April 13, 1940, marked a pivotal moment in WWII when the Royal Navy's HMS Warspite unleashed its firepower on the trapped ...

After a four-decade period of service, the UK has called time on the Trafalgar class, as it looks to an expanded future force ...

Among the storied ships of World War II, there's no lack of renown for aircraft carriers or battleships, but what were the cruisers used for?

Cheers and rounds of applause greeted a “unique” Falklands War destroyer as she left Portsmouth for the last time.

Two months later, he was posted to the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk, and then to the frigates HMS Minerva and HMS Jupiter.

The King has hosted a reunion with old shipmates from his Royal Navy days at Buckingham Palace, sharing “a few salty tales on the trip down memory sea-lane”.

Why was HMS Northumberland decommissioned? Defence secretary John Healey announced to parliament on November 20 last year that HMS Northumberland would be retired from the Royal Navy fleet.

Admiral Lord Nelson was extremely fond of his home county and Norfolk heritage. He once proudly declared to the people of Great Yarmouth: "I am myself a Norfolk man and glory in being so." He also ...

How the HMS Prince of Wales performs against near-peer and non-state threats will say a lot about the current naval capabilities of America’s closest ally.

A new campaign has been launched for a Norfolk memorial to the Royal Navy sailors of HMS Umpire, a submarine sunk off the coast in one of the Second… ...

Home to Norfolk at last Young Nelson arrives on HMS Raisonnable (Image: Supplied) In the meantime, on 11th March 1787, Nelson married Frances (Fanny) Nisbet, a pretty and delightful young widow he had ...