Victoire! Two Royal Navy ships send French fishing flotilla scurrying back home

Why are Jersey and France warring over fishing rights? What were the pre-Brexit arrangements for fishing waters?   Until January 1 this year, the UK was subject to the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). That meant that fleets from EU states had equal access to the the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of other countries.   EEZ areas stretch … Read more

Royal Navy gunships patrol sea off Jersey as 70 French fishing boats threaten to blockade harbour

Two Royal Navy gunships have started patrolling the coast off Jersey as 70 French fishing boats threaten to blockade the harbour of the British Crown dependency. HMS Severn and HMS Tamar were sent from Portsmouth ‘as a precaution’ in a major ratcheting up of the row with France over post-Brexit fishing rights. Armed with cannon and … Read more

STOCKS TO WATCH: BAE pieces together Royal Navy warship

STOCKS TO WATCH: BAE pieces together Royal Navy submarine-hunting warship in Glasgow  By Alex Lawson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:15 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 11:15 BST, 2 May 2021 Boat-spotters on the banks of the Clyde will this weekend be witnessing the spectacle of the vast HMS Glasgow being pieced together. … Read more

NIFTY shades of grey! Royal Navy paints HMS Tamar with First World War ‘dazzle camouflage’

The ‘dazzle’ camouflage paint job applied to a new Royal Navy patrol ship was originally used on an array of vessels in the First and Second World War in the hope that it would confuse enemy German U-boats and ships. Military chiefs have resurrected the colour scheme on HMS Tamar, which will head to the … Read more

Photos taken by Royal Navy officer show soldiers in the Second Boer War in 1899

Fascinating previously unseen photographs taken by a British naval officer who travelled the world while serving on a Royal Navy ship 120 years ago have come to light. Henry Taprell Dorling served on cruiser HMS Terrible in the Second Boer War in South Africa before heading on to the Far East. The war was the … Read more

Elsa McAlonan’s Beauty Upgrades: How to be on trend with navy mascara

Elsa McAlonan’s Beauty Upgrades: How to be on trend with navy mascara Elsa McAlonan shares the best mascaras to get on trend navy eyelashes  She also reveals which product Drew Barrymore uses to remove her make-up Beauty expert rounds up best soothing body scrubs to use at each age By Elsa Mcalonan for the Daily … Read more

Prince Louis is dressed in his father Prince William’s signature navy jumper and blue shirt

Prince Louis’ looked like his father’s double in a newly released photo for his third birthday today. The adorable photo of the youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shows him sporting a navy jumper, striped shirt and blue shorts, an ensemble very similar to that often sported by his father.   Taken at … Read more

Submarine that went missing in 2,300ft waters off Bali could be too deep to save says navy chief

A submarine that went missing in waters near Bali on Wednesday may have ‘broken up’ after dropping below 2,300ft a navy chief has warned, as fears grow the vessel and its 53 sailors could have sunk too low to save.  The German-made KRI Nanggala-402 was conducting a torpedo drill in waters 60 miles north of … Read more

Indonesian Navy submarine missing with 53 sailors on board amid fears it sank on military exercise

Indonesian Navy submarine goes missing with 53 sailors on board amid fears it sank to the bottom of a 2,300ft trough during military exercises off Bali By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Reuters Published: 11:57 BST, 21 April 2021 | Updated: 12:12 BST, 21 April 2021 An Indonesian Navy submarine with 53 people on board … Read more

Indonesian Navy submarine missing with 53 sailors on board amid fears it sank on military exercise

Indonesian Navy submarine goes missing with 53 sailors on board amid fears it sank to the bottom of a 2,300ft trough during military exercises off Bali By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Reuters Published: 11:57 BST, 21 April 2021 | Updated: 12:07 BST, 21 April 2021 An Indonesian Navy submarine with 53 people on board … Read more