Tag: Royal Navy
11 days ago
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Plymouth-based Commandos dramatic 'helicasting' training with Naval Air Squadron

42 Commandos and Yeovilton-based Royal Navy air squadron teamed up to practise "raid, insertion and rescue techniques...

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15 days ago
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Royal Marines deliver historic cannon to Cornish beach

The canons will be part of a new display at Mount Edgcumbe

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16 days ago
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Plans to honour Plymouth veteran who is the only British WW1 serviceman buried in Spain

Vic was from Plymouth and efforts are now being made to raise awareness of his extraordinary story

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26 days ago
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Plymouth Armed Forces Day 2024 in pictures

Wingwalkers, cars, historic planes!

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29 days ago
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Royal Navy hosts Strength of Spirit Games on Plymouth Hoe

Some participants have come as far as the USA and The Netherlands to take part

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about 1 month ago
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Royal Navy's HMS Tamar working with US 'hunter-killer' sub teams

Dubbed the "greenest ship in the Royal Navy" HMS Tamar has been linking up with US Navy in an experiment to enhance j...

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about 2 months ago
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Plymouth-based Royal Marines mark D-Day with visit to historic battleground

The anniversary was also marked with a 12 mile yomp

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about 2 months ago
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100-year-old former Wren recalls D-Day in Plymouth

Dr Suzanne Sparrow - founder of the city's most famous language school - is one of the few surviving Plymothians who ...

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2 months ago
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Family's heartache after Royal Navy engineer killed by scooter rider

Rohan Hicks, who had a bright career serving his country ahead of him, died at the scene in the arms of his father, a...

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2 months ago
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Royal Navy's HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster will be retired, defence secretary confirms

Type 23 frigates HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster are being retired and details yet to emerge over HMS Albion and Bulwark

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3 months ago
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Royal Navy seizes £33m of drugs in two operations in 24 hours

The Royal Navy has seized nearly £33m worth of illegal drugs from traffickers in the Middle East.

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4 months ago
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Plymouth homes damaged by Keyham bomb clearance 'won't get financial help from MoD'

Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP has revealed defence minister's reply to the plea for MoD to support the repairs to ...

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4 months ago
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Royal Navy Marines race along Thames to deliver barrel of port marking Corp's 360th anniversary

The servicemen travelled from HMS President to the Tower of London carrying their 'Dues' for the Constable of the Tower

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5 months ago
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Royal Navy's first all-women team to row the Atlantic

The five known collectively as the Valkyries face 3,000 miles of open seas and competition from around three dozen ot...

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5 months ago
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Plymouth WW2 bomb: Fresh plea to shut insurance 'loophole'

The discovery of a 500kg Luftwaffe bomb in the rear garden of a Keyham house has revived the issue of who should pay ...

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5 months ago
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Plymouth Bomb in pictures: The week Keyham held its breath

Plymouth Live was first to report on the discovery of the World War Two bomb which saw thousands evacuated from their...

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5 months ago
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Keyham bomb crisis saw scores of local heroes do their bit

Plymouth Community Homes workers who quietly helped out as the city waited for a big bang

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5 months ago
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Keyham bomb house owner and neighbours have had to clear their homes out

Dad of homeowner - who discovered the bomb while digging out for foundations - said daughter and two neighbours have ...

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5 months ago
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Plymouth pub becomes refuge for emergency workers during bomb evacuation

The Ford Inn was completely destroyed during the blitz - and was one of the first pubs rebuilt after the war

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5 months ago
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People inside Plymouth bomb cordon are refusing to leave

"I'm not going they can come and get me. I'm clearly outside the cordon, I've got a two-year-old to look after."

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5 months ago
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Plymouth WW2 bomb: Police warn residents - 'don't wait, pack tonight, make plans for next few days'

Latest guidance from Plymouth City Council means residents inside the new evacuation zone will just have tonight to g...

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5 months ago
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Plymouth WW2 bomb: Couple fear for their pets left behind in bomb evacuation

Kayla Cullen and Jordan Brett spent their first night in a Travelodge - but the costs are high and they are worried t...

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5 months ago
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Plymouth WW2 bomb weighs 500kg and is 80 inches long

The SC500 was used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War

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5 months ago
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Emergency WW2 bomb centre opening in Plymouth

The 'urgent' announcement from Plymouth Active reveals plan to suspend activities at the main sports hall today as it...

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5 months ago
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Massive sand wall to be built around Plymouth WW2 bomb

A major 'gold' command meeting will determine what action will be taken over the next few days in the city

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5 months ago
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First picture of Keyham 'bomb' that finder 'hit with spade'

A major incident has been declared as Royal Navy bomb squad explosives experts examine a large suspected World War Tw...

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5 months ago
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Plymouth couple share secrets of happy marriage after 70 years together

Ian and Pam Carmichael, who have lived in Southway for more than 65 years, were married at St Boniface Church Hall of...

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5 months ago
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'Ship of doom killed my Plymouth nuclear test veteran dad'

Michael Burt’s father Douglas was a Commissioned Gunner serving on HMS Diana when she was ordered to steam through ra...

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6 months ago
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Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales sails for Norway to lead NATO's biggest military exercise since ...

The Portsmouth-based aircraft carrier will lead a carrier strike group of eight ships - four of them British - suppor...

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6 months ago
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Royal Navy's new mine-hunting 'mother ship' even has a sauna

The commanding officer of the Navy's new mine-hunting "mother ship" has spoken of his pride in the "wonderful" vessel...

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6 months ago
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Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth deploys on historic NATO mission

The aircraft carrier will be at the heart of combined exercises involving the alliance forces, building up to Steadfa...

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6 months ago
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Devonport Dockyard prosecuted after worker injured on Royal Navy ship

The Office for Nuclear Regulation is taking Devnport Dockyard to court after an incident on HMS Bulwark last year

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6 months ago
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Royal Navy's HMS Albion and Bulwark 'won't be scrapped'

Government minister made the announcement last night during Commons debate over situation in Red Sea

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6 months ago
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Plymouth MP demands 'clarity' over Royal Navy warships

Luke Pollard - shadow defence minister - has asked for "urgent clarification" over the future of HMS Albion and HMS B...

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6 months ago
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Plymouth's Royal Marines helped Norwegian authorities find missing hikers deep inside Arctic Circle

As temperatures plummeted below -20c the race was on to rescue the two missing hikers lost in the dark

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6 months ago
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Britain’s Commandos preparing for NATO’s biggest Arctic exercise in a generation

Royal Navy's Royal Marines, Army Commandos and the Commando Helicopter Force are off to northern Norway as the UK und...

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7 months ago
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HMS Diamond 'potentially targeted' in repelled Houthi missile attack, Shapps says

The Defence Secretary told reporters that the Royal Navy warship may have been specifically targeted by Yemen's Iran-...

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7 months ago
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Concerns grow over Royal Navy warships 'at risk of being mothballed'

Ministers are being urged to clarify whether the rumours regarding HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark are true

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7 months ago
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Royal Navy hunt for HMS Raleigh artist who captured Falklands scene

A search has been launched by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation for the artist of a striking painting that depi...

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