Today the Prime Minister formally laid the keel for HMS Dreadnought. This is a ceremonial occasion only as much of the boat has already been fabricated.
A submarine returned home to the Clyde today following the longest ever patrol by a British nuclear deterrent-carrying boat.
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A recent article in The Sun newspaper suggests that submariners were almost “starved’ while on an epic six-month patrol because the boat could not be resupplied with food as planned. Here, we briefly consider the implications of this report.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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Showing signs of being at sea for a long period, a Vanguard class submarine arrived back home on the Clyde today.
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
As if the Royal Navy did not already have enough negative headlines to contend with, The Sun newspaper reports a Trident ballistic missile failed to launch during a recent test. Here we provide some context to this story.
On 11th September a Vanguard-class submarine returned home to Faslane following a patrol lasting 195 days. Here we look at the background and implications of these extended periods at sea.
HMS Vanguard, one of the four Trident submarines that maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent, left Devonport yesterday after a very much delayed Long Overhaul Period and Refuel (LOP(R)).
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