It’s news time, shipmates...
This week’s update comes from the Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor. We’ve also got news of a drugs bust for
@HMSTrent
in the Caribbean, plus fjord sorties in Norway for
@815NAS
.
Crew of
@HMS_GlasgowRN
paid their respects to the men of 1944 on a battlefield tour of
#Normandy
.
With colleagues from
@BAES_Maritime
they visited sites where the 6in guns of the wartime Glasgow saw action.
#DDay80
Following in the footsteps of our Royal Marines forebears…
Royal Marines of
@47CdoRM
trained on the beaches of Cornwall as they prepare to step on to the sands of Normandy on June 6 – as they did on D-Day, 80 years ago.
HMS Anson, the
#RoyalNavy
's newest and most advanced hunter-killer submarine, is on the verge of joining her sisters on operations. She conducted trials off the United States and in the Caribbean Sea to test her state-of-the-art systems and weaponry.
The Fleet Air Arm has lost one of its greatest and most influential aviators with the passing of Commander Nigel 'Sharkey' Ward.
'Mr Sea Harrier' downed three Argentine aircraft during more than 60 sorties as CO of 801 NAS in the Falklands.
🔗
That's one fine ship.
Midshipman Jack Coleman from
@DartmouthBRNC
joined the
@Armada_esp
tall ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano as an exchange officer on a training cruise around the Americas. 🇪🇸🇬🇧
Hello again, Victor Oscar
A vintage 'Junglie' Sea King - ZF118 - lovingly restored, sits on the grass outside the HQ at
@RNASYeovilton
as a permanent tribute to the much-loved helicopter and all who flew and maintained it for
@co_chf
🔗
Portsmouth will be in the heart of D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations as the city hosts a series of events spanning June 3rd to 5th, remembering the Normandy landings.
Portuguese? Yes please.
HMS Cutlass made her longest voyage yet: a 400-mile round-trip from her home in Gibraltar to train with the Portuguese Navy in the Algarve. 🇬🇧 🇵🇹
It's the first time in 6 years that the
@RNGibSqn
has worked with
@MarinhaPT
.
Landing the punch of the
@RoyalMarines
ashore...
Up to six new amphibious warships are to be built to support commando operations around the globe, while current amphibious flagships
@hms_albion
and
@HMSBulwark
will remain in service.
As we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we remember those who liberated Europe from Nazi tyranny and ensured our freedom.
👉 Find out more about the commemorations:
Today marks the start of a new golden age of British shipbuilding.
At the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference I’ll set out how we’ll build 28 ships & submarines for the
@RoyalNavy
in the UK
Including up to 6 new warships to ensure our Commandos can fight & win for generations
#RoyalNavy
submarine hunters joined forces with
@NATO
allies to test their skills against threats on and beneath the waves.
@HMSPortland
, 814 NAS and tanker
@RFATidesurge
were joined by submarines, warships and aircraft from 10 nations.
🔗
#RoyalMarines
tested the defences of newest
@NATO
member, Sweden. In the strategically important Gothenburg Archipelago, Commandos trained with Swedish counterparts before the two allies went head-to-head in a test of mettle.
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