On June 8, 1940, German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst encountered the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious in the Norwegian Sea. The carrier and its destroyer escorts, HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta, were ...

On April 13, 1940, HMS Warspite led nine British destroyers into Ofotfjord to break the German hold on Narvik. A Fairey ...

The WWI veteran destroyer that discarded its torpedoes to protect the skies over convoys1917.The First World War had already ...

HMS Diamond (D34) returned to the U.K. in June 2024 after a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian. Royal Navy photo The U.S. Navy awarded destroyer HMS ...

The UK Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond (foreground) returns to the UK for PIP sustainment while the Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (background) takes over duties securing commercial shipping in ...

During sea trials near Weymouth, UK, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan took on a search-and-rescue role at the request of HM Coastguard, saving a motor yacht that had drifted out to sea with a ...

The HMS Dragon at dock Credit: BAE Systems. The UK Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyer HMS Dragon has moved a step closer to a return to operations after the vessel was flooded up and undocked ...

The HMS Dragon departed the Royal Navy’s base in Portsmouth, England on Tuesday bound for the Eastern Mediterranean as the United Kingdom bolsters its military presence in response to escalating ...