PUBLISHED: 09:40 13 February 2020 | UPDATED: 08:32 14 February 2020 Mark Boggis The 65,000-tonne warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, and two frigates have been visible off the coast of Lowestoft in recent days. Pictures: DAVID GRAHAM Britain’s most powerful warship has been spotted off the coast at Lowestoft. Share The 65,000-tonne warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, and two frigatesContinue reading “‘A fantastic sight’: Warship HMS Queen Elizabeth spotted off the coast”
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Warships depart Sydney for first major Fleet exercise of 2020
Published on 17 February 2020 LEUT Geoff Long (author), ABIS Benjamin Ricketts (photographer) Location(s): Sydney Harbour, NSW Topic(s): Exercises, HMAS Arunta (F151), HMAS Stuart (F153), HMAS Sirius (A266), HMAS Hobart (D39) HMAS Arunta, followed by HMAS Stuart, departs Sydney Harbour for the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Certification Period 2020. HMA Ships Stuart, Hobart, Arunta and Sirius departed Sydney in formation today to mark the start of the seaContinue reading “Warships depart Sydney for first major Fleet exercise of 2020”
Ghost ship is washed up on Irish coast by huge UK Storm Dennis after drifting thousands of miles across the Atlantic for 15 months without a soul on board
Tanzanian-flagged Alta washed up at Ballycotton, County Cork, on Sunday It was last spotted off West Africa and is believed to have drifted past Spain Its crew of ten were saved 1,300 miles southeast of Bermuda in October 2018 It was also sighted by the Royal Navy in September who went to check on it By ROSSContinue reading “Ghost ship is washed up on Irish coast by huge UK Storm Dennis after drifting thousands of miles across the Atlantic for 15 months without a soul on board”
Day of firsts: Marines flex their amphibious muscles with Japanese troops during Okinawa beach raid
Day of firsts: Marines flex their amphibious muscles with Japanese troops during Okinawa beach raid Email Print Reddit Tweet Share Pinterest More By MATTHEW M. BURKE | STARS AND STRIPESPublished: February 11, 2020 KIN, Okinawa — A new Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unit joined with the outfit it most resembles, the U.S. Marines, for a series ofContinue reading “Day of firsts: Marines flex their amphibious muscles with Japanese troops during Okinawa beach raid”
HMS Apollo (F70)
HMS Apollo was a batch 3B broadbeam Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. Apollo was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on 15 October 1970 and commissioned on 28 May 1972, making her the penultimate Leander. Both ApolloContinue reading “HMS Apollo (F70)”
