Navy News Service Home Page http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/RN/Navy.htm en-GB Ministry of Defence, UK, © 2009 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:49:01 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:03 GMT Ministry of Defence 60 http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Images/site-logo.gif http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Home Sailors on board HMS Gloucester were given the royal seal of approval by curious wildlife as they approached South Georgia as part of their ongoing mission. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/InPicturesHmsGloucesterInTheSouthAtlantic.htm Top Stories Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT {3B0950C6-A4FC-4417-9BAA-56E612494CD2} Currently on his fourth deployment to Afghanistan, Royal Navy Surgeon Commander Graham Hill believes that this is his hardest tour so far. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/NavySurgeonSavesLivesAndLimbsInAfghanistan.htm Top Stories Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:14:02 GMT {F8404D9E-0C09-4768-886A-EC038763B7FD} One of the Royal Navy's most technologically advanced submarines has taken to the sea for her first trials and is now heading to her home port of Faslane on the Clyde in Scotland. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/AstuteBeginsSeaTrials.htm Top Stories Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:55:40 GMT {61FC9F66-BF25-44C2-B4D6-39BBDD9133A5} A wind turbine made from recycled drinks cans is being used at the Naval Base in Devonport to encourage staff to 'go green'. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EstateAndEnvironment/NavalBaseUsesWindPowerToPromoteEnergySaving.htm Top Stories Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT {A157A39E-92C6-4288-B45A-968EDE07EA1D} Facilities for Royal Navy recruits undergoing their professional training at HMS Raleigh have received a major upgrade with the opening of two new accommodation blocks. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EstateAndEnvironment/TraineeSailorsImpressedWithNewAccommodation.htm Top Stories Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:36:57 GMT {CF672E67-8AE8-4DCA-B6AF-96670BCEB4DA} The 27-year-old nuclear-powered submarine HMS Trafalgar sailed into her home, Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, for the final time yesterday, Tuesday 10 November 2009. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/HmsTrafalgarSailsHomeForLastTime.htm More News Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:57 GMT {737E0695-0DC0-4BBD-8C09-49646130FB2C} Remembrance week is a busy time for Armed Forces chaplains but, on a recent exercise, one Royal Navy reverend found his 'parish' doubling in size overnight. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/NavyChaplainsParishDoublesOvernight.htm More News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:22:28 GMT {69015E8A-34F6-4AA1-908C-0E910A126172} Royal Navy clearance divers have deployed to Afghanistan for the first time to add their expertise to the joint Service effort dealing with unexploded ordnance. Report by Ian Carr. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/RoyalNavyDiversToJoinTheHuntForTalibanIeds.htm More News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT {308E5BE4-EBFE-4BCC-B12C-DC24D20838C0} A Faslane-based sailor has been recalling the service of past generations in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday by having his picture taken with his great-grandfather's medal. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/SailorsMedalMarksGenerationsOfMilitaryService.htm More News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT {0EA7BE6F-B59B-47E1-BAEE-E2843D6F37C2} Royal Navy Warship HMS Portland exercised the freedom of the historic naval borough of Weymouth and Portland for the first time this weekend after a busy year conducting maritime security operations in the Middle East. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/HmsPortlandExercisesFreedomOfBorough.htm More News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT {2B7D0CA5-368C-4F0C-B573-D69A3439BA73} The Royal Navy's advanced deep water survey ship HMS Scott deployed this week in the pouring rain from Devonport, Plymouth, to the Antarctic for the first time. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/HmsScottDeploysToAntarctic.htm More News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT {9F1E4334-0BFD-4707-96D1-3627E267BD92} On standby to conduct various tasks such as counter-narcotics operations, search and rescue missions or humanitarian relief, HMS Gloucester has taken a break from her South Atlantic patrols and moved through some breathtaking scenery to the Pacific Ocean. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/HmsGloucesterSwapsOceans.htm More News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT {59310767-43CD-4F2C-8624-BF5F4E1CC934} Training of the Iraqi Navy by the Royal Navy is expected to resume as soon as possible following consideration by the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell announced today, Thursday 22 October 2009. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/RoyalNavyToResumeTrainingOfIraqiCounterparts.htm More News Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:40:31 GMT {FB3326A6-CD6E-4495-9840-5BE39DE4D77A} Thousands turned out on the banks of the Clyde yesterday to cheer on the first sailing of the latest ship to make up the Royal Navy's formidable new Type 45 destroyer class. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/NavysDefenderSailsForTheFirstTime.htm More News Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT {21630A13-87C8-4E30-B8BF-636D6822F988}