Upon the de-commissioning of the Boreas Nelson and his wife Fanny spent time in London and Bath after which, at the end of 1788, they moved to Norfolk, to live with Nelson’s father at Burnham Thorpe.

The charges all related to allowing HMS Nottingham to be stranded off Lord Howe Island, Queensland, on July 7, 2002. The resulting collision ripped a 100ft hole in the ship which caused a repair ...

American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, ...

“HMS Quorn sets sail from Portsmouth for the final time, marking the end of an era for this Royal Navy minehunter. As she ...

When HMS Vanguard was completed, the age of the battleship was already fading—submarines, aircraft, and long-range missiles had made such colossal warships nearly obsolete. Despite this ...

The United Kingdom’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier is set to embark on a Western Pacific deployment later this month.

Amid the chaos of World War II, the aging HMS Royal Sovereign underwent a dramatic and unexpected transformation that would ...

The keel is the main structural member of the ship's hull and laying it down is the equivalent to laying the cornerstone of a building. However, with HMS Dreadnought (S32) the ceremony is largely ...

HMS Prince of Wales has been visited by HM King Charles III as the carrier works up for CSG25. The ship has been conducting flight operations with Merlin, Chinook and F-35. The RAF operates Mk 5 ...

The white name of the final Royal Navy Castle Class Ship set quite literally in stone surrounded by boggy, green undergrowth. HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE, under the Command of Lieutenant Commander Wood ...

Richard Whalley, who served as a Lieutenant on HMS Monmouth, said it was a sad to see the ship recycled but it was a fitting end for her. The Type 23 frigate left Portsmouth on April 3 ...

Traversing the ice-bound sea lane across the Arctic Ocean connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans had long been a dream of ...