Her Majesty The Queen spent the day on board HMS Lancaster in Portsmouth
yesterday, 20 May, catching up on the ship's activities around the
globe. The Queen launched the Type 23 frigate in 1990 and has taken a
keen interest in her work ever since. On arrival at Portsmouth Naval
Base Her Majesty inspected a guard of honour comprising 34 members of
HMS Lancaster's 170 crew before attending a shoreside reception for
sailors and their families. [Picture: Leading Airman (Photographer)
Stephen Johncock, Crown copyright]
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
HMS Protector has made a night-time journey through the Panama Canal
HMS_Protector_in_the_Panama_Canal
The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector has made a night-time
journey through the Panama Canal to Charleston in South Carolina
following a busy period in Antarctica. The ship took 7 hours and 38
minutes to make the 48-mile passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
The 18-metre-wide vessel travelled at an average speed of 7 knots
through the canal, which at its narrowest point measures 30 metres. The
picture shows the view from the bridge of HMS Protector. [Picture:
Leading Airman (Photographer) Jay Allen, Crown copyright]
The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector has made a night-time
journey through the Panama Canal to Charleston in South Carolina
following a busy period in Antarctica. The ship took 7 hours and 38
minutes to make the 48-mile passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
The 18-metre-wide vessel travelled at an average speed of 7 knots
through the canal, which at its narrowest point measures 30 metres. The
picture shows the view from the bridge of HMS Protector. [Picture:
Leading Airman (Photographer) Jay Allen, Crown copyright]
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
HMS Dragon with Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer and one of the Royal Navy's most
technically advanced warships, tracked and met up with a Russian task
group off the coast of Brest as they entered the English Channel on
Wednesday to sail north. Dragon, maintained at high-readiness for UK
home waters as the Royal Navy's fleet ready escort, was able to pinpoint
and monitor the movement of the 7-strong group, led by Russian aircraft
carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, as it approached the UK. The picture shows
HMS Dragon in front of the Admiral Kuznetsov. [Picture: Crown copyright]
HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer and one of the Royal Navy's most
technically advanced warships, tracked and met up with a Russian task
group off the coast of Brest as they entered the English Channel on
Wednesday to sail north. Dragon, maintained at high-readiness for UK
home waters as the Royal Navy's fleet ready escort, was able to pinpoint
and monitor the movement of the 7-strong group, led by Russian aircraft
carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, as it approached the UK. The picture shows
HMS Dragon in front of the Admiral Kuznetsov. [Picture: Crown copyright]
HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
HMS_Dragon_with_Russian_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer and one of the Royal Navy's most
technically advanced warships, tracked and met up with a Russian task
group off the coast of Brest as they entered the English Channel on
Wednesday to sail north. Dragon, maintained at high-readiness for UK
home waters as the Royal Navy's fleet ready escort, was able to pinpoint
and monitor the movement of the 7-strong group, led by Russian aircraft
carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, as it approached the UK. The picture shows
HMS Dragon in front of the Admiral Kuznetsov. [Picture: Crown copyright]
HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer and one of the Royal Navy's most
technically advanced warships, tracked and met up with a Russian task
group off the coast of Brest as they entered the English Channel on
Wednesday to sail north. Dragon, maintained at high-readiness for UK
home waters as the Royal Navy's fleet ready escort, was able to pinpoint
and monitor the movement of the 7-strong group, led by Russian aircraft
carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, as it approached the UK. The picture shows
HMS Dragon in front of the Admiral Kuznetsov. [Picture: Crown copyright]
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