but on Friday, the base will be open to the public.More
Royal Navy Astute-class submarine, HMS Audacious was taken into number 15 dry dock in Devonport today. She arrived in Plymouth on 1st April 2023 for a refit that necessitates work on her hull, which could not begin until facilities had been upgraded.
On 20th November 2024, the Defence Secretary announced that HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark would be decommissioned. Here we look at the context, justifications and potential consequences of this decision.
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Royal Navy frigate, HMS Iron Duke was the sole surviving Type 23 based in Portsmouth but from 2025, her home will be Devonport Naval Base.More
Babcock International has completed a £200M refurbishment of number 9 dry dock used for the deep maintenance of Vanguard-class submarines and the facility is now ready to accept HMS Victorious.
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In this article, we consider the potential upgrade projects at Devonport to accommodate Royal Navy warships into the next few decades.
HMS Victorious arrived in Devonport to begin a multi-year Deep Maintenance Period (DMP) in May 2023. Here we provide a some background and detail about the project.More
Here we provide an update on the complex support programme that is being undertaken to keep the Type 23 frigates in service.
Here we focus on how delays in upgrading dockyard facilities have become one of the limiting factors preventing the RN from getting submarines to sea and look at the efforts to resolve the problem.