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Some big signalling here in images released via @CENTCOM of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group of the @USNavy as representatives of the USA and Iran held talks in Oman. A case of following Teddy Roosevelt's maxim of speaking softly and carrying a big stick...major force
Broadside from the Editor, trying to outdo the mag's Odin's Eye lead commentary team...
@NavyLookout @LukePollard Actually it wouldn't be so pathetic if the following had not happened: the 17 year failure to order any frigates; the accelerating departure of knackered T23 frigates from service years before new frigates are in service; the decision to sell T26s to the Norwegians off the RN
Here's the @RoyalNavy Hunt Class Mine Counter-measures Vessel (MCMV) HMS Ledbury @HMSLedbury outbound from @HMNBDevonport Plymouth yesterday afternoon. Still going strong almost 45 years since commissioned (built by Vosper Thornycroft). Second of her class, only a few of which
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On offer in the new edition of the magazine is a fascinating chat between @timbenbow1 and @drfarls that punctures the myth of @RoyalNavy trying to hang on to its battleships post-WW2 out of sentimentality. Quite the contrary! Here's the first page as a taster.
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The Royal Navy is a legendary fighting force, with a fine tradition going back centuries. Today it is front and centre of United Kingdom defence, with sailors, aviators and Royal Marines Commandos also working closely with global allies. In its twelfth edition since 2002, the ‘Warships International Fleet Review Guide to the Royal Navy’ will present its usual highly popular mix of ship type and unit profiles, along with ...
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The Royal Navy is a legendary fighting force, with a fine tradition going back centuries. Today it is front and centre of United Kingdom defence, with sailors, aviators and Royal Marines Commandos also working closely with global allies. In its twelfth edition since 2002, the ‘Warships International Fleet Review ...
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