HMS Albion, meanwhile, will be put into extended readiness for three years, followed by a refit before working up and taking over from Bulwark as the fleet flagship once more in 2016.
The Royal Navy's two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier are the largest vessels ever operated by the service.
At the outbreak of the Great War on 4 August 1914, the unit was made up of 421 men with 22 officers. During 1914, while the unit saw no active combat, there were still two servicemen who died while in ...
Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell said HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark would not be scrapped ahead of their planned decommissioning in the early-2030s. But a Labour MP said questions remained ...
The Defense Secretary also put to bed any speculation about the future of amphibious assault ships HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion being withdrawn from service early. “To deliver what seems ...
The new vessels will replace the ageing HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark amphibious assault ships, as well as RFA Lyme Bay, Mounts Bay and Cardigan Bay. Speaking to journalists at Lancaster House ...
Robert Jenrick has declared he will force Nigel Farage into “retirement” if he becomes the next Tory party leader. The Reform ...
They also said slashing its two amphibious assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark - used to carry out beach landings - would "put the interests of this country at serious risk". The former head ...
Since 2000, at least 14 expedition crews have unsuccessfully tried to find the final resting place of the HMS Trooper, but the ill-fated World War II submarine has finally been located.
Devonport Royal Dockyard and Kaefer Limited have been fined after scaffolder Arran Seymour was injured while working on HMS Bulwark in Plymouth. He fell 15ft through the hole in April 2023 ...
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In June this year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) celebrated its 75th anniversary. A pact that was formed in the aftermath of World War II to counter the threat of the Soviet Union ...