HMS/M Sovereign displaying what the crew eat in one week

For anyone who likes WWI documentaries this 26 part series done by the BBC in 1967 is a fantastic watch #History youtu.be/TWJlv8hy0jQ?...

@mercoglianos.bsky.social featured on this PBS Nova Documentary regarding the MV Dali and Francis Key Bridge Baltimore accident youtu.be/aE7i201jc_A?...

HMS King George V quadruple 14in turret in a topless state

28 Mar 1944 // Submarine HMS Syrtis, last heard from on 22 March, failed to respond to a signal on this date while on patrol off Norway and was not seen again. She was presumed lost with all 48 crew between 23 and 27 March, possibly sunk by a mine. (Image: IWM A 29869) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

28 Mar 1942 // Destroyer HMS Campbeltown (ex USS Buchanan) was expended as an explosive blockship in the St Nazaire raid: she rammed the dry dock gate, and wrecked the dock when her charges detonated. Image shows her before the explosion (Bundesarchiv CC BY SA 3.0). #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Invincible class proposed original layout before they got harrier and ski jump

March 25, 1999 an operational first happened HMS Splendid launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) against an air defense radar site in Yugoslavia during NATO operation Allied Force

#OnThisDay March 22 2006 BC ferry Queen of the North sank after striking Gil Island off the coast of Northern BC. Gerald Foisy and Shirley Rosette both lost their lives in the tragedy, Karl Lilgert was found guilty of two counts of criminal negligence, and given 4 yrs in jail

#OnThisDay March 21 2007 HMS/m Tireless suffers an explosion and fire while operating under ice during ICEX07 Caused by a contaminated SCOG canister the accident would take the lives of Leading Operator Mechanic Paul McCann (left) and Operator Mechanic Anthony Huntrod.

19 September 1998 HMS/m Vengeance is rolled out She is the last of the 4 Vanguard class bombers

A 1980s feature on how nations protect the strait of Hormuz youtu.be/5wIW4IVfHUc?...

SS Colac was an iron screw steamer freighter built in 1884 and was operated by the Adelaide Steamship Company She went aground in 1910 near Derby WA and was abandoned Her wreck remains pretty intact and can be seen at low tide

Royal Marines emerge from the icy depths of an Arctic fjord after deploying from a German submarine. The commandos carried out a daring raid as part of Exercise Cold Response 26 From NATO post

#OnThisDay 1968 HMS/m Revenge was launched She would serve until her decommission in may 1992

HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) Halifax-class frigate leaving Auckland, New Zealand - March 14, 2026 SRC: FB- Ship Spotters New Zealand

German Navy Type 212 attack submarine U34 (S184) leaving Rostock, Germany - March 11, 2026 SRC: INST- marinefotografie

One disaster not spoken about a lot is the TEV Wahine She was an unassuming ferry crossing between Lyttleton & Wellington She entered service 1-8-66 and was on her 68th crossing entering Wellington through the cook straight when she encountered cyclone Giselle 1.

14 Mar 1943 // Submarine HMS Thunderbolt was depth-charged and sunk by Italian corvette Cicogna NW of Sicily with all 68 crew lost. Thunderbolt was formerly HMS Thetis which sank while on trials on 1 June 1939 killing 99 men, and was salvaged in 1940. (IWM A 8454) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

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HMS Ark Royal with her fairy swordfish on deck

IRIS Dena has been sunk by a US Attack submarine in the Indian Ocean This is only the second time a nuclear submarine has sunk a warship in anger with torpedos and the first time for the USN www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...

Ex RFA Argus as she departs Pompey for her final voyage this morning Pictures by Sidney Morgan

#OnThisDay day 3 March 1971 HMS Dreadnought, Britain’s first nuclear-powered submarine, surfaced through Arctic ice at the North Pole during under-ice operations. From FB National museum of the Royal Navy orlo.uk/seN1W 📷 3 March 1971, HMS Dreadnought surfacing.

Canada Taps Safran for Victoria-class Submarine Modernization 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 The periscope upgrade is a part of Canada’s Victoria-class diesel electric submarine modernization. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

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CO of USS Truxtun Removed from Command after Oiler Collision — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/02/22/c...

Royal Navy submarine HMS Anson docked at HMAS Stirling – the Astute-class boat’s first visit Down Under – as part of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the United States, known as #AUKUS 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Danish Arctic Command has carried out a medical evacuation from a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine operating near Greenland. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/denmark-evac...

Mexican Navy ex-WW2 Auk-class minesweepers in Ensenada, Mexico - ARM Mariano Matomoros (AM-111) (ex-USS Sage) and ARM Valentin Gómez Farias (AM-64) (ex-USS Starling) - February 20, 2026 SRC: WarshipCam

20 Feb 1944 // Destroyer HMS Warwick was torpedoed and sunk by U.413 off Trevose Head, North Cornwall, while on anti-submarine patrol. She was hit in the stern by one torpedo and broke in two before sinking. 67 of 160 crew were lost. (Imperial War Museum image: SP 1456) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Farewell RFA Argus

Interesting 80s drama regarding convoy PQ17 youtu.be/QYCsLurrFiM?...

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2026 marks 125 years of submarines in the Royal Navy From the first boat HMS Holland 1 to the latest boat due to commission HMS Agamemnon the submarine service has certainly showed its worth over the last century and quarter

13 Feb 1942 // Submarine HMS Tempest was forced to the surface with heavy damage after being detected by Italian torpedo boat Circe in the Gulf of Taranto, and subjected to several hours of depth charge attacks starting at 3.32am. Amid very heavy seas, all the crew abandoned the submarine. [1/3]

13 Feb 1945 // Corvette HMS Denbigh Castle was torpedoed in the Kola Inlet by German submarine U.992 while on Arctic convoy escort duty. 11 seamen were killed in the attack. She was taken in tow but ran aground and then capsized and sank. (Imperial War Museum FL 6032) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Steve hale posted these on FB This is ex HMS Bristol being scrapped

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A passage to wisbech the story about a coaster plying the trade around England and the near continent A great watch youtu.be/oPtvw91fQ88?...

USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) Los Angeles-class Flight III 688i (Improved) attack submarine coming into Port Canaveral, Florida - February 6, 2026 SRC: X-@JConcilus

This is one of the No-Thrust Wheels fitted on Olympus When rotating, it placed a load on the motor/generator/diesel but produced no thrust whatsoever. This was an ideal arrangement for training engine room crew Photo by Jim Brewer jproc.ca/rrp/rrp2/obe...

The time when a reindeer went on a submarine www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2021/04/30/p...

A is for Alfa Russian (Soviet) Pr.705 Alfa class submarine. (Alfa, spelt with an F, is phonetic alphabet for A, so the NATO code name is A-class but no one says it that way any more. More info www.hisutton.com/Alfa_Class_S...

B is for Bravo Class Submarine The Russian/Soviet Project 690 submarine, known in NATO by the reporting name BRAVO (phonetic alphabet for B), was an unusual training submarine. It did have two torpedo tubes (of different sizes) so could perform a backup combat role. 4 built

D is for DELTA Class submarine The Soviet Pr.667 class (NATO reporting name DELTA) was, as remains, a mainstay of Russias nuclear deterrent. Numerous versions, it also served as special missions motherships for seabed warfare.

#SubThursday #Submarines PLAN Type 039B/YUAN-class diesel-electric attack submarine during recent Northern Theater Command navigation training. Source: m.weibo.cn/detail/52604... FYI @mikeplunkett.bsky.social @covertshores.bsky.social @alxluck.bsky.social @navalnews.com @warshipcam.bsky.social

January 29 1917 we lost a submarine whilst on trials HMS K13 sinks in the Gareloch with the loss of 31 She would be raised and recommissioned as HMS K22