After World War II, navies grappled with surplus battleship hulls and considered converting them into "battlecarriers"—hybrid ...

Fortunately, the Royal Navy offered its assistance ... The USN might well have lost the ships in the bitter, hard-fought battles of World War II, but this is always the potential fate for useful ...

The event remains one of the few instances where battleships single-handedly defeated an aircraft carrier in World War II, leading to significant ... on missions to ferry Royal Air Force ...

The family of a World War Two veteran said the 80th anniversary of a decisive battle passed largely unnoticed by the British ...

The UK's Royal Navy is exploring the use of nuclear propulsion for large surface ships, with the Ministry of Defence issuing ...

Royal Navy commandos have stormed their first 'narco sub', seizing two-tonnes of cocaine worth a staggering £160m. Royal Marines based on patrol ship HMS Trent made the historic bust during a ...

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the USS New Jersey is the first in its class specifically designed for a fully ...

Defence Secretary John Healey said the activities demonstrated the services’ commitment to protecting national security ...

HMS Iron Duke and HMS Tyne were deployed to track four Russian vessels through UK waters. The RAF sent jets to intercept a Russian strategic bomber on Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence said a six-day ...

The Royal Navy has intercepted its first ever “narco sub” — filled with $209.4 million worth of cocaine. HMS Trent seized the vessel in Caribbean Sea. In eight drugs busts in seven months ...

Royal Navy warships have shadowed four Russian Navy vessels through the English Channel and North Sea. It comes after Vladimir Putin sent a signal to the UK on the day he warned the West against ...

Read our privacy notice. The Royal Navy has released dramatic images showing its ships tracking Russian vessels through UK waters this week. British forces have been on high alert as multiple ...