Naval Technology on MSN3d
UK’s Type 23 frigates rack up billion-pound upkeep bill since 2014
The ageing warships are getting increasingly expensive to maintain, with some vessels recently axed in poor condition.
MercoPress26d
Tag: HMS Venturer
The Royal Navy on Thursday entered the age of the Type 31 as work began on HMS Venturer, the first of five ships ‘at the fulcrum of the future fleet’. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace set the ...
Naval Technology on MSN17d
Build of HMS Active sees lift and turn of final double bottom section
The build of HMS Active has progressed with the lift and turn of the final double bottom section of the second Type 31 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, a key milestone in the construction ...
The i Paper on MSN12d
UK needs thousands more engineers and welders to reach new defence target
Defence insiders called for skills gaps to be addressed as the Government looks to rearm for what Sir Keir Starmer branded a ...
Oxford Mail17d
Oxfordshire forms link with Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond
Other examples include Essex, which recently affiliated with HMS Venturer, and the town of Wantage, which has an affiliation with HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Witney Gazette17d
Oxfordshire forms link with Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond
A NEW link between Oxfordshire and HMS Diamond has been formed. The affiliation was confirmed at a ceremony at Blenheim Palace on Tuesday, February 25. Senior naval officers, including past commanders ...
MercoPress4d
HMS Montrose, a long time friend of the Falklands has come to the end of her active life
As a general-duty frigate she will be replaced by one of the five Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates under construction in Rosyth. The first, HMS Venturer, is due in the water later this year.