Heavy cruisers were named after larger cities or state capitals. Light Cruisers were named after smaller cities (some are no longer small, and some are no longer large). “Large” and “heavy” referred ...

A new shipbuilding hall is under construction at Govan shipyard to support the ongoing production of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates. This modern facility will enhance assembly capabilities, ...

The second new Arafura OPV for the Australian Navy, NUSHIP Eyre, has commenced sea trials at Osbourne in South Australia.

The Ferguson Marine shipyard at Port Glasgow was in the headlines again – and it was thankfully good news this time ...

As the Royal Navy’s newest warship slid into the River Forth last month, there will have been more than a few sighs of relief ...

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The Royal Navy surface fleet is to "shrink to its smallest size in 500 years" as two ships are set to be scrapped. The ...

In this, the 7th of our series of articles commemorating the 220th anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson, historian Lt Col Ray Aldis examines the Battle of the Nile, often described as the most ...

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the USS America have cross-decked onto the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of ...

Ferguson Marine has secured a significant contract with BAE systems. The Port Glasgow-based yard announced that it has signed a contract with BAE Systems to fabricate three structural components for ...

The UK government needs to deploy a second surveillance ship to increase subsea infrastructure monitoring and guard against ...

A new icebreaker ship could be brought into the Royal Navy for strategic reasons, the armed forces minister has said.