Throughout naval history, captured ships have often been repurposed to strengthen fleets, though advances in destructive firepower made this practice less common by the 20th century. Even so, rare ...

The Royal Navy has experimented with naval drones for several years—and has recently developed the “Rattler,” an unmanned boat capable of remote operation from hundreds of miles away.

The National Museum of Bermuda [NMB] Press recently launched Bermuda Sentinel: The Royal Naval Base 1795–1950 by historian ...

A UK warship shot down a supersonic missile in what the Royal Navy called a "historic first." The HMS Dragon warship "obliterated" the missile in a test off the coast of Scotland. The Type 45 air ...

An epic naval battle off the East Yorkshire coast that sparked the birth of the US Navy will be celebrated later, more than 200 years on. On 23 September, 1779, beneath Bempton Cliffs, a French and ...

One of the shortest wars in history which lasted between 38 and 45 minutes was fought in 1896 between the United Kingdom and ...

The HMS Prince of Wales docked in Australia for the first Royal Navy carrier visit since 1997, marking a milestone in UK-Indo-Pacific engagement despite past mechanical setbacks. The Royal Navy’s ...

In June 2025, the British Royal Navy dispatched a fleet of warships and helicopters to track a Russian vessel as it transited the English Channel and North Sea. One of the vessels sent to monitor the ...

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